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"Recently, I had a dating first. Two firsts, actually. No wait: three. They all involved bringing my date to The Book of Mormon, a hilarious exploration and satire of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, written by the creators of South Park and playing on Broadway. While it&amp;amp;#8217;s pretty obvious that I&amp;amp;#8217;m going to enjoy any show written by the guys who write cartoons, what was surprising was what a great date The Book of Mormon made, as well. I&amp;amp;#8217;m far from the first person to be taken by this show. The musical has been nominated for 14 Tony awards, and was called &amp;amp;#8220;The best musical of the century,&amp;amp;#8221; by The New York Times&amp;#x27; Ben Brantley. That said: I&amp;amp;#8217;m not a big fan of musicals. I actually kind of hate them. Which leads me to my first First: this was the first time I got tickets to a musical. After hearing everyone from my neighbors to Jon Stewart to the Times rave about The Book of Mormon, I had to see what all the fuss was about. But I wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t going to go alone, which brings me to my second First. This was the First time I&amp;amp;#8217;ve ever brought a date to the theatre. The theatre is a risk for a date. It&amp;amp;#8217;s long. It&amp;amp;#8217;s quiet. If it&amp;amp;#8217;s bad you have to explain yourself after. Thankfully, The Book of Mormon flew by, and it gave us tons to talk about after. Finally, my third First was the fact that this was a First Date. Extra risky. Asking a first date to the theatre, which is inevitably followed by dinner, can be a serious Hail Mary play. You&amp;amp;#8217;re basically saying, &amp;amp;#8220;Would you please commit to spending five hours of your evening with someone you don&amp;amp;#8217;t know particularly well, the first 2.5 hours of which will involve being seated next to each other in total silence?&amp;amp;#8221; If the play is bad, you are going to have a very awkward evening. Thankfully, the play wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t bad; it was ideal fodder for a date. Even if you&amp;amp;#8217;re like me and you don&amp;amp;#8217;t love musicals, a musical like this (that makes fun of musicals, or tries to), can give you tons of ammo for conversation after. Which brings me to the real crux of the matter: the location or activity of a first date only matters so much. Because my date was bright and intelligent, funny and insightful, we would have had no problem discussing what was missing from a production, or what we would have liked to have seen instead. Thankfully, there was no need for that this time; the only problem was getting the catchy songs out of our heads. Has a guy ever taken you to the theatre for a date? Was it a good idea or terrible idea? Have a question about Dating, Relationships, or Sex for Single John? Submit it here. Can be totally Anonymous! More on Dating at Glamour.com Would You Rather Have Dinner With Your Boss or Your Boyfriend&amp;amp;#8217;s Boss? Can Love Act Like a Drug? It Does for These Rodents! True Dating Confession: I&amp;amp;#8217;ve Never Been With a Guy Who Had Tattoos More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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