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She Loves Me - book by Joe Masteroff; music by Jerry Brock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Director: Geoff Reynolds

Adaptation: You might not realize that this 1963 Broadway musical is an adaptation of the 1937 play Parfumerie by Hungarian playwright Miklós László. It was also adapted in the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner and the 1949 musical film In the Good Old Summertime. It was adapted again as the film You've Got Mail in 1998.

Run Time: approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes

Location: Main Stage Theatre at BYU West Campus

About the show:

In a chic European perfume shop, employees Georg and Amalia despise one another. Fortunately, they are able to escape their work frustrations in the romance they each have blossoming with secret pen-pals. This classic love story that prompted Hollywood favorites “The Shop Around the Corner” and “You’ve Got Mail” features some of the most beloved musical theatre songs and dances of all time. Audiences will love the high fashion hijinks that ensue when lovers fall apart and enemies fall in love.

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