[1] Set in New York City, the musical follows four characters, Claire, Jason, Warren, and Deb, exploring how their ordinary lives connect in the most amazing ways.

[2] The original cast included Lisa Brescia (Claire), Hunter Foster (Jason), Jared Gertner (Warren), and Kate Wetherhead (Deb).

Although people are not interested in his work, he remains very ambitious, declaring that one day "This whole entire city's gonna look at me" ("One by One by One").

Meanwhile, Warren explains his collection of trinkets that he found on the streets, which grants him a view of other people's life stories.

Warren suggests that he return Deb's notes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, under a painting by Claude Monet.

They disagree over what wine to get, then argue further when the taxi to the party gets stuck in a traffic jam, and when they get out to walk, it starts to rain.

After wandering aimlessly while trying to be calm, she returns to her apartment and sees a poster on her wall which reminds her of the painting by Monet she had seen with Warren.

A romantic at heart, he spends the bulk of the musical attempting to further his relationship, at first by moving in ("The Spaces Between") and then by proposing.

Claire consistently resists his attempts leading to the central conflict of their story arc ("Fine").

Required vocal range: Tenor[4] In her mid twenties, Deb is a cynical and defensive grad student who is struggling to find focus in her life.

Required vocal range: Tenor[4] There were two additional songs, written for Claire and Jason respectively, entitled "Canceling the Party" and "Seeing You There", which were cut from the production.

[6][7] In 2012 Squabbalogic and Darlinghurst Theatre premiered Ordinary Days, with Michael Falzon originating the role of Jason in Australia.

Ordinary Days was sung entirely acoustically, with the sole support of Paul Geddes on piano.

[10] In 2015, Ordinary Days played La Comédie Nation in Paris, France, marking the musical's French premiere.

The show starred Prisca Demarez as Claire, Emmanuel Suarez as Jason, Lauren Taylor Berkman as Deb, and Lisandro Nesis as Warren.

The cast included Brittanie Shipway as Claire, Matthew Hamilton as Jason, Nicola Bowman as Deb, and Joel Granger as Warren.

It featured Kate Gledhill as Deb, Glen Jordan as Warren, Louisa Roberts as Claire, and Inti Conde as Jason.

[12] In 2018, Ordinary Days played Teatro Border in Buenos Aires, Argentina, marking the musical's Argentine and Spanish language premiere, adapted by Marcos Micheloni.

The show starred Sofía Rangone as Claire, Argentino Molinuevo as Jason, Manuela del Campo and Maca Giraldez as Deb, and Lisandro Nesis and Michel Hersch as Warren.

This production included new orchestrations created for Keen by Tony winner Bruce Coughlin (The Light in the Piazza).

The show starred Whitney Bashor as Claire, Marc delaCruz as Jason, Sarah Lynn Marion as Deb, and Kyle Sherman as Warren.

The show was nominated for "Best Revival of a Musical" in the 85th Annual Drama League Awards, and the cast received positive reviews from publications including The New York Times, Times Square Chronicle, New York Theatre Guide, and The Gay City News.