The play itself is very, very funny as long as you don't think too hard about the plot/structure and some of the obvious playwriting tropes. Stroman really knows how to direct screwball comedy and I hope this isn't her last non-musical play. I doubt the play itself will get great reviews, but it was nice to see on Broadway.
Rachel Dratch is the MVP, but almost everyone is doing strong work here. Lisa Helmi Johanson was GREAT in the Julianne Hough part. Hopefully nobody else catches Covid now, because I can't imagine this being worth watching without Dratch, White, and Delaria. Dratch could win Featured Actress considering the competition and recency bias. Beowulf Boritt's turntable set is also impressive and expensive-looking.
The play doesn't need an intermission, and the momentum would be better if this was a one-act.
One random thing: Sometimes directors forget that height and body shape can be fun additions to comedy. This play has that! Dratch looks tiny onstage (Google says she is 5'0 which seems generous) which somehow makes her funnier, and there are a range of heights and body types here. Just a little thing worth noting that probably wasn't even intentional.
Two very mild spoilers:
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1) There's an awful finale after the bows involving them singing pop covers, which I hope –– but doubt –– will be cut.
2) The subtitle is...not relevant to the play? The president is "dead" for the majority of act 2. These women are mostly trying to save their own jobs/reputations. But again, don't think too hard about the plot.
I will save the worst for last:
Between this and ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, I think it's fair to say Vanessa Williams is past her prime, unfortunately. She brings nothing interesting here, and I would argue is the least substantial character despite getting the final bow. Maybe she will find more interesting things as the run goes on, but as of right now she's just bland.
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