I Love You Because
Austin as Jeff, with Courtney Balan and Jordan Leeds playing a variety of bit parts as chorus members New York Woman and New York Man. All six actors performed on the original cast recording released in 2006.
The first regional production of the show ran from January 17-February 11, 2007, at the Actors' Playhouse in Coral Gables, Florida.
The UK premiere opened at the Landor Theatre, in association with producer Josephine Buchan, on September 19 2007.
Directed by Robert McWhir, the cast was led by Daniel Boys as Austin, with Richard Frame (Jeff), Jodie Jacobs (Marcy), Debbie Kurup (Diana) with Lucy Williamson and Mark Goldthorp.
The Australasian premiere season is scheduled from August 8-16, 2008. Directed by Nathan Firmin and Brad Fischer for SHOOSH Productions, the play will be staged at the Cromwell Road Theatre in Melbourne.
In October 2008 the first regional production of "I Love You Because" outside of London was staged at The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts as part of the Capital of Culture Year.
Directed by Nick Phillips and Sally Rapier, it was the first time the production was performed in prominade format. The cast included Phillip Rowntree (Austin), David Hutchinson (Jeff), Terri O'Ryan (Marcy), Emily Lambert (Diana), Kristina Noell (NY Woman) and Robin Rightmyer (NY Man)
Plot details
As the show begins, conservative greeting card writer Austin Bennet discovers his girlfriend, Catherine, is cheating on him with another man.
Austin later meets and develops feelings for bohemian photographer Marcy Fitzwilliams.