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of the shorter numbers are bright and colorful and loud, but neither original nor clever. At one point my companion at the show said one of the songs set in the high school reminded him of an Old Navy Commercial.
That’s not to say the show doesn’t try. It tries very hard, and a few attempts at witticism are attempted, such as when the Pastor refers to the cocktail “Sex on the Beach” as “Married Sex on the Beach,” or when Hillary Faye states that she wants to “pop the zit of sin” on one of her classmates. But these jokes rarely satisfy. The only time during the show when what the creators were attempting came to fruition was during Hillary Faye’s song, “Heaven Here on Earth,” during which she describes her ideal world. That world includes Roland being cured of his injuries, and Holbrook leaps out of his wheelchair and bursts into a joyful tap dance, reminiscent of 1950s MGM musicals. That moment showed what this show could have been. Sadly, it did not last very long.
“There’s something wrong with Mary,” the chorus sings as the visibly pregnant Mary skulks defiantly through the halls of her school. There’s also something wrong with this show.
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