It’s been a bumpy path for “Sleepless in Seattle,” a musical version of the popular movie, to reach Broadway, and if reviews from out-of-town are any indication, New York may be “Sleep”-deprived for awhile longer.

With a book by Jeff Arch, music by Ben Toth and lyrics by Sam Forman, “Sleepless in Seattle” opened on Sunday at the Pasadena Playhouse. A romantic comedy about a widower who connects with a woman who’s already engaged but unsure (and in a different city), the tuner is based on Nora Ephron’s film, which starred Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and grossed more than $200 million for TriStar Pictures in 1993. The musical adaptation was aiming for its world premiere back in 2012, but the original director and writers were let go and the new team brought in.

If “Sleepless” still has Broadway aspirations, however, it will have to leap over the hurdle of mixed-to-negative reviews for its world premiere. Variety’s Robert Hofler said the show “can be best described as pointless in Pasadena” and has songs “that define the word `generic.’”

Even harsher was L.A. Times critic Charles McNulty, who opines, “To tally the clichés of Forman's lyrics would be as tedious as counting grains of sand.” Ouch. And McNulty closes the review by saying, “…This `Sleepless in Seattle’ left me too worried about the state of the American musical to get goosepimply about romance.” Ouch ouch.

Myron Meisel, of the Hollywood Reporter, was not a fan of the movie, so the best praise he can drum up is that “Sleepless” the musical “may represent the best stab possible at legitimizing this rum material.” He praises director Sheldon Epps and notes that the show “does persistently entertain against all odds.” Not exactly a money review, though.

Entertainment Weekly’s Laura Hertzfeld says the show has potential but is burdened by a “forgettable” score that is occasionally “cringeworthy.” She writes that “some aspects of the production are effective” but the piece still musters an overall grade of only B minus.

Huffington Post scribe Hoyt Hilsman had nicer things to say, calling the show a “solid musical adaptation” with leads who “really deliver.” However, even he notes that “the choreography seems limp and unoriginal, and the big production numbers do little to power the show along.”

The most positive review comes from Culture Spot L.A.’s Gil Kaan, who calls “Sleepless” a “sure-fire hit” with a “strong, perfectly cast ensemble.” Writing for BroadwayWorld, Don Grigware also had praise to offer about this “very bright, upbeat” show with “great potential for a continued run.”

Even so, it seems Messrs. Arch, Toth and Forman will have to endure some sleepless nights of rewriting before “Seattle” travels to Manhattan.

- by David Lefkowitz