I Love You, You're Perfect... Now Change
Arundel Barn Playhouse, ME
Fun-filled 'Perfect/Change' Keeps Ogunquit Audience
Enthralled
“I have been trying to figure out what makes I
Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, now at the Arundel Barn Playhouse,
so entertaining… yet it holds a capacity audience spellbound and
laughing heartily for over two hours. The music may not be memorable,
but it is an excellent vehicle for carrying patter songs, and every word
is understandable. The staging of the family outing in 'On the Highway
of Love,' by director and choreographer Gary John
La Rosa, turns what
should have been one more comment on men and cars into a happy blend
of words, costume, music and action.”
“…It's R-rated, but a great way to spend
a summer evening…”
Christopher Hyde – Portland Press Herald
'Perfect' Mixes Music and Mirth
“And the audience at the
Arundel Barn Playhouse these days must be ecstatic not only with the
freshness and irresistible appeal of the production, but at how the
young cast, trained mostly in singing and dancing, can be so funny
– and in such extremes as zany comedy and satiric parody.”
“…Director/Choreographer Gary John La Rosa rounds out the talent, adding unique
touches of his own, adapting to the skills and strengths of his cast.
If ever a musical were worth hearing and seeing more than once, Perfect/Change
is it.”
Joseph P. Mauro – The Journal Tribune
ABP Presents a Comedic and Musical View of Relationships
in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
"…and it does so with
non-stop vibrancy and wit, with tender bits of emotion mixed in.”
“Behind all this is the director Gary John La Rosa, whose credits are nationwide and who, together with
the cast, had exactly ten days to perfect this performance.”
Carol-Lynne Wilson – Tourist News
Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Portsmouth, NH
I love this, it's perfect, now go see this one!
“The production of I Love
You, You're Perfect, Now Change, now on stage at the Seacoast Repertory
Theatre is pure fun, guaranteed to have audience members tapping their
toes and chuckling throughout. At the end of the opening night performance,
people in the audience couldn't get to their feet fast enough.”
“This is the kind of production
that makes you want to get immediately back in line to buy a ticket
for a second viewing.”
“Gary John La Rosa, this production's
director, makes wonderfully varied use of the space and limited scenery.
His take varies from tongue-in-cheek satire to outright physical comedy
to simple, eloquent sung conversation, and it all works.”
Mary Ann Robertson – Portsmouth Herald
No Mixed Signals Here, Seacoast Rep's Latest is A Winner
“Got it? Well if not you
might just want to mosey on down to the Seacoast repertory Theatre
to catch a production of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, and
find out what everyone is talking and laughing about.”
“As for the work of director Gary John La Rosa – perfect. The staging of this piece
goes a long way in making it better than good. La Rosa shows real skill
in balancing his canvas, and a real knack for timing, a rather important
element in this number.”
"I Love You, You're Perfect,
Now Change is still playing in New York City to sell-out crowds. You
can save yourself both time and money by catching a flawless performance
right here in the Port City. No reason to go elsewhere. Seacoast Rep
has delivered the goods.”
Jeanne McCartin – Showcase
Perfect/Change Makes Perfect Sense About Highs and Lows of Love
“I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
has been a hot ticket in New York since its off-Broadway premiere five
years ago - and now that producing rights to the show have become available,
theaters all over New England have been staging it. One of them, the
Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth, is having such success with
Perfect/Change that it has just added a few performances to its schedule.”
“A quick trip to the Seacoast Rep reveals
the reasons for all the fuss. Perfect/Change is the kind of show critics
dream of seeing: it contains not one boring moment, one weak performance
or single structural flaw. At last, the chance to write an honest rave!”
“Director Gary John La Rosa has directed
Perfect/Change before and it shows in the show's smooth, amusing choreography
on display in this production. Sometimes not even a critic can be critical.
Buy your tickets now!”
Jason Wilkins – The Portland Press Herald
Theatre-By-The-Sea, RI
“Fourquest Entertainment has done it again with a
witty and very entertaining musical…”
“ Choreographer Gary John
La Rosa is a master at movement
which shows in this production…”
“… is delightfully
choreographed as well as the rest of the show.”
“The cast will make you laugh, cry and everything in between
with the clever direction and talents of each member.”
“This is a wonderfully executed production of I Love You, You're
Perfect, Now Change. Get your tickets soon, the theater buzz is
that this show is selling out fast! I LOVED IT!”
Don Gillis – Little Rhody Theatre
Not much to change in I Love You, You're Perfect
“Theatre-by-the-Sea may be sailing into the
sunset, this being its last planned season of summer stock. But it
has launched its last hurrah like a theater that still means business,
with an often hilarious, always slick production of I Love You, You're
Perfect, Now Change.”
“A packed house Friday seemed to know just
what DiPietro was talking about, as bouts of uncontrolled laughter
rippled through Matunuck's barn-like performance space.”
Channing Gray – Providence Journal
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
“The first show of Theatre-by-the-Sea's 70th
season is the delightful musical revue, I Love You, You're Perfect,
Now Change. Director/choreographer, Gary John
La Rosa leads his multitalented
four member cast in this joyous two act romp, which is sure to delight
all members of the audience from start to finish, giving them a well
deserved standing ovation.”
“…the movement of the four performers
is excellently executed and the scene is so true to life, it receives
thunderous applause.”
“… a show to be proud of.”
“So for a delightful night out near the summer
shore, be sure to catch this show before closing night. You won't be
disappointed.”
Tony Annicone – Theater Mirror
‘I Love You…Now Change’ Plays Out Perfectly for
Laughs
“Men and women may hail from different parts of the solar system,
but their basic need to connect with each other provides fodder for Theatre-by-the-Sea’s
knockout start to what could be its last summer season.”
“…is the perfect date show, a hilarious romp through the
battle of the sexes led by an impressive cast of four with great singing
voices and acting talent and a flair for physical comedy. Never could
I have imagined the giant earthquake of laughter that resulted from an
actor’s simple reach for a tortilla chip.”
“But then, timing is everything in director/choreographer Gary
John La Rosa’s staging of the show.”
“…the summer of 2003 is off to a great
start.”
Janine L. Weisman – Newport Daily News
This Boy-Meets-Girl Twist is A ‘Perfect’ Fit
“…a zesty, sexy, romantic and artful delight…”
“…I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is, well…perfect.”
“Directed by Gary John La
Rosa, whose guidance brought raves for
Smokey Joe’s Café last summer, You’re Perfect is another
hell-raising good time that played well to a sold out adult crowd of
all ages.”
Michael Holtzman – Woonsocket Call
Applause From the Wings
“Theatre-by-the-Sea’s season opener
was a delightful romp through the battle of the sexes.”
“Gary John La Rosa’s artful direction
and choreography set the tone for this clever musical revue, now the
longest running off-Broadway revue still running in NYC.”
“This was a great opening to another fine
season at the TBTS.”
The Board
Mating Game Draws Laughs in Matunuck
“…Theatre-by-the-Sea’s playful and skillful take on
the Off-Broadway hit, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.”
“Director and choreographer Gary
John La Rosa – who last
year staged a smoldering Smokey Joe’s Café in Matunuck – staggers
the pace nicely, shuffling between antic scenes and slower ones that
allow the comedy to build and the audience to find the laughter in the
pauses. He’s also inventive in creating moments of physical comedy
that accentuate the verbal sparring and lyrical satire.”
“It’s a delightful bit, expertly performed,
and a reminder of the wonder that simple stagecraft can still provide
in these high-tech times.”
“Judging from the frequency and volume of laughter, there’s
something for everyone in this show, whether your taste in the comedy
of human dynamics runs toward observational humor, witty lyricism, sophisticated
pantomime, bawdy jokes or straight out slapstick.”
Doug Norris – South County Independent |