Second Generation Theatre ended its seasons with glam, camp, sass, and a whole lot of sparkle. Pure Glitter (on stage to May 17) is a witty send up to relationships on the bubble and hitting the skids and the power of friendship that can make the worst situations tolerable.

Playwright Douglas Lyons was in the house for opening night and got to hear hoots of laughter as a group of friends gather to celebrate an anniversary of a relationship that is crumbling. Yes, Stan (Dan Lendzian) and Tony (Matthew Crehan Higgins) aren’t going to make it, and sadly Dwight (Greg Howze) and Niko (Brandin Smalls) won’t find inspiration for their new relationship here. Their well-meaning friend Rance (Michael Blasdell) unwittingly invited Blair (Matthew Gilbert-Wachowiak) to this shindig and Blair is still grieving his breakup from Dwight and didn’t know Niko was in the picture. Yup, that hurts. And when you’re in the room with that new love and a bottle of Tito’s, well, it’s just not going to get better. But that’s when the friendship kicks in.

Blasdell is over-the-top in the best way as Rance, the meddler with a heart of very sparkly gold. Yes, he’s funny as hell, and also nails the most poignant scene of the night brilliantly. He commands the stage from the moment he bursts through the door, like the friend we all have who is the center of attention in any room. It’s the Dwight-Niko pairing causing the stir, though, with an age gap and the sassy confidence of new hot love. Gilbert-Wachowiak’s Blair is perfect in his vulnerability: he’s hurt as hell and this skinny young snip with his man made him angry, but to paraphrase the song, he finally is getting it that “he will survive.”

So many funny lines are tossed around the stage, many wrestled from show tune lyrics, you knew more was happening when the tension-busting conversation was “Who was the best Mama Rose?” (Oh please, it’s Merman).

Break up stories never have a happy ending, but at least you can leave laughing and with renewed hope that the right love will happen, wrong love always sucks, and good friend and Jerry Herman lyrics will see you through.

Director Michael Gilbert-Wachowiak kept the pace brisk and moving, with costumes and set décor that fit like perfectly stretchy lycra.

Pure Glitter is theatre gold and a fine way to spend an evening, no intermission and 90 minutes in your seat. Find detail and tickets at www.secondgenerationtheatre.org