Exploring 'The Light in the Piazza' from an Asian American Perspective.

The Encores! revival of the 2005 musical "The Light in the Piazza" features Asian American actresses in two of the main roles, reframing the exploration of otherness in the show. Director Chay Yew and actress Ruthie Ann Miles, who plays Margaret, have delved into the experience of feeling like an outsider, particularly in light of the spike in anti-Asian violence during the pandemic. The musical, which opens on Wednesday for a short run, tracks a woman and her daughter on vacation in Italy and explores love, disability, and the outsider status of tourists in a foreign land.