From the start, Love, NY looks and sounds exactly like what you would expect a musical about love, sex, and chasing your dreams to be: catchy, up-tempo, and full of eager starry-eyed dreamers looking to make their way in the big city.

Before making my way up to the Gallery at the Goethe Institut for Red Knight Productions’ sketch comedy show Smellin’ Up The Den, I was honestly surprised by how diverse an audience they had brought in on their opening night. Young and old, first-time Fringers and seasoned pros, the whole gamut.