The Light in the Piazza

Light in the Piazza features a beautifully crafted score by Adam Guettel (Richard Rodgers’ grandson) and book by Craig Lucas.  The musical was nominated for eleven Tony awards, winning six, including for Best Orchestration and Best Original Score.  It ran for 504 performances on Broadway in 2005-2006.  

The Light in the Piazza tells the poignant story of Margaret Johnson, a wealthy Southern woman, and her beautiful daughter, Clara, as they tour Italy and the Tuscan countryside during the summer of 1953.  While sightseeing, Clara loses her hat to a sudden gust of wind.  As if guided by an unseen hand, her hat lands at the feet of Fabrizio Naccarelli, a handsome young Florentine man, who returns it to Clara.  This brief episode, charged with coincidence and fate, sparks an immediate and intense romance between Clara and Fabrizio.  Margaret, extremely protective of her daughter, attempts to keep Clara and Fabrizio apart as we learn of Clara’s secret.  Unable to suppress the truth about her daughter, Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara's future, but her own deep seated hopes and regrets as well.  As Tony Award winner for Best Original Score, Adam Guettel’s score breaks from the 21st century tradition of pop music on Broadway with unexpected harmonic shifts and extended melodic structures.

 Adult tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. College students and Groups are $24.