Diane Lane, Tony Shalhoub & More to Star in Bathsheba Doran’s The Mystery of Love and Sex Off-Broadway

Diane Lane, Tony Shalhoub, Gayle Rankin and Mamoudou Athie will star in Bathsheba Doran’s The Mystery of Love and Sex. Directed by Sam Gold, the off-Broadway production will begin previews at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater on February 7, 2015. Opening night is set for March 2.

Lane last appeared on the New York stage in 1977, aged 12, in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Agamemnon. She was nominated for an Oscar for Unfaithful and an Emmy for Cinema Verite. Other screen credits include The Outsiders, The Perfect Storm, Under the Tuscan Sun and Man of Steel. Shalhoub was nominated for Tony Awards for his performances in Act One, Golden Boy and Conversations with My Father. His additional Broadway credits include Lend Me a Tenor, The Heidi Chronicles and The Odd Couple. He took home Emmy Awards in 2003, 2004 and 2006 for Monk. Rankin is currently appearing in Cabaret on Broadway. Athie’s stage credits include Generations.

The Mystery of Love and Sex is the story of four individuals whose lives remain inextricably intertwined over time. Charlotte (Rankin) and Jonny (Athie) are two college students and long-time friends since the age of 9. As their relationship turns romantic, over her parents’ (Lane and Shalhoub) objections, an onslaught of truths about their past is unleashed, threatening not only their relationship with each other, but with their families as well.

The production will feature sets by Andrew Lieberman, costumes by Kaye Voyce, lighting by Jane Cox, and original music and sound by Daniel Kluger.