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Musical · Music & lyrics by Adam Guettel
Book by Craig Lucas · German version by Roman Hinze

“And the beautiful thing is realizing that someone might be searching for someone like you.”

Sometimes a single gust of wind is enough to turn an entire life upside down. During their summer holiday in Tuscany, Clara happens to meet the charming Florentine Fabrizio Naccarelli: it is love at first sight! Despite being 26, the young woman has a childlike nature, and her mother watches over her with hawk-like vigilance. She believes her daughter requires special care. Yet this new situation puts the family dynamic to a difficult test.

The musical — based on the novel of the same name by Elizabeth Spencer — premiered on Broadway in 2005, where it was performed more than 500 times. With sensitivity and without pretension, it tells the story of a young woman who confidently finds her own way despite her supposed limitations, and of a mother whose fears prove to be the true obstacle.

CAST

MUSIC DIRECTOR | YORGOS ZIAVRAS

STAGE DIRECTOR | Carsten Kirchmeier

STAGING | Julia Schnittger

COSTUMES | Hedi Mohr

DRAMATURGY | Katharina Rückl

Margaret Johnson | EDITH GROSSMAN

Clara Johnson | Harriet Jones

Fabrizio Naccarelli | MERLIN WAGNER

Giuseppe Naccarelli | AGOSTINO SUBACCHI

Franca Naccarelli | N.N.

Signor Naccarelli | OLIVER WEIDIGNER

Signora Naccarelli | BANU SCHULT

Roy Johnson | N.N.