This the tale of two reviews.
First Date was amusing.
First Date was cute.
First Date was everything a delightful,
off-Broadway show for $40 a ticket should be. Trouble is, it's on
Broadway. Tickets are up there at $100/ticket for a mere 90 minutes if you're not savvy enough to find a discount. While it's cute, it's not
all-that.
Don't get me wrong, I giggled and even laughed out loud a few times, but the material seemed amateurish. The music was upbeat, but not very memorable. Tourist-formulaic come to mind. Funny; Short enough to hold their attention; Hip enough to be cool. The acting was OK, but it just seemed like a good
off-Broadway show
.
Zachary Levy was adorable and dreamy.
Krista Rodriguez was her cold-hearted
SMASH self. These are the characters they played. This is who they always seem to play.
Kristoffer Cusick (Reggie) stole the show with his
Bailout Song - repeatedly.
I left with a smile wondering if it will last and if the tourists will keep rolling in. Probably so. That Zachary Levy is adorable. No way he's
really single.
