News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

VIOLET at HARVARD UNIVERSITY - STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Dates: (4/3/2017 - 4/16/2017 )

Theatre:

HARVARD UNIVERSITY - STUDENT ACTIVITIES


CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138

  1. View All Boston Shows
    2.  > 
  2. VIOLET

SUBMIT UPDATES

Photos Videos Discount
Cast Creative Edit


Winner of the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical when it premiered Off-Broadway in 1997, and then on to a Tony-nominated Broadway debut in 2014 with a revised version, Violet is a moving musical featuring show-stopping anthems, ranging from American-roots to folk to gospel. With a score from Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Caroline, or Change; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Shrek; Fun Home) and book and lyrics by the acclaimed Brian Crawley (A Little Princess), Violet is inspired by the short story, The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts, astounding critics and audiences alike in two separate decades.

As a girl, Violet was struck by a wayward axe blade when her father was chopping wood, leaving her with a visible scar across her face. With enough money finally saved she's traveling across the Deep South in 1964 towards a miracle – the healing touch of a TV evangelist who will make her beautiful. Although she may not succeed in having the scar on her face healed, Violet is able to repair those scars that are lying deeper than her skin. On the way, she meets a young, African-American soldier whose love for her reaches far past her physical "imperfections."

Tony Awards and Nominations for VIOLET

Year Category
2014 Best Revival of a Musical

More Local Shows
Add a Boston Show Listing

Videos

View all Videos

BOSTON SHOWS
Chess: The Musical in Boston Chess: The Musical
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/14 - 6/15) Tracker
PHOTOS
The Full Monty in Boston The Full Monty
The Umbrella Arts Center (4/26 - 5/19) Tracker
Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents The Snow Queen in Boston Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents The Snow Queen
Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/30 - 11/30)
Orphie and the Book of Heroes in Boston Orphie and the Book of Heroes
The Ruth Corkin Theatre at Brimmer and May (6/8 - 6/9)
PHOTOS
Spiritus/Virgil's Dance in Boston Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (5/8 - 5/26)
Broadway Night at Worship at the Well in Boston Broadway Night at Worship at the Well
The Well at Hancock Church (5/19 - 5/19)
Twelfth Night, A musical Adaptation by Shaina Taub in Boston Twelfth Night, A musical Adaptation by Shaina Taub
Arlington Friends of the Drama (5/3 - 5/19)
Head Over Heels – High School Edition in Boston Head Over Heels – High School Edition
The Company Theatre (7/11 - 7/13)
Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein in Boston Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein
Colonial Theatre (6/27 - 7/21)
VIEW SHOWS  ADD A SHOW  

Recommended For You