Blood, Sweat and Tears at [title of show] on Broadway

OK, I'm lying about the blood part but you can't say sweat and tears without it and there was definitely both of those the other night when I saw a preview of [title of show] which opened on Broadway last night to a rave review in the Times. The show, by two likable theater buffs Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell is about the making of their show -- which they wrote in three weeks to meet a musical theater festival deadline. The show documents everything that happened as they wrote the musical, down to what they ordered for takeout, and includes many witty Broadway insider jokes -- there's a mention of actress Mary Stout's run-in with a hot dog cart and Jeff's cell-phone has a Cats ringtone. The show, which naturally stars Jeff and Hunter along with their friends Susan Blackwell and Heidi Blickenstaff, now also covers their experience off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theater and their move to Broadway. Maybe it was their journey from temping to starring on Broadway, or maybe it's just that I'm a big sap, but I couldn't help but cry when near the end I noticed that Heidi was trying very hard to control some serious sobs on stage! Hunter, Jeff and Susan seemed a little choked up as well and I leapt to my feet when they said their last line -- which happens to be "This is the last line of our show." This is why I love live theater -- you can't find that raw spontaneous emotion on film!