I enjoyed this story. I didn't love it, but I was certainly entertained. It is the story of a New Jersey teenager, Edward, who's dream is to attend Juilliard to pursue acting. When his father remarries, he refuses to pay for the son's education. Edward must concoct a plan to pay for Juilliard on his own.

I think two words that correctly describe this story are capers and hi-jinxs. The book is full of them. At certain points, I laughed out loud.

Here are a couple of my points, both good and bad, about the book (WARNING SPOILERS):

1. I'm not crazy about all the sex. I'm no prude, but I'm not sure it was necessary. I've no issues with homosexuality and bisexuality, but I'm just not certain that a heterosexual teenager would consider engaging in sexual relations with a homosexual just to have sex. Everyone has sex. Male/female, female/female, male/male (almost). It's like Roman orgy. I think a little bit goes a long way. It's been coined a YA novel. I'm not certain that I'd want just any "young adult" reading this.

2. There were certain sayings that were overused. The first several times, it seems to be a clever writing tactic by the author. But as the book went on, it became repetitive and lost its charm. Again, a little bit goes a long way.

3. I got a real kick out of envisioning Edward dressed up in a priest costume buying beer. The priest reappears later in the story. Now that running gag I truly did enjoy.

4. I LOVED the interpretation of Godspell, as it was presented in the book by his high school. I totally want to steal that concept.

5. I listened to the audio version of this book. The narrator is FANTASTIC!

Obviously, the book made enough of an impact on me to write so much in this review. I'm currently listening to the sequel Attack of the Theatre People. I'm loving that one. More to follow it my review of it.