She Loves Me follows Georg and Amalia, two parfumerie clerks who aren't quite the best of friends. Constantly bumping heads while on the job, the sparring coworkers can't seem to find common ground. But little do they know, the anonymous romantic pen pals they have both been falling for happen to be each other! Will love continue to blossom once their identities are finally revealed?
In celebration of Roundabout Theatre Company's 50th anniversary, She Loves Me returns to Broadway for the first time since it triumphantly launched Roundabout's musical theatre initiative over 20 years ago. This heartwarming musical comedy features a book by Tony Award winner Joe Masteroff (Cabaret), music by Tony Award winner Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof) and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize and Tony winner Sheldon Harnick (Fiorello!). Six-time Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis (Roundabout's Harvey, The Mystery of Edwin Drood) directs.
The Roundabout Theater Company's enchanting Broadway revival of 'She Loves Me' is so charming, you kind of wish it would follow you home. The show is a special triumph for director Scott Ellis...Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi are endearing as the shy lovers in this intimate romantic comedy, the supporting cast (including Jane Krakowski) constitutes a dream team, and the stagecraft is absolutely flawless...In addition to her glorious soprano voice, Benanti has great comedy chops...She's at her best here in a part that has been waiting for her to come along, a part that seems to love her. The songs 'Vanilla Ice Cream' and 'Where's My Shoe?' have her name on them -- and that's that.
Sometimes vanilla ice cream can taste like sweet deliverance. Such is the discovery made by one Amalia Balash in the 1963 musical 'She Loves Me' -- which has been rapturously revived in a new production by the Roundabout Theater Company -- when she receives a gift of this frozen confection from an unlikely suitor. As Amalia trills her delight in a song that flies toward heaven on ascending high notes, audiences for Scott Ellis's production...are likely to know exactly how she feels. That's partly because 'Vanilla Ice Cream'...is performed by Laura Benanti, an actress whose joyful soprano is a conduit for instant empathy...when embodied by a cast as expertly attuned as this one, which also includes a winning Zachary Levi and a scrumptious Jane Krakowski, it has a lingering and deeply satisfying sweetness usually lacking in brassier shows...The cheerful seamlessness of 'She Loves Me' defies deconstruction.
1963 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1964 | West End |
London Production West End |
1964 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
1985 | Off-Off-Broadway |
Equity Library Theatre Revival Off-Off-Broadway |
1993 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1994 | West End |
London Revival West End |
2004 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
2015 | London |
London Production London |
2016 | Broadway |
Roundabout Theatre Broadway Revival Broadway |
2016 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Scenic Design | David Rockwell |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Zachary Levi |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Laura Benanti |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical | Jeff Mahshie |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Nicholas Barasch |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Jane Krakowski |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Larry Hochman |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | She Loves Me |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design for a Musical | David Rockwell |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Wig and Hair | David Brian Brown |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Laura Benanti |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Zachary Levi |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | She Loves Me |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Laura Benanti |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Jeff Mahshie |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Scott Ellis |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Nicholas Barasch |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Jane Krakowski |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Donald Holder |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or off-Broadway) | She Loves Me |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | David Rockwell |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Jeff Mahshie |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Scott Ellis |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Larry Hochman |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Zachary Levi |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Jane Krakowski |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Laura Benanti |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | She Loves Me |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | David Rockwell |
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