Piano Man has the great advantage of showcasing nothing but fantastic songs that most will know word for word and will enjoy tapping and singing along to. It also is lucky in that it's cast is fun and engaging.
The music is entirely made up of songs by Billy Joel, Elton John, and...occasionally Barry Manilow. While I would have really enjoyed a rendition of "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" really it would be hard to quibble with the song selections. The singing is practically non-stop with the frequent costume changes never stopping the momentum of the show.
There are four performers, 2 men (Brett and Russell) and 2 women (Savannah and Sophia) The men are both strong singers and fun to watch. As for the ladies...Savannah Smith is a HUGE talent with an amazing voice. If I'm being totally honest, she is probably more well suited to her other gig, as the star of BBR...but you can never go wrong in a show with her in it. There is a noticable difference in the vocal quality from Savannah to Sophia...but they wisely use Sophia more often for some of the dancing parts...and she is very VERY beautiful...so I was pleased she was also in the cast.
The show itself is on a very small stage without much in terms of special effects and lasts only 1 hour..so the asking price of $65 GA and $85 for VIP seats is a bit much. Cheaper tickets can be had on groupon...but I wonder if the nearly empty theatre on the Friday I saw it was simply because they were charging too much.
At a more reasonable price in the $30-$40 range is would be a very worthwhile hour spent with the whole family enjoying a great trip down the musical memory lane.