The songs in
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day weren't particularly memorable and the story was rather predictable. But the energetic cast, led by a crew of Late Night Theatre actors (Michael Andrew Smith as the bummed Alexander and Missy Koonce as his clueless mother, for starters), made a sad child's sad day exhilarating. If a show that includes a rollicking number about buying shoes can be this good, the creators should think about tackling entire wardrobes and school supplies.
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