I felt it was a throwback to shows from the 1950s, shows Ken Mandelbaums calls "Also-rans."
They might not have been the greatest shows ever, but they kept audiences entertained, actors and musician employed and a theater from being dark.
I still watch the Tony Awards number on that-site-that-must-not-be-mentioned from time to time, because it's a lot of fun.
And Stephen Lynch is cute.
"A coherent existance after so many years of muddle" - Desiree' Armfelt, A Little Night Music
"Life keeps happening everyday, Say Yes" - 70, Girls, 70
"Life is what you do while you're waiting to die" - Zorba