The Star’s arts section previews the production ahead of its August 4 opening, noting it arrives at Bay Street after a five-and-a-half-week run at A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut in Ridgefield under the direction of Bay Street artistic director Scott Schwartz. The piece recaps the premise — a high school senior with social anxiety and depression caught in a misunderstanding that spirals beyond his control — and cites the New York Times’s 2016 review, which praised the musical as a heartbreaker that finds endless nuance in its characters’ relationships.
Schwartz speaks candidly about his connection to the material, recalling how deeply the Broadway production moved him and what drew him to reinterpret it. He notes that the show’s video and social-media technology has been scaled down for Bay Street’s intimate space, but remains part of the production, since social media is central to the story. His framing of who the show is for is the piece’s standout line:
“It’s for anyone who has been a teenager, is a teenager, or has a teenager.”
The article closes with the essentials: Kenny Lee in the title role, Maya Days as Heidi Hansen, a full supporting cast, a run through August 29, and tickets priced from $79.99 to $159.99.
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