She Loves Me, the American Broadway musical, is set in pre-war Budapest and is about two shy anonymous pen pals, who have never met and, unbeknown, are actually working in the same fancy perfume shop. The couple (played by two likeable performers, Scarlett Strallen and Mark Umbers) hate each other so much that everybody on stage, and everybody in the audience, knows they love each other very much.
Some people may find it all just a bit too sweet and sentimental for their taste. But the sweetness and the sentimentality are an essential part of the show’s appeal. Jerry Block’s lilting music charms and Sheldon Harnick’s lyrics are literate and witty.