[NEohioPAL] Berko review: I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NO CHANGE @ Actors' Summit

[Roy Berko]

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I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE:  a nice escape at Actors’ Summit

Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association & Cleveland Critics Circle)

Every once in a while it’s nice to go to a theatre, relax, hear some
pleasant music, enjoy stories of love and life, and smile.  That’s the
situation at Actor’s Summit with their present offering, I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE
PERFECT, NOW CHANGE.

ILY,YP, NC is a review by Joe DiPietro (book)  and Jimmy Roberts (music)
which takes a journey from dating and waiting to fall in love, to
marriage.  Then it lightly probes into the agonies and triumphs of
newborns, children, and the pick-up attempts of geriatrics.  Not mind
blowing, not even mind bending, just a series of songs, some light hearted
vignettes, and an occasional emotional twist.

The music is nice.  Not memorable, but pleasant.  No top ten hits on the
play list here, but also nothing grating, ear splitting, or heavy bass.

The Actors’ Summit cast have nice voices, interpret the songs well, hit the
right emotional levels and make the ideas flow right along.  Stephen
Brockway, Aubrey Caldwell, Abigail Allwein,  and Keith Stevens play
multi-roles with comfort.

It is ironic that Stevens does a charming song, complete with baby talk
about the joys of fatherhood, since he is a very, very recent new daddy!

New grandpa Neil Thackaberry’s directing keeps the show moving at a
pleasant pace.  And, new grandma MaryJo Alexander does a great job with the
costumes and props.

CAPSULE JUDGEMENT:  I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE makes for a
pleasant afternoon/evening of theatre.

For tickets to I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, which runs through
June 3, call 330-342-0800 or go to actorssummit.org.

For other reviews of this show go to:  www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com

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