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The Invention of Love

The Invention of Love
Theatre: Lyceum
Status: Closed
(March 01, 2001 - June 30, 2001 )
  • Preview: March 1, 2001
  • Open: March 29, 2001
  • Close: June 30, 2001
Play - New York Premiere
Running Time: 2hrs 30mins

A new play by Tom Stoppard (“Arcadia”) about the Victorian poet A E Housman.

For The Record:

“The Invention of Love” had its World Premiere on Oct 1, 1997 in London at the RNT. Richard Eyre directed a cast headed by John Wood and Paul Rhys. Its American Premiere took place at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco CA on 1/12/00 (to 2/6). 

Total Gross: $3,918,862
Average Weekly Gross: $217,715
Total Attendance: 104,598
Average Weekly Attendance: 83%
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Staff & Creative Team

Producer:

General Manager:

Steven C Callahan at Lincoln Center Theater

Company Manager:

Gillian Roth at Lincoln Center Theater

Casting Director:

Daniel Swee at Lincoln Center Theater

Advertising Representative:

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Press Agent:

Philip Rinaldi Publicity

Production Stage Manager:

Susie Cordon

Author

Tom Stoppard

Director

Jack O'Brien

Settings & Costumes

Bob Crowley

Lighting

Brian MacDevitt

Sound

Scott Lehrer

Cast

Richard Easton
A.E. Houseman, aged 77 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001
Robert Sean Leonard
A.E. Houseman, aged 18-26 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001
Daniel Davis
Bunthorne/Oscar Wilde 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001
Mireille Enos
Katherine Houseman 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001
David Harbour
Moses John Jackson 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001
Byron Jennings
Benjamin Jowett/Henry Labouchere 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001
Peter McRobbie
W.T. Stead/Mark Pattison 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001
Mark Nelson
Chamberlain 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001
Martin Rayner
Walter Pater/Frank Harris 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001
Michael Stuhlbarg
Alfred William Pollard 03/01/2001 - 06/30/2001