Based on a novella by Elizabeth Spencer, The Light in the Piazza has book by Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel.

Bashor (Clara) appeared in the national tours of Happy Days and Whistle Down the Wind. Edelen (Margaret) returns to PTC where she last appeared in Elegies: A Song Cycle, earning her a Barrymore nomination. Locally, she was also featured at Arden Theatre Company in Caroline, or Change. A frequent guest at Signature Theatre, Stages St. Louis, Olney Theatre Center and Round House Theatre, she has also performed at the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage and Ford's Theatre.

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The ensemble cast features Barrymore Award winner Joe Guzman (Roy/Priest), Charles Pistone (Signor Naccarelli), Kyra Miller (Franca/Tour Guide), Fran Prisco (Giuseppe), Matthew Scott (Fabrizio) and Barrymore Award winner Maureen Torsney-Weir (Signora Naccarelli).

Music direction is by Eric Ebbenga.

According to PTC, "The six-time Tony Award-winning The Light in the Piazza combines the romance of Italy with a passionate love story. Margaret Johnson, a woman escaping her crumbling marriage, is traveling in Tuscany with her daughter Clara. When a handsome young Florentine captures Clara's heart, Margaret must decide if she'll risk revealing truths that could threaten her daughter's happiness."

Guettel won Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestration, and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestration for The Light in the Piazza.

Calarco returns to Philadelphia Theatre Company where he directed M. Butterfly and the Barrymore Award-winning musical The Last Five Years and Elegies: A Song Cycle.

The production team includes set designer Michael Fagin, costumer designer Anne Kennedy, sound designer Ryan Rumery and lighting designer R. Lee Kennedy.

Tickets are available by calling the PTC box office at (215) 985-0420 or visiting PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.

Philadelphia Theatre Company's Suzanne Roberts Theatre is located at Broad and Lombard Streets.