Jersey Boysis the only jukebox musical to win the Tony for Best Musicalbecause it has agreat score plus a great book or story. Laura Griffith sizzles as Franca, the frustrated, cynical-but-wise sister-in-law who yearns to rekindle her passion with Giuseppe, the other Naccarelli son, well played with comic timing by Jonathan Hammond. Clara's Interlude Clara18. With soaring operatic melodies, The Light in The Piazza is a story about mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and the deeply intertwined emotions of love and loss. Meg tries to explain her daughter's condition to Fabrizio's father but the opportunity never seems to be right. A breeze carries Clara's hat off her head and across the square where a young Italian man, Fabrizio, catches it, mid-air, and returns it to her. Concord offers a full suite of resources to help you put on the show of a lifetime! Irving, TX 75060 Callback Dates: We celebrate an environment which welcomes diverse expressions of creativity. The Light in the Piazza book by CRAIG LUCAS music and lyrics by _ ADAM GUETTEL directed by BARTLETT SHER Lincoln Center Theater Apeil 15, 2005f219105) 1 ACT ONE a (OVERTURE) Li. For the audition, prepare one (1) 32-bar cut (about 1:30) in the style of the show. First Id like to say this is a pleasant musical with many good points, particularly the dazzling sets and delightful music. But most scenes are in English, like the Act II title song The Light in the Piazza sung by Clara. In the cooling, autumnal stage of love, Diane Sutherland plays Senora Naccarelli, the peace keeping Italian mother, now partnered with David Ledingham, as Senor Naccarelli, Fabrizios father. Six 2005 Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations. For Better", "Karl Boehm Picked as Grimm Brother: Casting Well Saves Director Headaches, Guy Green Says", "FILMLAND EVENTS: 3 Story Purchases Announced by 20th", The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Light_in_the_Piazza_(film)&oldid=1142250379, Films with screenplays by Julius J. Epstein, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 09:48. MGM purchased film rights in August and assigned it to producer Arthur Freed,[5] while the novel version of the story was published later that year. While she is away, Fabrizio comes to the room, distraught; he cannot find the right words to express his feelings, and Clara urges him to use any other means; Clara accepts Fabrizio's proposal of marriage, and the two are embracing, half undressed, as Margaret walks in on them ("Say It Somehow"). All the Cats Join In: Swing Dance with your Family! Audition Start: Mar. Restore formatting, But instead of a stage filled with chorus lines and show stopping production numbers, the dramatic action and music come to an abrupt stop for an intensely private, quiet moment. This causes Margaret to relent, to set aside her doubts and considerations, and to no longer stand in the way of the wedding. This brief episode, charged with coincidence and fate, sparks an immediate and intense romance between Clara and Fabrizio. A Japanese production of the musical was produced in December 2007, having a limited engagement of about a month. CurtainUp called the musical a "gorgeously staged and musically sophisticated adaptation the Guettel sound is nevertheless plush and enjoyable with a genuine musical theater sensibility. Lucas has made room for the young lovers' voices and retained enough of the psychological complexities to prevent this from being the dated soap opera it could easily have been. You cannot paste images directly. Join the Presidents Council starting at $2,500 and receive access to premium seats and other special benefits throughout the season. The Berkeley Street Theatre in Toronto saw the Canadian premire[contradictory] by Acting Up Stage running in February 2010. Equity/professional customers should contact the Licensing department directly at [emailprotected] to inquire about a title's availability. The musical was directed by Bartlett Sher, choreographed by Jonathan Butterell, with lighting by Christopher Akerlind, set by Michael Yeargan and costumes by Catherine Zuber. They are the pair who exemplify the hot summer season of love. Margaret Johnson, the wife of an American businessman, is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara. At the Duomo, Fabrizio once again catches up with Margaret and Clara, and this time Fabrizio's father, Signor Naccarelli, is able to help penetrate Margaret's resistance to any further involvement. [19], The work was presented by Life Like Company at the Arts Centre Melbourne from October 28, 2016 to November 6, 2016, directed by Theresa Borg and starring Chelsea Plumley (Margaret Johnson), Genevieve Kingsford (Clara Johnson) and Jonathan Hickey (Fabrizio Naccarelli). Craig Lucas' book perfectly echoes Adam Guettel's gorgeous, lilting, classical score (not included, but worth listening to at the appropriate points in the book). But Margaret steers her daughter away from the encounter, bringing her next to the Uffizi Gallery where the reaching figures in the paintings speak to Clara of her own yearnings ("The Beauty Is"). [5], The show had its opera house premiere in October 2008 at Piedmont Opera in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Anyone who cares about the rather uncertain future of this truly American genre should/must see the show!. New York Magazine, Adam Guettel's astonishing music is the most beautiful score written for the American musical theater in 20 years, and the uncommonly wise and emotional lyrics from Craig Lucas collapse all the usual defenses against Broadway flim-flam. American Dancing Orchestra6. Margaret calls her husband Roy, who is back in the states. A work of such consummate beauty, truth, energy and accomplishment that you leave the theater filled with joy and revived by hope for the future. The New York Observer, The most melodic and emotionally satisfying musical this season. Associated Press, Breathtaking! Music and lyrics by Adam Guettel Book by Craig Lucas, Please don't forget to tell them that you found their script using Amdram Community. The Light in the Piazza happening at Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo,Santa Barbara,CA,United States, Santa Barbara, United States on Sat Mar 25 2023 at 06:30 pm The Naccarellis, the Florentine family, sing-speak several scenes in Italian without subtitles or translation. There is both Italian and English in the score. You either love the mother. Important: The national touring production of The Light in the Piazza continues through Sunday, January 7, 2007, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Light in the Piazza is part of the 2023 Encores! Upload or insert images from URL. Its Romeo and Juliet or Leonard Bernsteins West Side Story with an ambiguous ending. 13, 2023 at 9:00pm Audition Details: Audition Location: MainStage222 222 E. Irving Blvd. Margaret Johnson, the wife of a well-heeled American businessman, is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara. The characters are complex. With soaring operatic melodies that set it apart from most contemporary musical theatre, The Light in the Piazza is a story about mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and the deeply intertwined emotions of love and loss. Artistic LeadershipLear deBessonet | Artistic DirectorMary-Mitchell Campbell | Music DirectorClint Ramos | Producing Creative DirectorJosh Clayton | Director of Music Administration & Score RestorationAdrian Alea | Creative Associate, Creative AdvisorsCamille A. Clara, in her wedding dress, stands in the shadows, overhearing her mother's side of the conversation. On April 4, 2016, the entire original Broadway cast reunited for a benefit concert version of the musical at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, where it originally played. Margaret, alone in her hotel room, reflects on the loneliness in her marriage ("Dividing Day"). The Light in the Piazza is a musical with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, and a book by Craig Lucas. Overture Orchestra2. Get the Library's weekly signature programming email. She loses all poise and control, becoming hysterical and screaming like a child ("Hysteria"). Thu Mar 23 2023 at 07:30 pm The Light in the Piazza. IS PROVIDED BYMargot and John ErnstMarta Heflin FoundationThe Kaplen Brothers FundThe Blanche and Irving Laurie FoundationThe Frederick Loewe FoundationDaryl and Steven RothThe Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, IncThe SHS FoundationThe Ted Snowdon Foundation. 14 day loan required to access EPUB and PDF files. On June 15, 2006, shortly before its closing night, the show was broadcast on the PBS television series Live from Lincoln Center, and drew more than two million viewers. Previews began July 4, 2013 with the official opening July 26, 2013; When a gust of wind blows Claras hat right into the hands of a young Italian gentleman, neither language nor age nor familial disapproval can stop their whirlwind love affair. Heralded as a new direction for musical theater when it opened on Broadway, The Light in the Piazza won six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score for Adam Guettel, whofollowing in the footsteps of his grandfather Richard Rodgersbrought surprising chromatic complexity to his lush, romantic songs, and took the adventurous step of including untranslated Italian lyrics and dialogue to better capture this cross-cultural love story. Chris Sarandon joined the cast as Signor Naccarelli later in the run, Aaron Lazar was a replacement in the role of Fabrizio and Katie Rose Clarke was a replacement in the role of Clara. From the hotel room, Margaret calls Roy to tell him about the wedding. Fabrizio's family are taken with Clara and her simple remarks are taken as evidence of her innocence. Brian Sutherland, who is new as Roy Johnson, her husband, aptly projects a southern gentlemans reserve and hauteur. Auditions will be by appointment in 10 minute slots. I too see a lot of local theater and because of this I need to find the best seats at the best prices I can find. "[23] Michael Feingold, in his review for the Village Voice, commented: "It has some considerable shortcomingsbut its main distinction is that its humanity separates it from the bulk of current musical theater. The American mother and father continue to treat her like a handicapped person. The score breaks from the 21st century tradition of pop music on Broadway by moving into the territory of Neoromantic classical music and opera, with unexpected harmonic shifts and extended melodic structures, and is more heavily orchestrated than most Broadway scores. With Clara sobbing and broken, alone in one of the pews of the church, Margaret reveals her worst fears and her shame at having been the source of her daughter's lifelong suffering. A lovely romance with pragmatic undertones, Light in the Piazza (1962) gracefully handles the complex issues of disability, motherhood, and love. In 1945, when Richard Rodgers wrote the songs about lovers brought together by fate for Carousel, he took the American musical to a new level of dramatic power. Heralded as a new direction for musical theater when it opened on Broadway, The Light in the Piazza won six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score for Adam Guettel, whofollowing in the footsteps of his grandfather Richard Rodgersbrought surprising chromatic complexity to his lush, romantic songs and took the adventurous step of . and Garden Street. (Except for 1-2 numbers I was not wild about Cats or Evita, although they were well staged and had a great story.). Destiny 2 Lightfall release times. LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR ENCORES!Stacey and Eric Mindich Fund for Musical Theater, ENCORES! I saw the show 4 times in NYC and listen to the cast CD every week becausethe score is memorable. THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953. [20], The musical was produced in London at Royal Festival Hall from June 14, 2019 to July 6, starring Rene Fleming as Margaret Johnson and Dove Cameron as Clara. Eventually, Signor Naccarelli visits Meg at her hotel and says she should have told him that Clara is 26. Born on April 30, 1951, and abandoned in a car in Atlanta, Lucas was adopted when he was eight Adam Guettel is a composer/lyricist living in New York City. Check out video, audio and photos of previous Library events. This 2005 Lincoln Center production, directed by Bartlett Sher, won six Tony awards (one for Best Musical) and enjoyed a run of 504 performances on Broadway. She returns to Florence and does everything she can to expedite the marriage without her husband's knowledge. Dividing Day Margaret9. While sightseeing, Clara-a beautiful, surprisingly childish young woman-loses her hat in a sudden gust. Interested in VIP seats? As in a Henry James novel, this story explores the clash between Americans and the residents of an old world culture. The Script-in-Hand series is underwritten by Country Club Bank. to see the production a third time in DC. Prudence Wright Holmes Ensemble. Daniel Evans directed. "[25], Ben Brantley, in The New York Times, deemed the show "encouragingly ambitious and discouragingly unfulfilled the production comes into its own only in the sweetly bitter maternal regrets and dreams of Margaret Johnson." Display as a link instead, Franca, in an attempt to arouse her husband's jealousy, kisses Fabrizio right on the mouth, and Clara witnesses it, breaking into a furious rant that ends with her throwing a drink on Franca. Learn more. THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Auditions Book by Craig Lucas | Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel Directed by Bruce R. Coleman Music Directed by Victoria Nooe IMPORTANT DATES: Audition Dates: Sunday, March 12 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM & Monday, March 13 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM Callbacks: Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19 Rehearsals: will begin in early April But as events unfold, a secret is revealed: in addition to the cultural differences between the young lovers, Clara is not quite all that she appears. Piazza Signoria (Florence, 1953, summer. THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953. In 1953, an American mother, Margaret Johnson, from Winston Salem, North Carolina, is in the winter stages of a dying marriage. The Signor attempts to proposition Meg but fails.[2]. Passeggiata Fabrizio and Clara7. The award winning sets are as lush as the music to set us back in time. The two are instantly smitten. I just recently saw something on TV about some great lyricists, and didnt realize where some of the great musical numbers came from. The Thursday through Saturday shows begin at 7:30 pm, and the final performance on Sunday is a 2:30 pm matinee. When the curtain rises, Michael Yeargans open colonnades and corner cafes, lit in golden light, range from brownish-orange terra cottas to soft tangerines. Either way, it is head and shoulders above its . Start planning your production with a cost estimate you can save and share with your team. The story first appeared as a novella in The New Yorker in June 1960. In Italian culture, a young man of 20 cannot marry an older woman without controversy. It starred Christopher Callen as Margaret, Brooke Tansley as Clara, and Craig D' Amico as Fabrizio (all Broadway veterans) under the direction of Brady Schwind.[7]. Reprint Policy: Our articles may not be reprinted in full but only as excerpts and those portions may only be used if a credit and link is provided to our website. All singers will be expected to have more legit/traditional/classical voices. Margaret feels that she must take Clara away from Florence at once, and she steps down into the lobby to have a drink. New York City Center uses cookies on this site to customize and improve your experience. It starred Jill Gardner as Margaret and Sarah Jane McMahon as Clara, directed by Dorothy Danner and conducted by James Allbritten. Fabrizio assuages all of her fears ("Love to Me"). Why dont they fix the acoustics? Shattered, Clara slips out of the hotel room and runs once more through Florence ("Interlude"), meeting Fabrizio at the church in order to tell him that she cannot marry him; she won't allow herself to cause him any pain. [21] This production then moved to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles in October, the Lyric Opera of Chicago in December with Solea Pfeiffer taking over as Clara.[22]. Powered by Invision Community, We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. Actresses who tested for the female lead included Dolores Hart;[8] producers selected Yvette Mimieux. Please bring a current resume and headshot. It was directed by Stephen Santa. New York, NY 10107-0102. Mark Harelik Signor Naccarelli. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. The Light in the Piazza. 9 Kieser Seth Kieser Janet McLean THTR 320 30 April 2015 A Fable of Love: The Light in the Piazza In an age dominated by the corporate musical, it can be quite difficult She mustn't be made to accept less from life just because she isn't like you or me." In contrast, I could see West Side Story, Man of LaMancha and many others again and again. WowIm never first at ANYTHING! Feeling a bit green this month? Craig Lucas is a American playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, musical actor, and film director. Pasted as rich text. His struggle to learn English helps him understand Claras handicap, which is not inherited but the result of a tragic accident. Sensitive and elegantly romantic, Light in the Piazza is an A-list production with a fine cast headed by two-timeOscar winner* Olivia de Havilland, a script by Casablanca's Julius J. Epstein, gowns by Christian Dior and color cinematographycelebrating the magnificent art and architecture of Florence and Rome. [3], When Fabrizio's father glances at Clara's passport as they settle the wedding arrangements, he is suddenly alarmed and flees the church without explanation, taking Fabrizio with him. Licensing fees and rental materials quoted upon application. Based on the 1960 novel The Light in the Piazza by Elizabeth Spencer, the film is about a beautiful but mentally disabled young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother and the Italian man they meet during one leg of their trip. While sightseeing, Clara, a beautiful, surprisingly childish young woman, loses her hat in a sudden gust. [4] Fabrizio and Clara are overjoyed and plans are made for the wedding. Seemingly unconcerned with her immaturity or her handwriting, Signor Naccarelli admits that he saw Clara write her age on the forms 26 and that this makes her an unsuitable bride for his son who is only 20. PR6 9ST, Amdram Community MainStage Irving-Las Colinas supports the City of Irvings efforts to improve the quality of life for its citizens by providing: MainStage Irving-Las Colinas Board of Directors supports a culture of diversity, inclusion and equity. 131 W 55th St (between Sixth and Seventh avenues) Outside the Washington metropolitan area, dial toll-free at (800) 444-1324. Statues And Stories Margaret and Clara3. Sugar Creek branch is closed Tuesday, Feb. 28 due to staffing issues. But even if Clara is physically healthy, will the lovers young love last through all the seasons of marriage? Casting and programming subject to change. Clear editor. Margaret takes Clara to Rome to distract her and put an end to the affair. While sightseeing, Clara, a beautiful, surprisingly childish young woman, loses her hat in a sudden gust. Concord Theatricals Different cultures can merge for mutual benefit. Will Margaret in midlife realize the romantic passion, the deep well of feeling, shes never had in her marriage? The Light in the Piazza is a musical with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, and a book by Craig Lucas. He sees what Leonardo da Vinci might envision as a Madonna, an angel or a Venus. Margaret Johnson and her beautiful, twenty-six-year-old daughter, Clara, are touring the Tuscan countryside. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. This simple love story is a deep psychological journey about . By the time the musical came to the Lincoln Center . With soaring operatic melodies, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is a story about mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and the deeply intertwined emotions of love and loss. She moves their holiday quickly to Rome in the hope that Clara will soon forget Fabrizio. 2005 musical by Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas, Poster for the original Broadway production, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, " 'The Light in the Piazza' "Live From Lincoln Center" Attracts Big Audience", "Rene Fleming and Dove Cameron to Star in, "Review: 'The Light in the Piazza' at Lyric Opera is exquisite, starring Rene Fleming", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Light_in_the_Piazza_(musical)&oldid=1138042876, Short description is different from Wikidata, Self-contradictory articles from September 2019, Articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "Statues and Stories" Margaret Johnson and Clara Johnson, "Il Mondo Era Vuoto" Fabrizio Naccarelli, "Let's Walk" Signor Naccarelli and Margaret, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 18:47. 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