Play review - "Before You Go" by Lawrence Holofcener

In the late 50s to 60s, a popular genre of Broadway entertainment was "man meets sexually active manic pixie dream girl and falls in love" - Two for the Seasaw, There's a Girl in My Soup, Cactus Flower, Mary Mary, Any Wednesday, Butterflies Are Free, The Owl and the Pussycat. This falls into that category and is a very sweet, lovely story about two people falling in love - a sculptor and an out of work actress. It wasn't a hit, and I think that's to do with the concept - it isn't strong. There's no hook, like the guy is blind, or the girl is a hooker, or he's an out of town lawyer and she's a beatnik, or she's a mistress turning 30. And it's a little creepy how the guy paws her. Still, it has great charm and it would be interesting to see it revived.