The musical received mixed reviews but was praised for being a fun and upbeat production. Ben Brantley, reviewing the musical in "The New York Times", wrote that the show was a "high-energy, empty-calories, and expensive-looking hymn to the glories of girlishness". He praised Laura Bell Bundy, saying, "she sings and dances flawlessly, and she delivers silly lines as if she meant them." Clive Barnes, in his "New York Post" review, praised Heather Hach's book but criticized the "amorphous, synthetic, and maniacally empty-headed music", summarizing the show as "a pleasant if noisy night out". Elysa Gardner for "USA Today" wrote that the musical was an "ingratiating trifle", and the "game cast ensure that the proceedings, however patronizing, aren't irritating." Jeremy McCarter in "New York Magazine" lamented that the musical "doesn’t summon memories of Tracy Flick, the steely student-council campaigner that Reese Witherspoon played in "Election" before starring in "Legally Blonde"", writing that the "Flickish manic drive" in Witherspoon's "Legally Blonde" performance had been his favorite part of the film.