Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.—MIDDLEBURY—Stephen Sondheim called it “dazzling.” The New York Times called it “the most intensely romantic score of any Broadway musical since “West Side Story.”
Adam Guettel’s Tony Award-winning musical, “The Light in the Piazza,” comes to Town Hall Theater as the 15th Winter Term production, the annual collaboration between THT and the Middlebury College Department of Music. Douglas Anderson directs.
The musical follows a mother and daughter vacationing in Florence, Italy, in 1960. The daughter falls into an intense love affair with an Italian boy, forcing the mother to reconsider her daughter’s future, and her own.
The production stars students from Middlebury College as well as talented local performers. “One of the great strengths of the Winter Term show,” Anderson said, “is the way it brings together performers from both town and gown.” College voice teacher Carol Christensen serves once again as musical director, with Montpelier’s Mary Jane Austin conducting.
“These Winter Term musicals have a great following,” Anderson said. “People love the idea of talented Middlebury students coming down off the hill to entertain the community. I think we’ve sold out every performance in 15 years.
The student performers are particularly excited this year because the composer, Adam Guettel – who happens to be the grandson of musical theater legend Richard Rodgers – will be attending several rehearsals.
“The Light in the Piazza” will be performed at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater January 24-27. Tickets are $22 general admission and $17 with Middlebury student ID. Purchase tickets at townhalltheater.org, by calling 802-382-9222, or by visiting the Town Hall Theater box office at 68 South Pleasant St. in Middlebury.
