Pleasant isn't an adjective that applies to much of today's theater -- nor is it an adjective most theater companies seem to strive for. But pleasantness seems to be the goal -- for better and for worse -- of the Roundabout Theatre's revival of Craig Lucas' offbeat 1990 romantic comedy Prelude to a Kiss.

While most of the Roundabout's middlebrow audience will likely leave the American Airlines Theater with a smile on their faces, some members will likely be aware that Daniel Sullivan's direction has smoothed out some of the play's sharper and rougher edges, especially in the meant-to-be-darker second act. And those who saw Mary-Louise Parker as Rita in the original Off-Broadway and Broadway[...]