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Vivian Beaumont Theatre , (4/18/2005 - 7/02/2006)
First Preview:Mar 17, 2005 Total Previews:36
Opening Date:Apr 18, 2005   
Closing Date:Jul 02, 2006 Total Performances:504

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Setting: Florence and Rome in the summer of 1953, with occasional side trips to America.


Production Staff [Collapse]
Theatre Owned / Operated by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer); LCT Musical Theater Associate Producer: Ira Weitzman; Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co.
World Premiere produced at Intiman Theatre Company (Bartlett Sher, Artistic Director; Laura Penn, Managing Director); World Premiere produced at The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director)
Book by Craig Lucas; Music by Adam Guettel; Lyrics by Adam Guettel; Based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer; Music orchestrated by Ted Sperling and Adam Guettel; Additional Orchestrations: Bruce Coughlin; Musical Director: Ted Sperling
Directed by Bartlett Sher; Musical Staging by Jonathan Butterell; Assistant Director: Sarna Lapine
Scenic Design by Michael Yeargan; Costume Design by Catherine Zuber; Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind; Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners; Assistant Scenic Design: Mikiko Suzuki; Assistant Costume Design: David Newell and Michael Zecker; Assistant Lighting Design: Michael J. Spadaro; Assistant Sound Design: Jeffrey Yoshi Lee; Hair and Wig Design by Jerry Altenburg
LCT General Manager: Adam Siegel; Company Manager: Matthew Markoff; Associate Co. Mgr: Josh Lowenthal
Stage Manager: Thom Widmann; LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Assistant Stage Mgr: Claudia Lynch
Conducted by Ted Sperling; Associate Conductor: Dan Riddle; Piano, Celesta: Dan Riddle; Concert Master: Christian Hebel; Violin: Christian Hebel, Matthew Lehmann, Sylvia D'Avanzo, James Tsao, Lisa Matricardi and Katherine Livolsi-Stern; Cello: Peter Sachon and Ariane Lallemand; Harp: Victoria Drake; Bass: Brian Cassier; Clarinet/English Horn/Oboe: Richard A. Heckman; Bassoon/Contrabassoon: Gili Sharett; Percussion: Billy Miller; Guitar/Mandolin: Andrew Schwartz; Musical Coordinator: Seymour "Red" Press; Rehearsal Pianist: Adam Ben-David; Music Preparation: Emily Grishman Music Preparation
Properties: Christopher Schneider
Casting: Janet Foster; General Press Representative: Philip Rinaldi; LCT Director of Development: Hattie K. Jutagir; LCT Director of Marketing: Linda Mason Ross; Dance Captain: Laura Griffith; Dialect Coach: Ralph Zito; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Poster Art: James McMullan; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Assistant to Mr. Lucas: Troy Miller; Production Assistant: Andrew Einhorn, Matthew Melchiorre and Melanie T. Morgan
Developed with the assistance of The Sundance Theatre Laboratory
Cast
Michael Berresse Giuseppe Naccarelli
Fabrizio's brother
David Bonanno Ensemble
David Burnham Ensemble
Victoria Clark Margaret Johnson
Patti Cohenour Signora Naccarelli
Fabrizio's mother
Beau Gravitte Roy Johnson
Margaret's husband
Laura Griffith Ensemble
Mark Harelik Signor Naccarelli
Fabrizio's father
(Mar 17, 2005 - Sep 11, 2005)
Prudence Wright Holmes Ensemble
Jennifer Hughes Ensemble
Felicity LaFortune Tour Guide
Ensemble
Michel Moinot Ensemble
Matthew Morrison Fabrizio Naccarelli (Mar 17, 2005 - Sep 01, 2005)
Kelli O'Hara Clara Johnson
Margaret's daughter
(Mar 17, 2005 - Dec 04, 2005)
Joseph Siravo Priest
Ensemble
Sarah Uriarte Berry Franca Naccarelli
Giuseppe's wife
Swings: Glenn Seven Allen (Swing) and Catherine LaValle (Swing)
Understudies: Glenn Seven Allen (Priest), David Bonanno (Giuseppe Naccarelli), David Burnham (Fabrizio Naccarelli), Patti Cohenour (Margaret Johnson), Laura Griffith (Franca Naccarelli), Jennifer Hughes (Clara Johnson), Felicity LaFortune (Signora Naccarelli), Catherine LaValle (Tour Guide) and Joseph Siravo (Roy Johnson, Signor Naccarelli)
2005 Tony Award® Best Musical
 Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer) [nominee]
2005 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
 Book by Craig Lucas [nominee]
2005 Tony Award® Best Original Score
winnerMusic by Adam Guettel; Lyrics by Adam Guettel [winner]
2005 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
winnerVictoria Clark [winner]
2005 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
 Matthew Morrison [nominee]
2005 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
 Kelli O'Hara [nominee]
2005 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
 Bartlett Sher [nominee]
2005 Tony Award® Best Orchestrations
winnerBruce Coughlin [winner]
winnerAdam Guettel [winner]
winnerTed Sperling [winner]
2005 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design of a Musical
winnerScenic Design by Michael Yeargan [winner]
2005 Tony Award® Best Costume Design of a Musical
winnerCostume Design by Catherine Zuber [winner]
2005 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design of a Musical
winnerLighting Design by Christopher Akerlind [winner]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Musical
 Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer) [nominee]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
 Matthew Morrison [nominee]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical
winnerVictoria Clark [winner]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
 Sarah Uriarte Berry [nominee]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
 Directed by Bartlett Sher [nominee]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations
winnerTed Sperling [winner]
winnerAdam Guettel [winner]
winnerBruce Coughlin [winner]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
winnerScenic Design by Michael Yeargan [winner]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
winnerMusic by Adam Guettel [winner]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Catherine Zuber [nominee]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
winnerChristopher Akerlind [winner]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Sound Design
 Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners [nominee]
music by Adam Guettel; lyrics by Adam Guettel 
The Light in the Piazza (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Adam Guettel

ACT 1Sung By
Statues and Stories Margaret Johnson and Clara Johnson (Margaret's daughter)
The Beauty Is Clara Johnson (Margaret's daughter)
Il Mondo Era Vuoto Fabrizio Naccarelli
Passeggiata Fabrizio Naccarelli and Clara Johnson (Margaret's daughter)
The Joy You Feel Franca Naccarelli (Giuseppe's wife)
Dividing Day Margaret Johnson
Hysteria Clara Johnson (Margaret's daughter) and Margaret Johnson
Say It Somehow Clara Johnson (Margaret's daughter) and Fabrizio Naccarelli
ACT 2Sung By
Aiutami The Naccarelli Family
The Light in the Piazza Clara Johnson (Margaret's daughter)
Octet Company
Tirade Clara Johnson (Margaret's daughter)
Octet (Reprise)Company
The Beauty Is (Reprise)Margaret Johnson
Let's Walk Signor Naccarelli (Fabrizio's father) and Margaret Johnson
Love to Me Fabrizio Naccarelli
Fable Margaret Johnson