I made it on time to the reading of the first act of a new musical. Because I know all the writers I've heard about all the ins and outs and have been following its progress. The fact that it's taken over a year to do the first act should either have produced something much better than what was on view, or they all need some serious guidance. This is based on a film that was a critical hit back in the 80s (didn't exactly set the box-office on fire, but critics really liked it), but it doesn't really seem to have a need to sing, if you get my meaning, so the songs never come organically. They have a lot to rethink - whether they will or not is anyone's guess.