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
‘Violet,’ theater review
8 / 10
[Foster] sings, 'I am on my way.' Buckle your seatbelts, folks. So are you. And what a wonderful trip it is...Songs by composer Jeanine Tesori and lyricist Brian Crawley add dimensions and textures, too. Summoning country-fried rhythms, gospel glory, bittersweet ballads and tender lullabies, the score is a rich and beautiful thing. Well-integrated too. Numbers make perfect sense and fuel characters and the plot like high-test gasoline...This journey unfolds a half-century ago, but you don't have to look far to see that the idea that life can change dramatically and devastatingly in a flash. What you do next becomes the question - and it makes this Violet evergreen.
STAGE REVIEW Violet
9 / 10
As musicals go, the story couldn't be simpler. Yet the material couldn't be richer...As Violet travels from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Memphis to Tulsa, the music moves from warm, soul-stirring folk-the bulk and heart of the score-to smoky R&B and blues to full-throated gospel and back again. It's impossible not to get swept up by rousing numbers...And, more important, you'll have to imagine Violet's facial scar, the result of an ax blade swung accidentally by her father when she was a girl; Foster's face remains unblemished. Of course, from the start, you know she's on a fool's journey. But you'll never regret taking the ride.
Category
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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