The Light in the Piazza
Directed by Sandra Ish                                            

Book by Craig Lucas, Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel, licensed by Concord Theatricals.  Winner of Six Tony Awards in 2005.

Based on a 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer, this romantic musical set in the 1950's tells the story of Margaret Johnson, a wealthy woman from the American South, and her daughter Clara who is impaired due to a childhool accident.  The two spend a summer together in Florence, Italy.  When Clara falls in love with a young Italian man, Fabrizio, Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara's future but her own deep-seated hopes and fears.  With this romance, she must examine the limitations she has let define her daughter.  Starring Daniela Innocenti Beem as Margaret Johnson.