THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
Book by CRAIG LUCAS
Music and Lyrics by ADAM GUETTEL
Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co.
Owner of the original motion picture "Light In The Piazza"
Based on the Novel by Elizabeth Spencer
Original Broadway Production by Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 2005
The World Premiere of The Light In The Piazza was produced by the Intiman Theatre
Seattle, Washington
Opening Night: June 14, 2003
Bartlett Sher, Artistic Director Laura Penn, Managing Director
and The Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
Opening Night: January 20, 2004
Robert Falls, Artistic Director Roche Schulfer, Executive Director
Developed with the Assistance of the Sundance Institute Theatre Laboratory
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
Developed with the Assistance of the Sundance Institute Theatre Laboratory On the staff page of all programs you agree to set forth the following credits: Italian Lyrics for "Il Mondo Era Vuoto" by Judith Blazer
Italian Translation by Judith Blazer and Maria Vèrnole Blazer
Italian Translation by Judith Blazer and Maria Vèrnole Blazer
“Out of somewhere I have something I have never had, and sad is happy. That’s all I see.”
Transgressive Theatre-Opera presents its first full musical theatre offering in this heart-wrenching tale of the power of love, family, and women’s self-empowerment. This score is rooted in classical music and the operatic style of storytelling. In its most passionate moments, the score is too grandiose to be considered anything other than the grandest form of theatre; opera. When the spoken word is not enough, these characters sing. When the lyrics are no longer sufficient, “Ah!” is the only response.
TT-O’s cast of classical singers will not attempt to affect more contemporary musical theatre sounds. Once the American and the Italian families of this tale become a new family in the truest sense the sound is pure opera, and our cast of singing actors will deliver the histrionic goods along with the vocals, as our audiences and critics have always remarked.
Transgressive Theatre-Opera presents its first full musical theatre offering in this heart-wrenching tale of the power of love, family, and women’s self-empowerment. This score is rooted in classical music and the operatic style of storytelling. In its most passionate moments, the score is too grandiose to be considered anything other than the grandest form of theatre; opera. When the spoken word is not enough, these characters sing. When the lyrics are no longer sufficient, “Ah!” is the only response.
TT-O’s cast of classical singers will not attempt to affect more contemporary musical theatre sounds. Once the American and the Italian families of this tale become a new family in the truest sense the sound is pure opera, and our cast of singing actors will deliver the histrionic goods along with the vocals, as our audiences and critics have always remarked.
