Both the original Broadway and Drury Lane Water Tower productions allowed the characters to form organically and the resulting humor was derived from each of their own unique personalities. Whether it was intentional on the Director's part or whether it is not understanding the piece as a whole, the intimate back story moments that give shape to the characters and make the audience care about what happens to them throughout the elimination process are barely noticeable and almost thrown away. Yes, the particular relevant scenes are still in the show, but they are almost there as an afterthought, inserted with no sense of importance to how essential they are to the show's overall structure. This is especially true of Logainne Schwartzandgrubenieer's flashbacks with her two dads who have different views on how to raise an adopted daughter and Olive's memories of her parents, each trying their best to raise a daughter in-absensia. In both these scenes, the quietness of the moment is lost on trying to get to the next punch line and in doing so, sacrifices the emotional impact when the characters have to leave the Bee. The result is that the characters become caricatures played merely for the next big laugh.