Presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater.
She Loves Me
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Based on a play by Miklos Laszlo
Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
Originally Produced on Broadway by Harold Prince in association with
Lawrence N. Kasha and Philip C. McKenna
Original Orchestrations by Don Walker
Adapted by Frank Matosich, Jr.
She Loves Me is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Run Time
Approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes, with an intermission
Program Notes
Welcome to Maraczek’s Parfumerie! You have just stepped into one of the finest parfumeries in the Little Hungary neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The shop aims to return its patrons to an imagined time when shopping was a social experience. Through both their in-person store and online marketplace, Maraczek’s hopes to recall the beauty and nostalgia of a family-owned, neighborhood boutique, while having access to all of the products you may expect.
Content Advisory
This production includes a suicide attempt that takes place off stage. The Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 988 or +1 (800) 273-TALK (8255).
Special Notes
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. No flash photography permitted. Please silence all electronic devices including cellular phones and watches, and refrain from text messaging for the duration of the performance.
Accessibility
The Wallace Theater is an accessible venue with an assistive listening system. The April 5 performance will feature open/live captioning (CART). Both stage and mezzanine levels of the theater are wheelchair-accessible, and up to 5 ADA seating positions are available in all configurations. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations, including Berlind Theatre. Attendees in need of other access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.
Cast
Amalia Balash: Madeleine LeBeau ’24 *
Georg Nowack: Casey Beidel ’24*
Ilona Ritter: Charlotte Kunesh ’24*
Steven Kodaly: Jay White ’24 *
Ladislav Sipos: Charlie Roth ’25*
Arpad Laszlo: Radon Belarmino ’26
Mr. Maraczek: Adam Bathurst ’27
Head Waiter: Kavya Bhat ’26
Featured Shopper: Kimberlynn Bjurstrom ’26
Featured Shopper: Lucia Colwell ’27
Mr. Keller: George Tidmore ’26
Musicians
Keyboard 1: Vince Di Mura
Keyboard 2: Karin Zimba ’27
Violin 1: Ethan Mandojana ’27
Violin 2: Madison Anderson ’27
Violin 3: Romit Kundagrami ’26
Viola: Andrew Jung ’25
Cello: Oscair Page ’26
Bass: Noah Thorne ’27
Flute: Victoria Koretsky ’26
Alto Sax: Ethan Spain ’26
Clarinets: Jacob Jackson ’26*
Horn: Daniel Liu ’26
Trumpet: Kalena Bing ’26
Percussion: Louis Larsen ’24
Production Team
Director/Choreographer: Faith Wangermann ’25 *
Director/Assistant Music Director: Alison Silldorff ’25 *
Music Director/Conductor: Vince Di Mura
Set Designer: Vincent Gerardi ’25*
Costume Designer: Keating Helfrich Debelak
Lighting Designer: Alex Slisher ’25*
Assistant Lighting Designer: Ariane Adcroft ’26
Sound Designer: Nathan Leigh
Sound Engineer: Kay Richardson
Projection Designer: John Waller ’25*
Production Coordinator: Lev Ricanati ’25*
Stage Manager: Chloe Webster ’25*
Assistant Stage Managers: Vivian Bui ‘26*, Cynthia Jacobson ‘26, Tevin Singei ’25*
A2: Ryan Gonzales ’26
Run Crew: Jack Musser ’27
Wardrobe Charge: Emily Marcus
Stitchers: Anne Xu ’26, Isabel Yip ’25, Tanaka Ngwara ’24*, Charlotte Young ’27
*denotes a certificate student/minor in the Program in Theater & Music Theater
Faculty Advisors
Chesney Snow, Primary Faculty Advisor
Vivia Font, Advisor
Tess James, Production/Design Mentor
A Note from the Production Concept and Creative Director
Dear friends,
Welcome to the world of She Loves Me! We are thrilled you are joining us today for our updated portrayal of this classic musical.
Why updated? Princeton’s Class of 2024 is the COVID class. Instead of meeting in classrooms or dining halls or parties, our first semester was spent in chat rooms and Zoom calls. Our updated portrayal of the Broadway classic She Loves Me through a post-pandemic lens not only speaks to the unique “virtual” realities of the Class of 2024’s Princeton experience, but also transforms this golden-age Broadway musical into a modern commentary on our increasingly online world.
This production underscores how virtual connections have long proved as meaningful as in-person ones. The story’s contrast between Georg and Amalia’s profound relationship developed through anonymous “Lonely Hearts Club” letters and Ilona’s largely superficial, physical relationships suggests how virtual does not have to mean artificial. We encourage you contemplate how the virtual world has changed your own life, even while fundamental themes—love, despair, connection—remain constant.
On our production website, we invite you to step into the world of She Loves Me. Take a look at Maraczek’s Parfumerie—the online marketplace for the shop you will see when the show begins. Also, head over to A Lonely Hearts Club—the friendship and dating site that is so crucial to the characters of our show. Who knows? You may make a new friend!
On a personal note, we are so excited you chose to spend the evening with us. We hope this production inspires you to take a look at the connections you have made throughout your college years—either virtual or in-person—and how those connections will make our world a better place in the years to come.
Your dear friend,
Madeleine LeBeau
Production Concept and Creative Director
Land Acknowledgement
An estimated 10 million Native Americans lived in North America before the arrival of European colonizers. Many thousands lived in Lenapehoking, the vast homeland of the Lenni-Lenape, who were the first inhabitants of what is now called eastern Pennsylvania and parts of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware.
Princeton stands on part of the ancient homeland and traditional territory of the Lenape people. In 1756, the College of New Jersey erected Nassau Hall with no recorded consultation with the Lenni-Lenape peoples.
Treaties and forced relocation dispersed Lenape-Delaware to Ohio, Kansas, and Oklahoma. We acknowledge the violence of settler colonialism and pay respect to Lenape peoples past, present, and future and their continuing presence in the homeland and throughout the Lenape diaspora.
For more information, see the websites of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative at Princeton (NAISIP), Natives at Princeton and Princeton Indigenous Advocacy Coalition.
Lewis Center for the Arts
Chair: Judith Hamera
Executive Director: Marion Friedman Young
Director of Program in Theater: Jane Cox
Producing Artistic Director, Theater And Music Theater Season: Elena Araoz
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For a look at all the people working behind the scenes to bring you this event, view a list of LCA staff members.
The programs of the Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts are made possible through the generous support of many alumni and other donors. View a list of LCA Supporters
