[16][17] Dan composes a satirical letter to potential birth mothers listing entries which should obviously not be included ("If You Give Us Your Baby").

"[18] Bacchus, the biological father of Melissa's child, appears and becomes involved in the decision regarding the outcome for the baby ("Behind the Wheel").

[17] After the child is born, the couple share the experience of holding their new baby together ("Beautiful"), and all ends happily ("My Kid").

[21] The three-member production team met with Savage and convinced him of the merits of developing his book into a musical.

[21] Monroe told The Advocate, "Dan has a really good way of framing [adoption by gays] with his own brand of humor.

"[22] Savage gave feedback to the production team, during the adaptation process, providing them with "thousands of words of notes".

[20] The work takes the form of a "presentational musical", wherein the character of Dan speaks directly to the audience about his experiences.

But we were also conscious of the delicacy of turning a popular book, particularly one man's deeply felt memoir, into a piece of theater.

"[18] A review in TheaterMania praised the musical composition, stating that the musical "does a good job capturing the tone of Savage's book, which is filled with irreverent humor, frank talk about sex, and the understandable fears and anxieties that go hand in hand with the anticipation of becoming a parent.

The fact that it's about two gay men attempting to adopt a baby from a homeless teenager doesn't make it any less universal.

In fact, it's the details based on true events that give this sweetly clever, somewhat sentimental love story its disarming appeal.

"[19] Writing for New York Press, reviewer Mark Peikert was less enthusiastic: "Buttery, salty and ultimately unmemorable, the song-strewn adaptation of sex columnist Dan Savage's book about adopting a child with his boyfriend is a funny, smart and enjoyable musical – as long as it's being performed right in front of you.