The Light in the Piazza

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Friday, Dec. 4, Overture Center Playhouse, 7:30 pm

After a summer hit with Guys and Dolls, Four Seasons Theatre is taking on a quieter, less traditional musical for the fall. The Light in the Piazza has a book from Craig Lucas (Longtime Companion, Prelude to a Kiss), a score by Adam Guettel (Floyd Collins) and a slew of Tony awards, but it didn’t get consistent critical praise when it ran on Broadway in 2005. The story begins in the summer of 1953 when the wife of a well-heeled American businessman is traveling with her mentally challenged adult daughter Clara. While sightseeing in a piazza, Clara loses her hat in a wind, and it lands at the feet of Fabrizio Naccarelli, a handsome Florentine. If anyone can revive this quirky gem, it’s Four Seasons.

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