Alex and Eugene

See it if You like to watch talented singers and actors doing their thing.

Don't see it if you plan to stay for the 2nd act, which is 2x as long as it should be, and very depressing.

Also Given the writer's excellent ear for dialog and ability to strike emotional chords, I have faith that a ruthless rewrite will produce a terrific play.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a world premier musical that has some very good elements including a very hard working cast.

Don't see it if you are bothered by an overly long show with some poor staging and a mediocre score.

Also The show is ambitious for sure. It is way too long at almost 3 hours including an intermission. The show has too many things going on. The portion of the show in which the group of friends try to become noticed (they're actors) by producing a web series and they introduce themselves to the web audience in songs should be cut entirely. It really has nothing to do with the main part of the show and contributes to the length considerably. There is too much of the story told by Alex directly to the audience. Show me. Don't tell me. The set is a disaster waiting to happen. There are 4 planks that are constantly being moved around the stage especially to get the actors from a lower stage to a higher stage or vice versa. In addition to being dangerous, the constant moving of the planks is very distracting. And the score. There are 22 songs not including reprises. I already said that some should be eliminated entirely. Some are very good but others not.... Read more Read less