Shows · The Light in the Piazza
The Light in the Piazza
Opened 2005
504 performances
Musical, Modern
American tourist Margaret Johnson and her beautiful daughter Clara visit Florence, Italy, in the 1950s. When Clara falls instantly in love with young Italian Fabrizio, Margaret must decide whether to reveal a secret about Clara's past — a childhood injury that left her mentally impaired — or allow her daughter the chance at happiness and love that Margaret herself never found.
- Music
- Adam Guettel
- Lyrics
- Adam Guettel
- Book
- Craig Lucas
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 2 recordings
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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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