Funny, sad, and gimmicky
by Stardust on 1/9/24Orpheum Theatre - New YorkAs a fan of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend it was mostly what I was expecting, though it leaned in to the "oh I'm just here to do this pre-pandemic show, definitely not gonna talk about death"gimmick a little too hard for my taste. I might've read too much about the show beforehand for it to work for me. As a new mom, hearing Rachel's birth and newborn experience hit pretty hard. Thankfully my experience was less traumatic but it definitely made me want to go hold my baby. The songs were good but none of them really got into my head the way some CXG songs do (e.g. I Have Friends, I'm a Good Person, Let's Generalize About Men, etc). But who knows, these songs might grow on me!