The Light in the Piazza at California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Dates: (6/17/2022 - 6/25/2022 )
California Center for the Arts, Escondido |
340 N. Escondido Blvd.
Escondido, 92025
Phone: 800.988.4253
Tickets: $45-$100
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the most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story.The New York TimesDont miss this acclaimed Broadway musical about the life-changing thrill of first love in this limited engagement! Florence. Summer 1953. American Margaret Johnson and her daughter Clara take in the wonder and awe of Florence. A fateful gust of wind whisks Claras hat into the hands of a local dreamer Fabrizio Naccarelli and its amore at first sight. But Clara isnt quite what she appears, and soon they must all confront a secret kept in the shadows for far too long. With a book by Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, the Broadway musical, The Light in the Piazza won six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score.CCAE Theatricals is a professional, Equity theatre company.THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.comBook by CRAIG LUCUSMusic and Lyrics by ADAM GUETTELProduced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co. Owner of the original motion picture Light In The Piazza Based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer.
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