I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

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Cast Size

2w, 2m
Duration

105 Minutes
Subgenre

Romantic Comedy
Target Audience

Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Accolades

Winner! Three 1999 Carbonell Awards (South Florida) including Best Production of a Musical

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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (2018 Version)

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Summary

This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as “the relationship.” Through sketches and songs, Act I explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage, while Act II reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, to those who have dared to ask, “Say, what are you doing Saturday night?”

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History

In 1995, I Love You... premiered at New Jersey's American Stage Company, where, in the middle of one early performance, a woman in the audience couldn't help but blurt out, “This is my life!” From that moment on, the creators knew they were on to something. The following season, I Love You... moved to New Haven's Long Wharf Theater, and then on August 1st, 1996, I Love You... opened off-Broadway at The Westside Theater, where it ran through for 5,003 performances. When it closed on July 27, 2008, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change had become the second longest-running show and longest-running revue in off-Broadway history. The musical has been showcased in more than 250 cities worldwide, including London, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Sydney, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro and Johannesburg. In addition to its enormous success, the off-Broadway production was the site of over 50 marriage proposals.

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Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, 1990s
Setting Various locations: a restaurant, kitchen, wedding chapel, living room, a car.
Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Duration 105 Minutes
Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Hilarious! The most entertaining show on or off Broadway!” – Gannett Newspapers

“If this show were a blind date, you'd feel relieved, grateful and pleasantly surprised.” – Newsday

“So smartly conceived...catchy tunes and witty lyrics.” – Variety

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Musical Style Contemporary Broadway
Dance Requirements Easy
Vocal DemandsModerate
Orchestra Size Small/Combo
Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Joe DiPietro

Joe DiPietro has won two Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award and three Outer Critics Circle Awards. Broadway: Diana (also on Netflix), Nice Work If You Can Get It starring Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara (10 Tony nominations, including Best Book and Best Musical), Memphis (4 T ...

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Jimmy Roberts

Jimmy Roberts composed the music for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, the second longest-running Off-Broadway musical in New York theater history. Written with playwright Joe DiPietro, I Love You received both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations as Best ...

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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change