Adam Guettel's "The Light in the Piazza" Opens in Atlanta

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Composer Adam Guettel's 2005 Tony Award–winning musical The Light in the Piazza begins previews at the Balzer Theater in Atlanta tonight with Opening Night this Saturday, April 16. Presented by Theatrical Outfit, the production is directed by Richard Garner and runs through May 15. The original Broadway cast—Kelli O'Hara, Matthew Morrison, Victoria Clark—reunited at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre for a special one-night-only performance last week to benefit Lincoln Center Theater. The New York Times called the original cast album, released on Nonesuch, "sublime ... the most intensely romantic score of any Broadway musical since West Side Story."

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Composer Adam Guettel's 2005 musical The Light in the Piazza begins previews at the Balzer Theater in Atlanta tonight with Opening Night this Saturday, April 16. Presented by Theatrical Outfit and directed by Richard Garner, the production stars Christy Baggett (Margaret), Tim Quartier (Fabrizio), and Devon Hales (Clara) and runs through May 15. For details and tickets, visit theatricaloutfit.org.

Guettel wrote the music and lyrics and Craig Lucas wrote the book for The Light in the Piazza, which began its Broadway run at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater in 2005. Guettel and actress Victoria Clark (Margaret) both won Tony Awards for the musical, which also starred Kelli O'Hara (Clara) and Matthew Morrison (Fabrizio). The New York Times called the original cast album, released on Nonesuch, "sublime ... the most intensely romantic score of any Broadway musical since West Side Story."

O'Hara, Morrison, and Clark all reunited at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre last Monday, April 5, for a special one-night-only benperformance of The Light in the Piazza to mark a decade since the Broadway production and to benefit Lincoln Center Theater in its Annual Benefit.

To pick up a copy of the original Broadway cast recording of The Light in the Piazza, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store now.

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  • Thursday, April 14, 2016
    Adam Guettel's "The Light in the Piazza" Opens in Atlanta

    Composer Adam Guettel's 2005 musical The Light in the Piazza begins previews at the Balzer Theater in Atlanta tonight with Opening Night this Saturday, April 16. Presented by Theatrical Outfit and directed by Richard Garner, the production stars Christy Baggett (Margaret), Tim Quartier (Fabrizio), and Devon Hales (Clara) and runs through May 15. For details and tickets, visit theatricaloutfit.org.

    Guettel wrote the music and lyrics and Craig Lucas wrote the book for The Light in the Piazza, which began its Broadway run at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater in 2005. Guettel and actress Victoria Clark (Margaret) both won Tony Awards for the musical, which also starred Kelli O'Hara (Clara) and Matthew Morrison (Fabrizio). The New York Times called the original cast album, released on Nonesuch, "sublime ... the most intensely romantic score of any Broadway musical since West Side Story."

    O'Hara, Morrison, and Clark all reunited at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre last Monday, April 5, for a special one-night-only benperformance of The Light in the Piazza to mark a decade since the Broadway production and to benefit Lincoln Center Theater in its Annual Benefit.

    To pick up a copy of the original Broadway cast recording of The Light in the Piazza, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store now.

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