230 West Fourth Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
June 6 – July 14, 2001
CIRCLE THEATRE PRESENTS THE SMASH OFF-BROADWAY HIT
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
Contact:Rose Pearson
Phone: (817) 877-3040
Fax:(817) 877- 3536
Email: plays@circletheatre.com
URL: www.circletheatre.com
Cast and Musicians Include:
Todd
Hart*…(Man 1)
Neil
Mowles*.... (Man 2)
Jenny
Thurman*….(Woman 2)
Lois
Sonnier*….(Woman 1)
Jeff
Lankov, Ricky Pope….(Pianists)
Chris
Smith….(Violinist)
*Denotes members of The Actors’ Equity Association
Circle’s production of I Love You, You’re
Perfect, Now Change is guest-directed by Todd
Hart, and with music direction by Jeff Lankov.
The production staff includes: Nathan D. Landrum (Scenic Design); John Leach (Lighting Design); Barbara C. Cox
(Costume Design);
Lara Maerz (Stage Manager) *member of
Actors’ Equity; Dorothy
Sanders (Dramaturge).
$15 Previews are at 7:30 PM on June 6, 7 and 8. The $35 Champagne opening is Saturday, June
9 at 8:30 PM.
There is no matinee on
Saturday, June 9.
Regular Ticket prices are: $20-$30
Show times are: 7:30 PM Thursday and Friday; 4:00 PM and 8:30 PM on
Saturday
*Standby half price student tickets are available
half an hour before each performance.
The theatre also accepts Bell Helicopter coupons and
Tandy Vouchers.
Box office hours are 1-5 PM,
Tuesday-Friday. Call (817) 877-3040 for
reservations and information.
“Back in this lovesick mess I dive, back in this
reckless joy I thrive
I hereby concede what I need
to survive is to look at you and say
I Love You, I Love You, You’re Perfect, I Love You,
You’re Perfect, Now Change”
You’ve seen the musicals about felines,
cross-dressing nuns, teapots and candlesticks, old French flags, helicopters,
flying pigs, singing murderesses, falling chandeliers, and lousy navigation
through an ice field. Now, at long
last, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change exposes
everything you’ve secretly thought about dating, mating, and romance but were
afraid to admit. Circle Theatre’s
upcoming production of this hit musical will take you on a joyride through the
jungle of the modern-day suburban mating game.
With many performances already nearing sellout, Circle’s production
opens with previews starting June 6, Champagne Opening on June 9, and runs
through July 14.
I Love You, You’re Perfect,
Now Change opened at the Westside Theatre in New York on
August 1 1996 and became an immediate sellout following its world premiere at
the American Stage Company. As it
enters its fifth smash year, I Love You, You’re Perfect,
Now Change has surpassed the long runs of such New York
stage hits as “The Wiz,” “The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,” “Crazy For
You,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “Evita,” “Dreamgirls,” and “Mame,” among many
others. The show has enjoyed successful
runs in over 30 cities across the world including Dallas’s Theatre Three’s long
running production which will soon celebrate its one year anniversary.
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.
Who’s Who In I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Joe DiPietro (Author and Lyricist). Off-Broadway: Over the River and Through
the Woods. Forthcoming
to NY: Men
(with composer Jimmy Roberts) and the new Gershwin musical They All Laughed! He
is the recipient of the 1999 Edgar Award for his mystery play The Art of Murder. He
is playwright in residence at American Stage Company in Teaneck, NJ.
Jimmy Roberts (Composer). Off-Broadway: A…My Name Is Still Alice;
Pets!; incidental musical for Joe DiPietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods, The Velveteen Rabbit,
a children’s musical (Theatreworks/USA).
Regional/international: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, London, and Melbourne. TV:
musical theme for WNET-TV’s “Theatre Talk.” Musical supervisor/co-arranger for Somewhere Over The
Rainbow: Yip Harburg’s America
(American Musical Theater Festival, Philadelphia, June 1999). Graduate, Manhattan School of Music (piano
studies with Constance Keene); recipient of annual ASCAP awards. I Love You, You’re Perfect…,
Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominee, Best Musical Revue. Upcoming musical: Men,
with Joe DiPietro.
Todd Hart, Neil Mowles, Jenny Thurman, and
Lois Sonnier (all members of the
Actors’ Equity Association) portray over 20 roles in a collection of scenes and
songs scaling the spectrum of male/female relationships. The difficulties and joys of connecting with
another person, no matter what age, are revealed in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. This production is guest
directed by Todd Hart with
musical direction by Jeff Lankov.
Performances will feature piano accompaniment by Jeff Lankov or Ricky
Pope, who will be joined by violinist Chris Smith .
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is rated R due to some adult subject matter and language.
Pictures are available upon
request
This production is generously underwritten by Ann L. Rhodes
…Professional
innovative theatre in an intimate setting!