Acting Up Stage Company Presents the Canadian Premiere of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, 1/30-2/21

Acting Up Stage Company presents the Canadian premiere of 'The Light In The Piazza' running January 30-February 21, 2010 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs in Toronto.

Set in Italy in 1953, 'The Light In The Piazza' tells the story of Margaret, a middle-aged housewife who takes her slightly mentally-challenged 26 year old daughter to Florence. Her daughter, Clara, falls in love with a young handsome Italian who barely speaks English and doesn't notice that Clara has the mental and emotional capacity of a 12 year old. Weighing her daughter's newfound happiness against the expectations that she and her husband had set out for Clara's life, Margaret is forced to wrestle with her own cynicism in an attempt to accept a love that transcends language, culture, and circumstance.

The winner of six Tony-Awards, 'The Light In The Piazza' blurs the lines between musical theatre and opera, and tells a story that unfolds in both English and Italian. The Light In The Piazza boasts a cast that includes: Patty Jamieson (Shaw Festival, Dora nominee A Man of No Importance) as Margaret, Jacquelyn French (The Boys In The Photograph) as Clara, Juan Chioran (Broadway's Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Stratford Festival) as Signor Naccarelli, Jeff Lillico (Soulpepper, Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival) as Fabrizio, Christina Gordon (Stratford Festival) as Signora Naccarelli, Lee MacDougall (Stratford Festival) as Roy, Tracy Michailidis (Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival) as Franca, Michael Torontow (Hairspray) as Giuseppe and Becca Zadorsky.

Joining director Robert McQueen (Mamma Mia; La Bohème, Canadian Opera Company) is a team that includes musical director Jonathan Monro (Stratford Festival), set & lighting designer Phillip Silver (three-time Dora Award winner), stage manager Stephanie Nakamura, and costume
designer Alex Amini. Artistic Producer Mitchell Marcus brings the show to Toronto.

Acting Up Stage Company is entering its sixth season of producing intimate, contemporary musical theatre productions in Toronto. The company has produced the Dora nominated A New Brain, A Man of No Importance, and Elegies: A Song Cycle, as well as the Toronto premieres of john & jen
and Edges, and the Canadian premiere of tick, tick...BOOM!.

RUNS:
January 30-February 21, 2010. Opening February 1.

SCHEDULE:
Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m.; Sat. 2 p.m.; Sun. 7 p.m.

TICKETS:
$30 to $45
Discounted Tickets:
Student tickets $22.
Arts Worker tickets $22

LOCATION:
Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs - 26 Berkeley Street, Toronto.

BOX OFFICE:
By phone (416) 368-3110 or Online www.lightinthepiazza.ca

For more information, please visit www.lightinthepiazza.ca

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