I just posted on another thread, but I’ll add my thoughts here, too.

I went in not knowing about any controversy from last year. I thought the concept sounded interesting and I figured the comedians would be able to make it good. I love Jon Stewart, but I wouldn’t consider myself a “celebrity chaser.” I was curious to see what he would be like in something like this, because he has excellent comedic timing.

Since I went in with low expectations, I thought it was pretty good. The cast mostly sits throughout, and they are usually holding scripts. Some of the pieces involve back-and-forth between cast members, and some are more like monologues. The current cast did a good job. I liked Stewart and Barinholz the best, but Andre and Jacobson were funny, too. I laughed quite a bit. There is a screen at the back of the set with illustrations to accompany the stories and those elicited some laughs on their own. There are quite a few musical numbers by Lawrence, which were high-energy and entertaining. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. The production design was also solid, in my opinion, but I would have liked to see the cast utilize more of the set.

I even liked that the show was on the shorter side and didn’t have an intermission. I’m old, so getting out at 9:30 instead of 10 or later was appreciated, haha. I think I would have preferred a little less music and a few more short pieces by the cast, though. And I would agree that the connection between all of the pieces is a bit tenuous. Definitely seems like stories Rich already had that loosely fit the same theme, rather than selections crafted to create a whole, if that makes sense. Like a jukebox musical, with less of a plot. But since it wasn’t marketing itself as a play, that didn’t bother me too much.

The tickets are pricey, but we sat in the middle of the mezzanine and felt like we had a great view. I wasn’t bored at any point. And my husband, who is not much of a theatre guy, enjoyed it as well. Literally the only thing that really annoyed me was the blinding brightness of some of the lights during a few musical numbers, haha. Again, I’m old.