My overall impression
There are some immensely talented actor/singers in this production. Reagan Osborne has a gorgeously effortless voice and infuses his performance with wit and verve. Katy Harvey lights up the stage whenever she enters and delivers a song with a voice like warm honey. Michael Noah Levine has fine comic timing and good pipes.
A caveat: this is more of an emotional tone poem monologue concert than a musical. There is little character interaction or narrative through-line. The one instance of a truly life changing event with potential for catastrophic fallout for our favorite druggie in the rousing Wilson is never mentioned again.
The in the round staging has actors frequently in the audience out of the light. If you are an introvert who prefers to not have actors in your face, right beside you, or brushing past your knees as they navigate the tight aisles in the dark this is not the show for you. If you love that sort of thing, have a great time. The music is pretty but it’s very difficult to balance sound on the group numbers since you will very strongly hear whichever actor is closest to you.
