One Date. Eight Minutes. Two Lifetimes
Date of a Lifetime.
Marvin and Katie have a fleeting encounter while speed dating. During their brief time together they each, in turn, imagine what their lives would be like if they allowed this momentary meeting to evolve to the next level. Their decisions may determine their entire future and whether this will turn out to be a date from hell, or the date of a lifetime. Ding!
Date of a Lifetime is a two-hander producible with minimal props and a simple set (we have found the audience enjoys clever minimalism). The accompaniment can be just piano or augmented with a percussionist and other instruments if desired.
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What they’re saying
“Two extraordinary actors, a remarkable script and impeccable direction make Date of a Lifetime a musical comedy hit ... This team got it just right. Hilarious elements and sentimental touches develop the show's theme perfectly and the musical numbers fit in seamlessly ... Gather your group and go, go now, to see Date of a Lifetime.”
Marina Kennedy, Broadway World
“A breezy 90-minute affair, Date of a Lifetime has a good-humored script by Carl Kissin that is matched by the pleasantly rhythmic tunes of Robert Baumgartner Jr. ... a consistently amusing show, thanks in part to a fleet production that is energetically directed and choreographed by Marlo Hunter.”
Michael Sommers, New York Times
“You can’t afford not to see Date of a Lifetime. Buy a ticket today. Here’s why: It’s outrageously funny, clever, timely, musically and verbally brilliant, but most of all because every step, lyric and note rings true. Date of a Lifetime achieves that rare combination – it is both light and substantial – that leaves audiences smiling and reflective.”
Raphael Badagliacca, Front Row Center
“Everything about Date of a Lifetime, the new production at NJ Rep, is funny, delightful and ingenious ... You will wish this date lasted longer!”
Madeline Schulman, The Link News
“Down in Long Branch, New Jersey, a felicitous musical called Date of a Lifetime shows great commercial potential. For one thing, it has only two characters and doesn’t need much of a set. For another, it’s terrific ... I smell a smash-hit that will be embraced by couples who are dating and couples who are glad that’s all behind them. In short, millions of theatergoers will eventually make a date with Date of a Lifetime.”
Peter Filichia, Filichia on Friday
