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Posted: 6/24/13 at 12:07am

Did anyone see She Loves Me at Caramoor this weekend? Really wish I could have made it up, but I'd love to hear what anyone who saw it thought. That cast sounds like a drea,.

She Loves Me- Caramoor

Posted: 6/24/13 at 1:14am

It does seem perfectly cast. So nice to see Georg and Amalia played by more average-looking people who might actually be convincing as "lonely hearts" as opposed to say, Kate Baldwin, lol.

I saw the show on Sunday at 4 PM. It was magical. Santino Fontana gave a similar portrayal to the one he's giving in Cinderella--goofy adorable leading man. He was PERFECT in this role. very impressive that he could do two shows at the same time--everyone was completely off-book and the show was staged to a great degree. When he sang the song "She Loves Me" he brought the house down.

I was less impressed with Aexandra Silber as Amalia. Usually a performer who starts off well wins you over during the performance, but I found I liked her less and less as the evening wore on. She's just not a strong actress and I didn't believe she really cared for him. The audience seemed to really warm to her, I will say that.

Everyone else was just great. The actor who played the headwaiter won a Tony in the role some two decades ago, and he was very funny. All of the supporting players were individually and collectively terrific.

It was a great, memorable show.I am so glad I went.

She Loves Me- Caramoor

Posted: 6/24/13 at 2:20am

Interesting about Silber, I've never actually seen her perform live but I've always thought her acting was quite strong from what I have seen/heard. Do you think it was just the wrong role for her or is she a weak actress?

She Loves Me- Caramoor

Posted: 6/24/13 at 4:00am

I'll have to disagree with RJ about Alexandra Silber. I thought she was excellent throughout, and her rendition of "Ice Cream" was a standout.

Overall, I thought the show was very nicely done, but the performance conditions at the 4:00 show were not ideal. It had been a very hot day, and it was uncomfortably so under the tent. I felt the sound got lost somewhat in the space, and the music didn't sound strong or sharp enough.

She Loves Me- Caramoor

Posted: 6/24/13 at 3:03pm

I hand a splendid time, thank you, and regret that anyone missed this performance.

If you heard a "Bravo" after 'Will He Like Me?' (the hardest song to act in the show), that was me.

"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable." --Carrie Fisher

She Loves Me- Caramoor

Posted: 7/10/13 at 2:00pm

"She Loves Me" was the first time that Caramoor has staged a full Broadway musical in its 68 years, it's also the musical that turned me on to musical theater -- because of my junior high school production. I write about Caramoor, the production at I.S. 70, and about my meeting with the teacher/director who started it all.
At the very bottom is a video of Alexandra Silber singing "Ice Cream."
She Loves Me: The Broadway Musical That Changed Our Lives

She Loves Me- Caramoor

Posted: 7/10/13 at 10:44pm

I thought Santino was the standout. I think he was far better in this than in Cinderella, but to be fair, the role of George has more meat. He was delightful.

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