Yesterday a friend and I saw a preview of Five Course Love, which opens today. I recommend seeing it. (Disclosure: a friend is one of the show's pianists.)

This performance is an intriguing exercise in both musical influences and dialects, as the same trio of actors takes us through 15 different characters in five scenes, each with a different twist. The draw here is not so much the plot but rather the versatility of the actors, all of whom sing, as they navigate all of these different styles and accents. One is Mexican and features Latin music with the accompanying dialects. Another is Italian. There's also German, Japanese, and '50s diner Americana (a scene particularly impressive for its terrific variations on sugary '50s musical hooks).

I also loved the set, which featured an elevated pit so you could see the band performing high above the stage. Each member of the band--two pianists, a bass guitarist and a drummer--wore a chef's hat. Cute. The two pianos worked wonderfully together without sounding too crowded. The set also features a mind-boggling expanse of silverware pieces, with forks, knives and spoons attached below, on the side of, and up and around the entire stage.