The Light in the Piazza
Book by Craig Lucas. Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel. Based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer
January 30 - March 1, 2009
Playhouse on the Square
This six-time Tony Award-winning musical unlocks the passion and romance of 1953 Italy where beauty, culture, and true love abound. When an American tourist traveling with her daughter encounters a handsome Florentine who catches the young girl's eye, she endeavors to impart the difference between idealized and realistic notions of love. But as her child's fraught yet ardent courtship takes flight, it is the protective mother who learns how children perceive love and how adults know it to be. Critically acclaimed for its lush, sweeping score, this richly sentimental musical fable sparkles as the ultimate valentine.
