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not qualified show queens. And many of the show's jokes do resonate more strongly with theater aficionados (a request for Patti LuPone to sing "Rainbow High" into their answering machine is just one example). However, this is not a show strictly for show queens. The moral of the story - working for success and refusing to compromise your standards - is simple, effective, and universal. When the men are working to transfer the show to Broadway, they are asked to change many parts of the script, and even one or two of the actors. These scenes are some of the most effective (and disturbing) of the show. Everyone, regardless of if they are an artist or not, has faced that challenge. And obviously, these men overcame it. The pure honesty of the show is undeniable, as it is its refusal to change itself to fit into the sparkles and glitz of the Great White Way.
"I'd rather be nine people's favorite things than one hundred people's ninth favorite thing," declares the show's closing number. Judging from the audience's response at the performance this critic attended, the show has already accomplished that.
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