Ordinary beyond belief

Rating: 6/10 (29 January 2017)

I've always enjoyed musicals, though they've been sadly few and far between in recent years. So, when this came along with great publicity, it seemed a good option to fill a hot Australian summer's day.
There's not much point going into details, this show doesn't merit the effort. Apart from a little reasonable jazz, the musical score is unexciting and the main "theme" is both inane and forgettable. So much for it being a musical, it doesn't come close to even the "reasonable" musicals of the past (think "Les Miserables" or "Xanadu") let alone the many Gene Kelly/Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers/Cyd Charisse classics.
The acting is not bad, but neither of the main characters could be considered either an interesting or pleasant person. He is ignorant and ill mannered, while she is a nobody with pretensions. And neither of them ranks as a singer.
Which leaves only the story, and the plot is trivial. Boy meets girl etc.
I scored this as a 6, on the basis that I'd probably sit through this again on TV if there was nothing else showing. But don't waste your money going to a theatre to see it.