Overview
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE is a modern twist on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set in New York City. A young, uptight greeting card writer’s life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Along with their eccentric friends and siblings, they learn to love each other not despite their faults, but because of them.
Casting & Production
Casting
3 female and 3 male featured roles
AUSTIN BENNET (25; tenor to A): greeting card writer.
JEFF BENNET (28; baritone to G [optional A]): pedi-cab driver.
MARCY FITZWILLIAMS (24; soprano, strong mix to F, belt to D): photographer.
DIANA BINGLEY (27; alto to D): actuary.
COCKTAIL WAITRESS, BARISTRESS, NEIGHBOR, CHINESE FOOD RESTAURANT MANAGER, NYC WOMAN (soprano)
BARTENDER, BARISTA, WAITER, CHINESE FOOD RESTAURANT WAITER, NYC MAN (bari-tenor)
Orchestral Information
5 Musicians
Piano/Conductor (Keyboard 1)
Keyboard 2 (Electric Keyboard)
Reed (Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe)
Bass (Acoustic and Electric)
Drums/Percussion
Credits
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
A modern day musical love story
Music by JOSHUA SALZMAN Book and Lyrics by RYAN CUNNINGHAM
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE was presented at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals in 2005
Media
- Another Saturday Night in New York
- Oh, What a Difference
- The Actuary Song
- But I Don't Want to Talk About Her
- Coffee
- The Perfect Romance
- Because of You
- We're Just Friends
- Maybe We Just Made Love
- Just Not Now
- Alone
- That's What's Gonna Happen
- Even Though
- But I Do
- What Do We Do It For?
- Marcy's Yours
- Goodbye
- I Love You Because
Authors
Upcoming Productions
Robert Morris University
Coraopolis, PA
Cameron Univ
Lawton, OK
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