The second of three #TCTheater productions within a year of the delicious and timeless
1963 musical She Loves Me is now playing on the far Southern edge of the seven-county metro area, at
DalekoArts in New Prague. Based on a 1937 Hungarian play, the basic story has been told in multiple iterations, including the
1940 Jimmy Stewart movie The Shop Around the Corner, and the 1998
Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan remake You've Got Mail. But
She Loves Me tells it in musical form, which IMO is always the better way to go. The current popularity of the show is perhaps due to the successful 2016 Broadway revival (broadcast live via
BroadwayHD), but whatever the reason I'm glad of it. I have fallen in love with this sweet and funny show, first through
Lyric Arts' production earlier this spring, then through listening to the 2016 cast recording, and now through DalekoArts' charming production. They employ a smaller cast and band on a much smaller stage (I'm not sure there are any tinier stages in #TCTheater than Daleko's), and blissfully no body mics, which only makes the experience more sweet and intimate.
She Loves Me plays for one more weekend only; if you're in the Southern Metro you should definitely check out what's going on in New Prague.
