The Pennsylvania Playhouse, 390 Illicks Mill Road in Bethlehem, Pa. is proud to present the musical comedy “She Loves Me” as its final show of the 2019 season.
An intimate and touching show, featuring music by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof) and book by Joe Masteroff (Cabaret), She Loves Me was nominated for five Tony Awards in 1963. The 1993 Broadway revival won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical and the 1994 Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
It was later revived in 2016 and received eight Tony nominations and nine Drama Desk Awards, again garnering the Drama Desk for Outstanding Revival of a Musical.
Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, “She Loves Me” is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old world elegance. Set in a 1930s European perfumery, Maraczek’s, we meet shop clerks, Amalia (Elizabeth Marsh-Gilkeson) and Georg (Brian Houp), who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye.
After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves... and of all the twists and turns along the way!
Rounding out the cast are Ted Williams as Sipos, Beth Sucro as Illona, Mike Corcoran as Kodaly, Josh Mitchell as Arpad, Paul Bonicci as Mr. Maraczek, and Jaedon Muhl as the Head Waiter of the Café Imperiale.
“She Loves Me” also showcases a small but strong ensemble cast playing a range of memorable characters of all ages. An ideal Christmas show, this heart-warming story will be adored by all ages. “She Loves Me” opens on Friday December 6th at 7:30PM. Other evening performances are December 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st and three matinees on Sundays the 8th, 15th and 22nd at 3:00PM. Tickets can be purchased online at paplayhouse.org or by calling 610-865-6665.