The "LIGHT" goes out! — Page 8

I've been a 'lurker' on this board for years.. only reading and never posting, but this thread made me HAVE to join and post!

The outpouring of love for The Light in the Piazza is amazing! I too feel just like the rest of you. This show has made a permanent mark on my life. Never have I seen a show with such beauty, talent and heartfelt emotion. I had the pleasure of seeing the original cast last August and was quickly reminded with the recent PBS airing just how much I love this show.

Thank you to the creators, producers, Mr. Guettel and the AMAZINGLY talented cast for an incredible theatre experience!

Thank you for putting her name in, Dottie!

This was a life-changing show and I will never forget my night seeing it.

True:

Gone but not forgotten

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I loved the end of Passegiata when David Burham and Laura Griffith were riding on the bicycle and she would throw her arm up as they were exiting. That one movement was just so joyful. I also loved the dress she was wearing.

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Updated On: 7/6/06 at 12:13 PM

To me live was better. It was nice to see it on PBS, although I wasn't a big fan of the telecast.

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Some of the cast members sounded 'off' during the broadcast, I thought.

But it's still something to treasure!

Performances aside, I thought the broadcast was excellently directed with the cameras cutting to the right action at the right moments. I'd say the run-throughs with the performances leading up to that live show were well worth it. The only things that were left out are these details that we're mentioning here. If I had never seen the show, I wouldn't have missed anything major by just seeing the broadcast. Kudos to Kirk Browning, who directed it.

Love4Cheno-The leaves at the beginning was one of my favorite parts as well. It just to me set the tone of how realistic and simple and beautiful the whole show was going to be.

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I vividly remember the leaves from the first time I saw the show in person, and that one detail gave me chills (out of many I got throughout the evening). I have a lot of favorite moments in the show, but I must say that the hat got to me each and every time.

Addy, I haven't watched my tape of the PBS broadcast yet, but hopefully soon.

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Updated On: 7/6/06 at 02:21 PM

"Piazza" (as a production) was as close to perfect as you can get. Beautiful sets, costumes, lighting, details....detials... If people don't like the story or the score (how this can be is BEYOND me) that's for them to agrue over. But the entire production was the work of MNAY taletned Artists. A sensational look, but w/o lots of "tricks". They probably could have done some funky techno thing with the hat, but they kept it simple. Back to the basics of theater and what can be achieved with with vision and dedication to the "spirit" of the work.

Another GREAT thing was that "Piazza" opened with a VERY talented cast of non "Stars".. this added to the whole feeling. I proves that when you put a great work of art with great artists PHENOMENAL things can happen. No TV or movie Starts required! Even till the end it was treated as a labor of love by the entire company. How many shows today keep that special feeling?

Piazza was "high art" to be sure, but it touched people who normally would not be into this sort of show. That speaks for itself.

As I have stated in previous posts; I never warmed to Katie, but I appreciated what she gave. Yes, I loved the OBC! But I have been to shows when I thought the replacements were even better than the orgininal. so I am not one of those people who's stuck in the past and all that stuff. The "feeling" of the show was very different with Katie and Aaron. The show remained incredible.. .. but.. I loved the spirit that Kalli, Matt, and Mark brought to the show. It did change after each one of them left. I saw that show TEN times (plus the three second halfs).. and I learned so much by watching all the changes. David Burnham was also a wonderful Fabrizio as well.

There was no way to loose... I am hoping for wonderful things with the tour. I did not get to the last show (being a west coaster, but they have a tough act to follow. I think Christine Andreas could be INCREDIBLE (very different from either Vicki or Patti). I hear Elena Shaddow is wonderful.. and we all know David's work. It will be very exciting when the tour kicks off!

Y'all need to keep this thread alive forever, because I'm dreading a day without any new "Piazza" posts.

I think the tour audiences are so lucky to have David as their Fabrizio. I wish I had seen him more than twice.

And yes, Love4Cheno, the "blinding backdrop of light!" I loved Clara's Interlude, partly because I knew my favorite number in the whole show was right after it.