Violet
One hour and 45 minutes
Violet - 2014 Broadway History , Info & More
Todd Haimes Theatre (Broadway)
229 W. 42nd St. New York, NY
Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster (Anything Goes, Thoroughly Modern Millie) returns to Roundabout in the highly anticipated Broadway debut of Violet, following the acclaimed concert performance at City Center Encores! Off-Center. Winner of the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical when it premiered Off-Broadway, Violet features music by Tony nominee Jeanine Tesori (Caroline, or Change, Fun Home) and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley (A Little Princess). Leigh Silverman (Chinglish, Well) directs.
Violet - 2014 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Violet
BWW Reviews: VIOLET is an Underappreciated Musical Gem
10 / 10
While there are no miracles of biblical proportions, Violet ends with emotional cleansing, self-realization and hopefulness...Sutton Foster is that rare above-the-title Broadway star who can match polished musical theatre craft with an approachable everywoman quality. As Violet, she mixes her character's devout trust in the Lord with a protective shell of distrust built from twelve years of blaming her dad for both her initial injury and how he handled its aftermath and from dealing with the repulsed and cruel treatment she's received from others for half her life. It was the best acting performance of her New York career...Violet is a small musical of big ideas. Its spectacle comes in its writing and in the opportunity for singing actors to play intriguing characters. This production is not to be missed.
'Violet' review: Sutton Foster in glorious musical
7 / 10
So here it finally is, 17 years later and officially considered a revival, in a taut, vibrant, dirt-kicking show directed with exuberance and minimal fuss by Leigh Silverman...Colin Donnell plays the hunk, surprised to find himself drawn to her. Joshua Henry portrays the black man, the first Violet ever knew, who sings that he wants her to 'see me the way I see you'...In the middle of it all is Foster's Violet, with lank hair and lanky limbs and a glorious voice that cuts through complicated emotions without ever belting. She embodies both Violet's defensive armor and the childlike trust in a miracle that will give her 'Gene Tierney's eyes and Ava Gardner's eyebrows'...Yes, this is an ugly-duckling Cinderella tale about beauty being skin deep. But it is filled with unexpected details, compassion for its quirky characters and, especially, a rigorous score that reaches its own destinations through gospel, bluegrass and heart-aching anthems to tentative hopes.
Violet FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Surprised
On My Way
M&Ms
Luck of the Draw
Question & Answer
All to Pieces
A Healing Touch
Let It Sing
Who'll Be the One (If Not Me)
You're Different
Lonely Stranger
Anyone Would Do
Lay Down Your Head
Hard to Say Goodbye
Promise Me, Violet
Raise Me Up
Down the Mountain
Look at Me
That's What I Could Do
Bring Me to Light
Water In The Well
Surprised
On My Way
M&M's
Luck of the Draw
Question 'n' Answer
All To Pieces
Let It Sing
Anyone Would Do
Who'll Be The One (If Not Me)
Last Time I Came To Memphis
Lonely Stranger
Lay Down Your Head
Anyone Would Do (Reprise)
Hard To Say Goodbye
Promise Me, Violet
Raise Me Up
Down The Mountain
In The Chapel
Raise Me Up (Reprise)
Look At Me
That's What I Could Do
Surprised (Reprise)
Promise Me, Violet (Reprise)
Bring Me To The Light
Violet History
Other Productions of Violet
| 1997 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2014 | Broadway |
Roundabout Production Broadway |
| 2019 | West End |
London Premiere at Charing Cross Theatre West End |
Violet - 2014 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Sutton Foster |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Joshua Henry |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Sutton Foster |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Joshua Henry |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Violet |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Sutton Foster |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Joshua Henry |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Violet |
| 2014 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Emerson Steele |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Leigh Silverman |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Joshua Henry |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sutton Foster |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Ted Shen |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Mary Jo Shen |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Elizabeth Armstrong |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Fran Weissler |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Barry Weissler |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | David Mirvish |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Daniel Palladino |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Amy Sherman-Palladino |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Sydney Beers |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Julia C. Levy |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Harold Wolpert |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Todd Haimes |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roundabout Theatre Company |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Violet |
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