It was the first musical to employ the post-modern comedic style[citation needed] then being explored on television by such shows as Saturday Night Live and SCTV.
Set in New York City in 1944, the musical centers on hack writer Joe Sneed, who is employed to write a series of books similar to the Nancy Drew mysteries.
It was directed by Bill Gile, musical staging and choreography by Arthur Faria, and designed by Michael J. Hotopp and Paul De Passe.
Jay Sharbett of the Associated Press called it "a fine night of sly craziness,"[1] Stewart Klein of WNBC judged it to be "giddy fun,"[2] and Rex Reed in The New York Post declared it "clever, novel and nifty.
Clive Barnes in the New York Post[6] and Edith Oliver in The New Yorker[7] both dismissed the show as "camp," but Page Six in the New York Post reported that "Trixie True, Teen Detective had audiences cheering, applauding and stomping their feet," [8] Variety announced that "Trixie True delivers,"[9] Dance Magazine hailed it as "a snazzy new musical"[10] and CNN dubbed it "a bright new hit that lights up the season.