Ilona (Jenny Meisinger), Kodaly (Hnter Martin) and Georg (Carlton Silvestro) line up to say “Thank You, Madame” to patrons as they leave the parfumerie (right to left Marina Broome-Eason, Autumn Mallory and Christine Kalil). (Photo by Greg Rumpf)
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – The Newtowne Players will present the romantic musical “She Loves Me,” by Joe Masteroff, Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock from February 1-17. Performances will be Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 3:30 p.m.
The play will be presented at the Three Notch Theatre, 21744 South Coral Drive, LexingtonPark, MD 20653. Tickets are $18 for adults; $15 for seniors, students and military; and $13 for children age 12 and under. Thursdays only, all seats are $13. All tickets may be purchased online at www.newtowneplayers.org, or by calling 301-737-5447.
“She Loves Me” is considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world elegance. Georg works at a modest Hungarian parfumerie and spends his free time pouring out his heart in anonymous letters to “Dear Friend,” the love of his life. Amalia gets a job at the shop and its immediately clear how much they hate each other. It’s also immediately clear — to the audience — that Amalia is Georg’s “Dear Friend.” What will it take for Georg to realize that she loves him and for Amalia to realize that there’s something about a man who won’t help her find her “Other Shoe” when he brings her “Vanilla Ice Cream”!?
Mr. Mariczek (Larry Silvestro) attempts to sell a musical cigarette box to a patron (Marina Broome-Eason) in the hopes of winning bet he has made with Georg. Ilona (Jenny Meisinger) watches to see if she will be ringing up a sale. (Photo by Greg Rumpf)
Mr. Mariczek (Larry Silvestro) shows Georg (Carlton Silvestro) that he was light on his feet in “Days Gone By” while Georg protests that he has two left feet and Kodaly (Hunter Martin) observes. (Photo by Greg Rumpf)
Ilona (Jenny Meisinger) and Amalia (Sarah Gravelle) discuss Amalia’s big date with her “Dear Friend,” whom she has never met. (Photo by Greg Rumpf)
Georg (Carlton Silvestro) shows an astonished Mr. Mariczek (Larry Silvestro) the sales from the holiday season as Amalia (Sarah Gravelle) and Arpad (Kenneth Faison) welcome him back after an accident has kept him away from work for an extended time. (Photo by Greg Rumpf)