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

An updated version of the hilarious musical revue! This crowd-pleasing comedy takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as “the relationship.”

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  • Full Length Musical
  • Comedy
  • 105 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
  • Orchestra Size: Small/Combo

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Three Carbonell Awards (South Florida) including Best Production of a Musical (1999)
The longest running off-Broadway revue in history has been revised for the 21st century!

This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known 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?” The 2018 version features two new songs, revised lyrics and dialogue throughout the show to reflect dating in modern times.

For the original version of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Click Here.

REVIEWS:

"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


Premiere Production:

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.

  • Casting: 2M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Flexible casting, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Expandable casting
  • Chorus Size: No Chorus

In the original production, all characters were played by a cast of four. However, each scene in the revue introduces new characters who are not seen again, and therefore it can be cast with virtually as many actors as desired.

Name Price
Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

1 x Libretto/Vocal Book

$24.00
Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

6 x Libretto/Vocal Book
1 x Keyboard/Conductor
1 x Reed
1 x Drums
1 x Guitar Bass

$400.00 +$135.00/pm