Arizona Youth Chamber Ensemble and Beowulf Alley Theatre present the romantic musical comedy, She Loves Me. Still relevant today, this old-world, nostalgic musical comedy is the fifth adaptation of the play Parfumerie by Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo, following the 1940 James Stewart-Margaret Sullavan film The Shop around the Corner and the 1949 Judy Garland-Van Johnson musical version In the Good Old Summertime. It would surface yet again in 1998 as the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan feature film You've Got Mail. This production of She Loves Me is appropriate for ages 6 years and over.
Performance locations, dates, and times are:
Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6th Avenue
(downtown between Broadway and Congress)
Friday, December 11, 7:30 p.m.;
Saturday, December 12, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and
ArtFare, 55 North 6th Avenue
(downtown between Congress and Pennington)
Friday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket Prices and Purchase Outlets:
$12 General Admission, $10 Seniors & Students
Purchase through Arizona Youth Chamber Ensemble members, by cash or check made payable to Beowulf Alley Theatre Company; by phone at (520) 882-0555 using VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express; online with debit/credit cards via PayPal or Google at www.beowulfalley.org.
The plot revolves around Budapest shop employees Georg Nowack (played by Hunter Hnat) and Amalia Balash (played by Julie Sandfort). The two, despite being strongly at odds with each other at work, are unaware that each is the other's secret pen pal, having met through lonely-hearts ads. The story ends on Christmas Eve with the endearing and uplifting sense of possibility often felt during the holiday season.
Directed by Steve Anderson; Music Director, Stephanie Fox; Accompanist, David Craig. Script/Music/Lyrics: Joe Masteroff (script), Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics).
Produced by special arrangements with Music Theatre International (MTI).
