I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is opening on Feb 5th, 2015 for a limited run of 7 performances at Ciao Bella Restaurant, 236 S High Street, Baltimore, MD in Little Italy. The cast consists of Michael Kenny, John Dellaporta, Emily Levey and Tara Taylor; under the creative efforts of Director David C Jennings, Choreographer Jamie Eacker and Musical Director Charlotte Evans.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is presented in the form of a series of vignettes connected by the central theme of love and relationships. The play’s tagline is “Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit.” With few exceptions, the scenes stand independent of the others, but progress in a fashion designed to suggest an overall arc to relationships throughout the course of one’s life. A first date, for example, comes before scenes dealing with marriage, and scenes dealing with marriage come before those dealing with child rearing. Despite the large number of characters, the show is typically done with a comparatively small cast: the original Off-Broadway production uses a cast of four. – Wikipedia
This laugh-out-loud comedic music revue, Joe DiPietro’s first produced work, opened Off-Broadway in March of 1996. It continued to connect with audiences for over a decade with 5,000+ performances. This Off-Broadway gem holds record as the second longest running show in Off Broadway history, second to The Fantasticks. Closing its run in 2008, the relatable work by Joe DiPietro has been produced over and over, across the country, and around the world; translated to 17 different languages, this show proves to be relatable to everyone it reaches. Other works by DiPietro include: Over the River and Through the Woods (1998), All Shook Up (2005), The Toxic Avenger (2009) and Memphis (2010), which took home 4 Tony awards – including 2010 Best Musical.
This production, opening on Feb 5th at Ciao Bella in Baltimore, is special in another notable way. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is the first project produced by Epic Productions Inc; a new musical theater company looking to make its mark in Baltimore. Comprised of long-time industry professionals, Epic Productions has its sights aimed for producing professional quality musical theater for Charm City and surrounding areas. Epic invites you along for the journey with this excellent first production. Tickets for the show are available through https://epicproductionsinc.org and via the box office at 443.791.2671.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro, Music by Jimmy Roberts, Originally produced in New York by James Hammerstein, Bernie Kukoff and Jonathan Pollard, Original Direction by Joel Bishoff, Originally produced by the American Stage Company, James N Vagias, Executive Producer. I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change is presented through special arrangement with R&H Theatricals: www.rnh.com.
