is an American musical comedy about a mad-scientist exterminator named Carly who accidentally mutates New York City's bed bug population with her super-insecticide, which she created out of revenge for her mother's bedbug-related death.
[2][3] The show deals with environmental themes, including a song called "Silent Spring", relating to the famous 1962 book by scientist/activist Rachel Carson.
The production (as well as the 2012 workshop) was directed and choreographed by Robert Bartley and produced by Dale Joan Young.
Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called it "A theatrical blast of fresh air" and wrote, "Bedbugs!!!
"[3] Adam Feldman of Time Out New York wrote, "If you like musicals that earn their exclamation points, this may be what you’ve been itching for.