Well, 13 may bring good fortune or bad luck, joy or tears, peace or anger to the most superstitious of us. However, for the rest “13” is a musical with lyrics and music by Jason Robert Brown that officially opened Sunday on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Does the title number make it special? Maybe, but, if you ask me, the kids in the play might as well be credited for the charm, sweetness and magic of the show.

The story may be simple and undemanding, but the great performances by the youngsters who aren’t even old enough to get their drivers license offer the show the original and thrilling touch it would usually lack. You may take the kids on stage for simple children, but, in fact, they are true professionals.

The straightforward plot focuses on bar mitzvah boy Evan Goldman (Graham Phillips) who is forced to move from glitzy New York to not-so-glitzy Indiana as a result of his parents’ divorce. As he wants to get all of the fashionable girls and cool boys on his side and at his party, evidently, he starts to poke fun at his less hip pals. He eventually understands that he has a lot more in common with the so-called outsiders and that’s about it. The story is full of clichés, while characters lack complexity. For instance, Lucy (Elizabeth Egan Gillies) is the sarcastic and bitter type, Kendra (Delaney Moro) is the angelic girl, Archie (Aaron Simon Gross) is the pariah because he suffers from a muscular disease and Brett (Eric M. Nelsen) is the bad, but cool type of guy.

However, the show does not disappoint. It’s entertaining in its simplicity and unfussiness.

The music varies from groovy pop, to calm ballads and blues, while the lyrics match the teen spirits of the characters. You don’t hear an adult saying, “fell for a slut with a fabulous butt.” Or do you? Perhaps this is what kids and their parents have in common.