Shows · The Light in the Piazza · Vivian Beaumont Theater, 2005
The Light in the Piazza, 2005
Of the productions that opened in the 2000s, this had the 45th longest run.
Who was in it22 named
David Bonanno
David Burnham
Prudence Wright Holmes
Jennifer Hughes
Felicity Lafortune
Michel Moinot
Kelli O Hara as Clara Johnson
Joseph Siravo
Katie Clarke
Christine Andreas as Margaret Johnson
Diane Sutherland as Signora Naccarelli
David Ledingham as Signor Naccarelli
Creative team
- Director
- Bartlett Sher
- Choreographer
- Jonathan Butterell
- Orchestrations
- Ted Sperling
Tony Awards 0 from 1 nomination
Recordings 2 released while this run was on
Around this production
The Light in the Piazza is a musical with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, and a book by Craig Lucas. Based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer, the show is set in the 1950s and tells the story of Margaret Johnson, a wealthy woman from the American South, and Clara, her daughter, who is developmentally disabled due to a childhood accident. The two spend a summer together in Florence, Italy. When Clara falls in love with a young Italian man, Fabrizio, Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara's future, but her own deep-seated hopes and regrets as well. The score breaks from the 21st century tradition of pop music on Broadway by moving into the territory of Neoromantic classical mu…
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