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Production Team
Christopher Akerlind Lighting Designer
Jerry Altenburg Hair and Wig Designer
Jonathan Butterell Choreographer
(Musical Staging)
(Musical Staging)
Bruce Coughlin Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)
(Additional Orchestrations)
Adam Guettel Orchestrator
ACME Sound Partners Sound Designer
Bartlett Sher Director
Ted Sperling Musical Director
Orchestrator
Michael Yeargan Scenic Designer
Catherine Zuber Costume Designer
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The Light in the Piazza has been nominated for several awards. These include Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Christopher Akerlind, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Adam Guettel, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel, and Bruce Coughlin, Outstanding Set Design of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Michael Yeargan, Outstanding Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Costume Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Catherine Zuber, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Bartlett Sher, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Christopher Akerlind, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Christopher Akerlind, and Scenic Design (The Hewes Awards) for Michael Yeargan.
The Light in the Piazza has had 9 productions including which opened in 2003, Chicago (Regional) which opened in 2004, Broadway which opened in 2005, Broadway which opened in 2005, US Tour which opened in 2006, West End which opened in 2019, Los Angeles which opened in 2019, Chicago which opened in 2019 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2023.
The Light in the Piazza has won several Tony Awards. These include Best Book of a Musical for Craig Lucas, Best Costume Design of a Musical for Catherine Zuber, Best Direction of a Musical for Bartlett Sher, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Christopher Akerlind, Best Orchestrations for Ted Sperling, Best Orchestrations for Adam Guettel, Best Orchestrations for Bruce Coughlin, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Adam Guettel, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Michael Yeargan.
The Light in the Piazza has been nominated for several Tony Awards. These include Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for Craig Lucas, Best Costume Design of a Musical for Catherine Zuber, Best Direction of a Musical for Bartlett Sher, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Christopher Akerlind, Best Orchestrations for Ted Sperling, Best Orchestrations for Adam Guettel, Best Orchestrations for Bruce Coughlin, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Adam Guettel, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Michael Yeargan.
The Light in the Piazza has won several awards, including Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Orchestrations (awarded to Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel, and Bruce Coughlin), Outstanding Set Design of a Musical, Outstanding Broadway Musical, Outstanding Costume Design, and Outstanding Director of a Musical. The show also received awards for Lighting Design and Scenic Design at The Hewes Awards. These accolades were given to Christopher Akerlind, Adam Guettel, Michael Yeargan, Catherine Zuber, and Bartlett Sher.
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