Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Published 5:00 am Friday, April 23, 2010
In the age of Internet dating, it is easy to fall in love with someone you have never met in person. What if that person turns out to be someone you already know and hate in real life?
That is the premise for “She Loves Me,” based on Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo’s 1937 comedy “Illatszertar” (better known as “Parfumerie”).
Featuring music and lyrics by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick — the musical team who created “Fiddler on the Roof” — “She Loves Me” will run through Oct. 30 at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Angus Bowmer Theatre in Ashland.
In the musical comedy, Georg and Amalia are feuding clerks in a European parfumerie during the 1930s by day, and passionate pen pals brought together by a lonely hearts ad by night, according to a press release.
“She Loves Me” debuted on Broadway in 1963 at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. The musical’s book is by Joe Masteroff, who also wrote the book for “Cabaret.” Songs include “Good Morning, Good Day,” “Sounds While Selling,” “No More Candy,” “Days Gone By” and “Vanilla Ice Cream.”
Laszlo’s play also inspired several films, including “The Shop Around The Corner,” “In the Good Old Summertime” and Meg Ryan and Tom Hank’s “You’ve Got Mail.”
The musical is part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 75th anniversary season.
Tickets are currently on sale at a discounted price for shows through May 30. Tickets range from $37 to $65, depending on seat location. The regular ticket prices range from $49 to $86. There are also several $20 tickets available in the C section of the Angus Bowmer Theatre, but space is limited.
To purchase tickets or for more information on the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, contact 800-219-8161 or visit www.osfashland.org.