The characters in this black musical comedy are not your typical musical theatre types. Set against a score of complicated rhythms and quirky melodies, these people's lives are bleak, with just about everyone going by numbers instead of names -- like cogs in a machine. Yet this show has a way of making you want to root for this cheerless, long-faced bunch, even though they may not strike you as likable at first. The drudgery of their lives is by some means relatable.
