Sharon Playhouse Presents I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

Sharon Playhouse, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Simpkins and Managing Director Justin Ball, proudly presents the Off Broadway musical hit, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, with performances August 4 - 14 at Sharon Playhouse Stage 2 (Bok Gallery - 49 Amenia Road). Opening night is August 4 at 7pm.

The production stars Sarah Cline (Sharon Playhouse Gypsy, Merrily We Roll Along), James Crichton (National Tour: Peter and the Starcatcher), Lee Harrington (Sharon Playhouse My Fair Lady), and Dylan S. Wallach (Murder at the Gates).

One of Off Broadway's longest-running musicals, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change features a book and lyrics by Tony winner Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is directed and choreographed by Jennifer Werner (Broadway: The Book of Mormon), with music direction by Joshua Zecher-Ross.

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change the laugh-inducing, award-winning musical comedy about love in the suburbs, is a touching and insightful look at love and relationships. The long-running off-Broadway show played more than 5,000 performances at the Westside Theatre. The witty script and lyrics showcase a dizzying spectrum of male/female relationships as four actor's journey through a hilarious series of vignettes which cleverly explore the trials and tribulations of single life, dating, marriage, loss and heartbreak. This amusing revue pays tribute to the complexities and absurdities of awkward, intimate moments as bad first dates, meeting the parents and family trips.

The production is designed by Lauren Mills (scenery), Jamie Roderick (lighting), and Michelle Humphrey (costumes). Sonja Thorson is production stage manager. Geoff Josselson is casting director.

I Love You... premiered at New Jersey's American Stage Company in 1995, 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 1, 1996, I Love You... opened off-Broadway at The Westside Theater, where it was hailed as "Entirely winning! A show for real people about real people" by Gannett Newspapers and The Star-Ledger giving the ultimate compliment - "It's 'Seinfeld,' set to music!" 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 50 marriage proposals.

Performances are Thursday at 7pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 1pm and 5:30pm. Tickets, $30 and $35, are available online at www.sharonplayhouse.org and at the Sharon Playhouse Box Office by calling (860) 364-7469.

About the Sharon Playhouse:
The Sharon Playhouse (49 Amenia Road) is located at the foot of the Berkshires in idyllic Sharon, CT, and just a few minutes from the Metro North (Wassaic) train station. For more information, www.sharonplayhouse.org or call (860) 364-7469.

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