“Good food. Good coffee. Great conversation.” Ah, yes, those unique interests that every man on every dating app ever somehow thinks will make him stand out in the Meet Market – as it’s winningly described in a punchy number in the new “big fancy musical” Why Am I So Single? at the Garrick.
The song occurs in the first act of this sweet, silly, deceptively smart and surprisingly moving show about two late-millennial besties, both scarred by the modern dating experience. It’s sung by a cast of identical chaps, laying out their wares in the digital dating department store, and on opening night, when ensemble member Jamel Matthias oozed those opening lines, a good chunk of the audience howled in recognition.
