The new musical I Love You Because, with its acclaimed score by Ryan Cunningham and Joshua Salzman, will be preserved on disc, in a recording to be released in the fall by PS Classics.
With book and lyrics by Cunningham and music by Salzman, the musical opened at off-Broadway's Village Theatre on February 14, 2006 and completed its run on May 21st. It was produced by Jennifer Maloney, Fred M. Caruso, Robert Cuillo and GFour Productions, in association with Jana Robbins and Sharon Carr. Upcoming productions are already planned for Coral Gables, Boston, Chicago and Seattle. The off-Broadway cast – Farah Alvin, David A. Austin, Tony Award nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Colin Hanlon, with Jordan Leeds and Courtney Balan – will reassemble in the studio on Monday, June 26th, under the supervision of producer Larry Gates. I Love You Because, choreographed by Christopher Gattelli and directed by Daniel Kutner, features orchestrations by Larry Hochman and musical direction by Jana Zielonka. Dubbed "a modern day musical love story," the show follows Austin Bennet (Hanlon), an uptight greeting card writer whose life is turned upside down when he finds his long-term girlfriend in bed with another man. Forced back out into the treacherous New York dating scene, Austin meets Marcy Fitzwilliams (Alvin), a free-spirited photographer whose spontaneity is matched only by her ability to drive him insane. They are constantly misguided by Austin's brother Jeff (Austin) and Marcy's best friend Diana Bingley (D'Abruzzo). Together, they explore the 'rules' and nuances of dating in the big city as they learn how to love someone, not in spite of their differences, but because of them.Videos