The Light in the Piazza: National Tour February 13, 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.