The Light in the Piazza August 22, 2009

Based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer, 'The Light in the Piazza' is set in the summer of 1953 and tells the story of a mother and daughter traveling through Italy, the daughter's romance with a handsome, high-spirited Florentine, and the mother's determined efforts to keep the two apart. With music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, and a book by Craig Lucas, 'The Light in the Piazza' earned six 2005 Tony Awards.