This was by far my least favorite Broadway Musical EVER! I have seen 20 shows in the past 2 yrs alone. Just because a writer touches on dark difficult topics does not make for an award winning show. There were virtually no costume changes, the set was boring & forced the viewer to imagine all scenes, a school room, a barn loft, a couple sitting under a tree, where were the props? Last time I checked Broadway has a set design crew, this isn't a high school production w/o a budget. The characters were insulting to our youth. The story jumped from one dark topic to the next without plausible transition or character development. It basically was about 4 young males that made poor choices & females that were victimized. I had high hope for the music, from Duncan Sheik & I found the music to be as disappointing as the rest of the show. I couldn't wait for it to end & I was just thankful I did not pay full price for my ticket. Someone once said "bad theater is better than no theater".....on this one, I beg to differ - I'd like a refund, even for a 1/2 price ticket & I'd like the 3 hours of my life back please!