The Light in the Piazza Tour

Opened: August 1, 2006

The Light in the Piazza - US Tour Tickets, News, Info & More

Orpheum Theatre New York
126 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003

Based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer

The Light in the Piazza is a love story of a young American woman who while on holiday falls for a young Italian man. When the young woman's mother learns of the affair, she opposes it for seemingly unknown reasons.

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