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First-time poster here as well.  I was at the opening night performance, and was joking with my boyfriend that I'd somehow managed to mostly shield myself from pop music during the time I was in high school (early 80s).  So I expected to be the least-informed person in the audience about the music of the Go-Gos.  Turns out that social osmosis did more than I realized ("Oh...I've heard that...is that a Go-Gos song?...guess so.".

Yes, the songs are shoehorned into the story (as others have indicated).  But you know that's got to be the case going in, so if you're not up for that, don't buy a ticket.  I have to wonder if this will play better in San Francisco than New York, since lines like "I am non-binary plural" (transgender terminology) will be "gotten" by a larger percentage of this audience.  I didn't have the challenges that others noted about not being able to understand the dialogue, so I'm assuming the speed of line delivery has improved.  Or maybe I just speak iambic pentameter. 

All in all, I had a good time.  My lack of familiarity with the music was not an issue.  My sense of humor can best be described as "ironic," so the juxtaposition of a Shakespearean-style play (probably closest to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with 80s music is amusing.  The cast is energetic and seem to be enjoying themselves, so just give yourself over to the fun and enjoy the ride.