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===1986 Broadway=== |
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Opened at the [[Neil Simon Theatre]] on October 22, 1986 and closed on October 26, 1986 after playing 13 previews and 6 performances. It starred [[Dean Jones (actor)|Dean Jones]] as James Prescott. |
Opened at the [[Neil Simon Theatre]] on October 22, 1986 and closed on October 26, 1986 after playing 13 previews and 6 performances. It starred [[Dean Jones (actor)|Dean Jones]] as James Prescott. |
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! Original Broadway Production<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea2-d936-a7fd-eef607b80002&type=op#oc|title=PlaybillVault Person List|website=Playbill Vault|access-date=2016-13-12}}</ref> |
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! James Prescott |
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|colspan='1' align=center|[[Dean Jones]] |
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! Archbishop Parisi |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Thomas Batten |
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! Kate Prescott |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Susan Bigelow |
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! Paul Cooper |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Alan Brasington |
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! Colonel |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Ted Forlow |
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! Matthew Prescott |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Danny Gerard |
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! Vijay Bannerjee |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Mitchell Greenberg |
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! Phyllis Terwillinger |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Kathryn McAteer |
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! Friend |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Alan Mintz |
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! Father Frank Girella |
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|colspan='1' align=center|William Parry |
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! Don Cesare |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Casper Roos |
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! Signor Bocciarelli |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Gordon Stanley |
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! Nathan Gelb |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Peter Walker |
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! Peter Vonn |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Lenny Wolpe |
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|colspan='1' align=center|David Young |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Valerie De Pena |
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|colspan='1' align=center|Michael Duran |
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[[Category:1986 musicals]] |
[[Category:1986 musicals]] |
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[[Category:Broadway musicals]] |
[[Category:Broadway musicals]] |
Revision as of 18:12, 13 December 2016
Into the Light | |
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A Musical in 2 Acts | |
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Music | Lee Holdridge |
Lyrics | John Forster |
Book | Jeff Tambornino |
Setting | Los Alamos |
Premiere | October 22, 1986Neil Simon Theatre : |
Productions | 1986 Broadway |
Into the Light is a short-lived musical about a physicist who attempts to determine the truth behind the Shroud of Turin. His quest for the truth eventually takes a toll on his relationships with his wife and son.
Synopsis
James Prescott, a physicist from Los Alamos, is attempting to prove (or disprove) the truth of the Shroud of Turin. James' obsession with this task strains his relationship with his wife (Kate) and his young son (Matthew). Matthew, to compensate for the lack of his father, instead begins to trust a friend only he can see.
Musical Numbers
Act 1
- Prologue: Poltergiests - Matthew, Kate
- Neat/Not Neat - James, Father Frank, Kate
- It Can All Be Explained - James, Father Frank
- The Data - James, The Team
- A Talk About Time - James, Kate
- Trading Solos - Father Frank, Matthew, Friend
- Let There Be Light - James, Don, Father Frank, Signor Bocciarelli, Archbishop Parisi
- Wishes - Matthew
- The Three of Us - Kate, James
- Rainbow Logic - James
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Productions
1986 Broadway
Opened at the Neil Simon Theatre on October 22, 1986 and closed on October 26, 1986 after playing 13 previews and 6 performances. It starred Dean Jones as James Prescott.
Character | Original Broadway Production[1] |
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James Prescott | Dean Jones |
Archbishop Parisi | Thomas Batten |
Kate Prescott | Susan Bigelow |
Paul Cooper | Alan Brasington |
Colonel | Ted Forlow |
Matthew Prescott | Danny Gerard |
Vijay Bannerjee | Mitchell Greenberg |
Phyllis Terwillinger | Kathryn McAteer |
Friend | Alan Mintz |
Father Frank Girella | William Parry |
Don Cesare | Casper Roos |
Signor Bocciarelli | Gordon Stanley |
Nathan Gelb | Peter Walker |
Peter Vonn | Lenny Wolpe |
Major/Ensemble | David Young |
Ensemble | Valerie De Pena |
Ensemble | Michael Duran |
Ensemble | Terri Homberg |
- ^ "PlaybillVault Person List". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 2016-13-12.
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