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. The production was directed by Michael Maurer, with choreography from Mary Jane Houdina and music direction from Peter Howard. The production team consisted of Neil Peter Jampolis (Scenic/Projection/Lighting Design), Hervig Libowitzky (Scenic/Projection Design), Karen Roston (Costume Design), and Jack Mann (Sound Design).

Character	Original Broadway Production
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