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Synopsis

She Loves Me is a euphoric romantic comedy with a soaring score. Amalia and Georg work together at a modest Hungarian parfurmerie, and have disliked each other from the very beginning. He thinks she’s stuck up, and she thinks he’s arrogant and mean. But each rapturously writes to a lonely hearts pen pal when the work day is done, and it doesn’t take long for the audience to see that they’re in love without realizing it. Inevitably through some of the most iconic songs in the musical theatre canon ("Vanilla Ice Cream", "She Loves Me", "Will He Like Me?"), Georg and Amalia discover the truth as well and rejoice in their love for each other at the story’s sweet and musically delightful conclusion.

Show Information

Music
Jerry Bock
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1963
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Settings
Multiple Settings
Time & Place
a city in hungary in 1930
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Medium
Dancing
Optional
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Late Teen, Mature Adult, Young Adult Characters, Medium Cast

Context

Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Amalia Balash

Lead

Female

Soprano

Georg Nowack

Lead

Male

Baritone

Arpad Laszlo

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Ilona Ritter

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Ladislav Sipos

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Mr. Maraczek

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Steven Kodaly

Supporting

Male

Tenor

Waiter

Featured

Male

Tenor

Townspeople, Shop Patrons

Ensemble

Either Gender

Spoken, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Songs

Act One

  • Prelude/Good Morning, Good Day - Georg, Arpad, Sipos, Ilona, Kodaly
  • Sounds while Selling - Customers, Sipos, Kodaly, Georg
  • Thank You, Madam - Clerks
  • Days Gone By - Maraczek
  • No More Candy - Amalia
  • Three Letters - Amalia, Georg
  • Tonight at Eight - Georg
  • I Don't Know His Name - Amalia, Ilona
  • Perspective - Sipos
  • Goodbye George - Customers, Clerks
  • Will He Like Me? - Amalia
  • Ilona - Kodaly
  • I Resolve - Ilona
  • *A Romantic Atmosphere - Waiter
  • Tango Tragique - Georg
  • Mr. Novack, Will You Please? - Amalia, Waiter
  • Dear Friend - Amalia

Act Two

  • Try Me - Arpad
  • Days Gone By (Reprise) - Maraczek
  • Where's My Shoe? - Amalia, Georg
  • Vanilla Ice Cream - Amalia
  • She Loves Me - Georg
  • A Trip to the Library - Ilona
  • Grand Knowing You - Kodaly
  • Twelve Days to Christmas - Carolers, Customers, Clerks
  • Finale - Georg, Amalia

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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