{"product_id":"the-light-in-the-piazza-paperback","title":"The Light in the Piazza - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Guettel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of six Tony Awards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wondrous fable that is as simple and complicated as its ineffable subject--love. \u003ci\u003eThe Light in the Piazza\u003c\/i\u003e has ravishing power. It's as if Guettel were determined to capture the golden light of Tuscany in a bottle. His lyrics are remarkable, and the book, written by Craig Lucas, is written with characteristic empathy and humor. Brilliant.\" -Frank Rich \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Light in the Piazza\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully captures the eternal allure of Italy. . . . The story wraps itself around your heart.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sumptuous and romantic. Guettel's music and lyrics represent a genuine expense of spirit. \u003ci\u003eThe Light in the Piazza\u003c\/i\u003e offers a complex contemplation of the well-defended emptiness of every man and woman. It doesn't want theatergoers to feel good; it wants to make them feel deeply. And it does.\" \u003ci\u003e-New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComposer Adam Guettel, best known for his \u003ci\u003eFloyd Collins\u003c\/i\u003e, has teamed with \u003ci\u003ePrelude to a Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e playwright Craig Lucas to create a passionate and soaring new musical. Based on Elizabeth Spencer's 1960 novella, \u003ci\u003eThe Light in the Piazza\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a young American woman whose chance encounter with a charming young Italian man in a Florentine piazza sets off a whirlwind romance, with an unsettling revelation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, screenwriter and director. His plays include \u003ci\u003ePrelude to a Kiss, Reckless, Blue Window, God's Heart, The Singing Forest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmall Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e. His screenplays include \u003ci\u003eLongtime Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Dentists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e, which he also directed. Mr. Lucas' awards include the L.A. Drama Critics Award, an OBIE Award for Best Play and Best Director, and the Excellence in Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Guettel\u003c\/b\u003e is a composer\/lyricist living in Seattle, where he is Artist in Residence at the Intiman Theatre. His other work includes \u003ci\u003eFloyd Collins\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaturn Returns\u003c\/i\u003e (recorded by Nonesuch Records as \u003ci\u003eMyths and Hymns\u003c\/i\u003e). Mr. Guettel's awards include the Stephen Sondheim Award, the ASCAP New Horizons Award, and the American Composers Orchestra Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraig Lucas recently won the 2004 OBIE Award for Best Play for his work Small Tragedy. He is the author of numerous plays including Reckless and A Prelude to A Kiss, both of which were Broadway successes and made into films. Composer and lyricist, Adam Guettel is best know for Floyd Collins (published by TCG in The New American Musical), which has been widely produced and available on Nonesuch Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 81\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.43 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219217498361,"sku":"9781559362672","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/N29qVEdOOG5IN1Fjak91MFh5ZUg0UT09.webp?v=1768165697","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-light-in-the-piazza-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}