Beth Parrillo

After a fire in January killed two members of the Coleman family in Leonia, and destroyed their home completely, fellow Leonians Mike Moat and Mark Watson knew they had to help. Three generations of Colemans had lived in that house for decades and they had known them all.

What brings people of different ages, from their early twenties through their seventies, together in meaningful personal interactions? How is it that individuals with little or no college education can easily forge close bonds working together with others who hold advanced degrees?

The Players Guild of Leonia, like most community theater groups, often refers to its members as 'family.' However, when it presents the hilarious musical, 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,' beginning tonight, October 18th, the production literally will be a family affair. Meet the cast and creative team below!

The Players Guild of Leonia, like most community theater groups, often refers to its members as 'family.' However, when it presents the hilarious musical, 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,' beginning October 18th, the production literally will be a family affair. Meet the cast and creative team below!

The Players Guild of Leonia present: BALLROOM. Book by Jerome Kass, music by Billy Goldenberg, lyrics by Marilyn & Alan Bergman. Directed by Annette Lenge. Based on Kass' teleplay for the 1975 Emmy Award-winning television drama 'Queen of the Stardust Ballroom,' the plot focuses on lonely widow Bea Asher, who becomes romantically involved with Alfred Rossi, a mail carrier she meets at the local dance hall.