Into the Light (musical)

Into the Light
A Musical in 2 Acts

Broadway Playbill cover
Music Lee Holdridge
Lyrics John Forster
Book Jeff Tambornino
Setting Los Alamos
Premiere October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22): Neil 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

Act 2
  • Fede Fede - Don, Archbishop Parisi, Team
  • To Measure the Darkness - James, Kate
  • The Testing - James, Team
  • The Rose and I - Kate
  • The Testing (continued) - James, Team
  • Measure the Darkness (reprise) - James
  • Be There - James, Matthew
  • Epilogue: Into the Light - Company

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.

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