First Date: Modern hookup with a beat you can sing to

If you have often felt that the dating habits of those on stage were oddly out of sync, then your thoroughly modern musical about hooking up, complete with Google background checks and the use of fake emergency cellphone numbers, has landed locally on stage here by way of Broadway and Seattle where it first premiered. 

“First Date” is fast-paced 90-minute musical performed without an intermission that tells the story of an investment banker and an artist out on a blind date. 

The cleverness of this production is the story reveals itself in real time as the audience realizes that the craziness of this night is theirs alone as this comedic date unfolds.  

Another layer is the inventive use of the two leads’ inner voices, which are acted out for the audience by way of the other restaurant patrons who suddenly become best friends, manipulative exes and, of course, everyone’s favorite psych-raising appearance of the overly-protective parents.

And if you have been on modern date, then you know all too well that the distractions that appear that could lead to a misfire of the heart.

You will be on the edge of your seat during this inventive musical that is as lively as it is funny. Fans of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” or “The Wedding Singer” will adore going out to see “First Date.”

Admission: $27 general, $25 season flex pass, $13.50 day of show rush tickets