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The Light in the Piazza

May 8 – June 15, 2025

Book by Craig Lucas
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Based on the Novel by Elizabeth Spencer
Directed by Huntington Norma Jean Calderwood Artistic Director Loretta Greco

Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co. owner of the original motion picture “Light In The Piazza”
The Light in the Piazza is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. concordtheatricals.com

The Huntington Theatre
264 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115

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Approximate run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission

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Notable Dates: 

Opening Night: 5/14 at 7 pm 

Open Captions: 5/27 at 7 pm 

ASL: Friday, 5/30 at 7:30 pm 

Audio Described: 6/7 at 2:00 pm 

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Synopsis:

Winner! 6 Tony Awards including Best Original Score 

A lush and soaring romance unfolds as Huntington Artistic Director Loretta Greco (Prayer for the French Republic) creates a brand-new production of Adam Guettel’s sweeping Tony Award-winning score and Craig Lucas’ profound book in this must-see story of a mother, a daughter, and the many meanings of love. Florence, summer 1953. Protective American mother Margaret Johnson brings her daughter Clara abroad for a glimpse of Italy’s romantic history. But when a real-life attraction sparks between Clara and a local boy, Margaret must ask: can she reconcile her own hopes with her daughter’s future?

From book writer Craig Lucas:

“I am super happy to be returning to The Huntington where I performed as a student at Boston University in the 1970s, where I have attended countless memorable productions, and where I directed my play I Was Most Alive With You in 2016.”

From Artistic Director Loretta Greco:

“This mother-daughter love story absolutely wrecked me when I experienced the premiere 20 years ago. Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas have crafted a stunning ode to the power of love in its many, many complicated guises.”

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