First Date is the new original musical that received its world premiere at Seattle’s ACT Theater (in a co-production with the 5th Avenue Theatre) early last year.
Last night, First Date opened on Broadway, in a production directed by 5th Ave producing director Bill Berry. According to online reports, lots of the audience had a great time. But according to the <a href="http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/theater/reviews/first-date-a-musical-opens-on-broadway.html?_r=0
“>New York Times, it’s not long for this world. As a meaner-than-usual Charles Isherwood writes about his first date with First Date:
Didn’t go so well.
Does any of the following sound familiar? An instant lack of rapport; a growing aversion as the minutes pass; a mysterious sense that time has suddenly stopped; a desperate hope that the apocalypse will arrive, preferably right this minute. Magnify those feelings, set them to bland pop-rock music, and you’ll have some idea of the oodles of fun I didn’t have during my evening at “First Date,” the singing sitcom that opened on Thursday night at the Longacre Theater.
If you appreciate a seriously bad review—especially one that damns the show’s writers by liberally quoting the script—it’s <a href="http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/theater/reviews/first-date-a-musical-opens-on-broadway.html?_r=0
“>worth a read. Condolences to all.
