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“This will be a great kick-off to our season and our 80th anniversary observances,” said Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director and director of “She Loves Me.” “It’ll be fun and totally in keeping with our desire to celebrate this milestone with our community. And what could be more perfect than hanging out at a parfumerie to conclude our first day of rehearsal on this show?” Petra Collins, Douglas Cosmetics marketing director, stated, "Douglas Cosmetics is thrilled to be part of the activities introducing the upcoming play ‘She Loves Me’ to the surrounding communities. Since the story of the play is taking place in a ‘parfumerie,’ it is a natural fit and a perfect ‘stage.’ Not only will this be a fun-filled and exciting evening, we are taking this opportunity to raise funds for the Playhouse as well." During the evening, Douglas Cosmetics staff members will perform makeovers, and offer skincare and fragrance consultations. Champagne and hors d’oeuvres will be served, and guests will have the opportunity to win prizes courtesy of the cosmetic retailer. Guests will receive a 10% shopping discount, plus Douglas Cosmetics will donate to the Playhouse 10% of the evening’s proceeds. “She Loves Me” is an endearing musical about Georg and Amalia, feuding shop clerks, who unknowingly fall in love via their letters as anonymous romantic pen pals. Surrounded by a roster of eccentric colleagues who aid and abet them, the two soul mates put on a brave front to cover their frailties while longing for their happy ending. The show was the inspiration for the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan film, "You've Got Mail.” With an alluring musical score and delightful lyrics by the Tony Award-winning team who created “Fiddler on the Roof,” the production will run April 20 – May 8. For “She Loves Me,” corporate sponsor is Bank of America; board of trustees sponsors are Sandra and Neil DeFeo. About the Playhouse Westport Country Playhouse, a not-for-profit theater, serves as a treasured home for the performing arts and is a cultural landmark for Connecticut. Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos and management direction of Michael Ross, the Playhouse creates quality productions of new and classic plays that enlighten, enrich and engage a diverse community of theater lovers, artists and students. The Playhouse’s rich history dates back to 1931, when New York theatre producer Lawrence Langner created a Broadway-quality stage within an 1830s tannery. The Playhouse quickly became an established stop on the New England “straw hat circuit” of summer stock theatres. Now celebrating its 80th season, Westport Country Playhouse has produced more than 700 plays, 36 of which later transferred to Broadway, most recently the world premiere of "Thurgood" and a revival of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" with Paul Newman, and in earlier years "Come Back, Little Sheba" with Shirley Booth, "The Trip to Bountiful" with Lillian Gish, and "Butterflies Are Free" with Keir Dullea and Blythe Danner. For its artistic excellence, the Playhouse received a 2005 Governor's Arts Award and a 2000 "Connecticut Treasure" recognition. It was also designated as an Official Project of Save America's Treasures by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is entered on the Connecticut State Register of Historic Places. Following a multi-million dollar renovation completed in 2005, the Playhouse transformed into a year-round, state-of-the-art producing theater, which has preserved its original charm and character. In addition to a full season of theatrical productions, the Playhouse serves as a community resource, presenting educational programming and workshops; a children's theater series; symposiums; music; films; and readings. The five-play 2010 season will continue with “Dinner with Friends,” a comic drama by Donald Margulies, directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director, June 1 through 19; “Happy Days” by Samuel Beckett, a play of luminous beauty and rare power, directed by Mark Lamos, July 6 through July 24; “I Do! I Do!,” the joyful and touching musical, written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, August 10 through August 28; and “The Diary of Anne Frank,” a timeless and powerful classic, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman, directed by Gerald Freedman, September 28 through October 16. For more information or ticket purchases, call the box office (M-F, 12 to 6 p.m.) at (203) 227-4177, or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529, or visit 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Tickets may be purchased online at www.westportplayhouse.org. © Copyright by ConnecticutPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of ConnecticutPlus.com, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page
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