Theater
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REMIND ME AGAIN The new musical “I Love You Because” follows a greeting card writer, played by Colin Hanlon, who must navigate the New York dating scene after his longtime girlfriend cheats on him. It’s billed as “a gender-reversed modern day musical retelling” of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” Ryan Cunningham wrote the book and lyrics and Joshua Salzman wrote the music. Daniel Kutner directs. Previews begin: tonight. Opens: Tuesday, February 14, 7 p.m. Runs: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 7 and 10 p.m., Sunday, 3 and 7 p.m., Village Theatre, 158 Bleecker St., between Thompson and Sullivan streets, 212-307-4100, $20-$65.
GROUP THERAPY In “Let’s Play Doctor,” artist and performer Lisa Levy plays a psychotherapist experimenting with “public psychoanalysis” on her audience. She and her onstage sidekick conduct tests, deconstruct the psyches of celebrities, and offer advice. Through Friday, February 17, Fridays, 8 p.m., Ace of Clubs, 9 Great Jones St., between Lafayette Street and Broadway, 212-352-3101, $12.
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