She Loves Me presented by Blank Theatre at Reginald Vaughn Theater

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...Music director Aaron Kaplan's arrangements of Jerry Bock's score (lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joe Masteroff) and the overall prowess of the cast's singing create a number of dazzling moments, particularly during the play's most complicated number, "Twelve Days to Christmas." It's during frenzied passages like this one, or the layered missed connections at Cafe Imperiale, or Winter's magnetic solos, that the Reginald Vaughn Theatre black box, far from robbing audiences of their right to Broadway pyrotechnics and kicklines, feels opportunely intimate for this exceptional revival."

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

"...This production, directed by Danny Kapinos takes us on an interesting trip. The theater is tiny, and so in order to bring us a musical, they have eliminated a set! The seating is on three sides with a square stage area and on the back wall a set picture with some curtains that can be open or closed, but to be honest, none of this has any importance to the story or the production. The actors start the show with the opening number "Good Morning, Good Day" on chairs, benches and stools all over the stage area."

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

"...For any fan of musicals, this show will read as charmingly familiar, like curling up with your favorite book in your favorite chair under your favorite blanket. Brought to life by a frankly obnoxiously talented cast, the show has an earnest sweetness that I found irresistible. Rather than run from its age, it appears to have embraced it, and the result was a thoroughly enjoyable evening."

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

"...One of the glories of Chicago theater is the regular flashes of brilliance that happen in our storefront theater scene, and the Blank Theatre’s current production at the Reginald Vaughn Theater is a particularly bright flare. Company co-founder Danny Kapinos’ deft direction uses the small stage to its fullest advantage, crafting an intimate show that plays like a music box, with the performers revolving around each other to produce a delightful melody."

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

"...She Loves Me, which served as the basis for such films as "The Shop Around the Corner" and "You've Got Mail," turns out to be an absolutely perfect show to produce in this theatre: all of its many intimate moments are up close and personal for the audience, and the space forces Kapinos and James to be truly inventive when things get more crowded. It is a joyful triumph for Blank Theatre Company as they after the pandemic layoff."