Jacques Le Sourd — Theater Critic

The songs - and you may be amazed to realize how many hits there were, from the early '60s on - are all flawlessly delivered, without sounding canned. The book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice is a little long on narration, and you may find your eyes glazing over until the point, two-thirds of the way through the first act, when the boys break into television with an appearance on 'American Bandstand.' From that point on, though, you snap awake and happily ride the wave.