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Violet

Ages: 15+
Closing: April 06, 1997

Violet - 1997 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Playwrights Horizons
416 West 42nd St.(between 9th & 10th Aves) New York, NY 10036

Based on The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts

Set in 1964 in the Deep South during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement, strongVIOLET/strong

follows the growth and enlightenment of a bitter young woman

accidentally scarred by her father. In hopes that a TV evangelist can

cure her, she embarks on a journey by bus from her sleepy North

Carolina town to Oklahoma. Along the way, she meets a young black

soldier who teaches her about beauty, love, courage and what it means

to be an outsider. brbrOne of the most acclaimed off-Broadway shows of the ?90s, strongVIOLET/strong

astounded critics and audiences with its powerful story, its energetic,

toe-tapping Gospel, Rock, Country, and Rhythm and Blues score by a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3343"Jeanine Tesori/a, and its well-crafted book and lyrics by a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3237"Brian Crawley/a

that are not afraid to deal with important, sensitive issues. Its

simple set and modest cast and orchestra requirements adjust to any

scale production. strongVIOLET /strongfeatures a strong ensemble cast with bravura roles for the two leads.


Violet - 1997 - Off-Broadway Cast

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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 - 1997 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Violet — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Lauren Ward
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical Susan H. Schulman
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical Michael McElroy
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Brian Crawley
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Jeanine Tesori
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding New Musical Violet
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestration Joseph Joubert
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestration Buryl Red
1997 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Jeanine Tesori
1997 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Brian Crawley
1997 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Off Broadway Musical 0
1997 The Lortels Outstanding Musical Playwrights Horizons
1997 The Lortels Outstanding Musical Ira Weitzman
1997 The Lortels Outstanding Musical Jeanine Tesori (associate producer)

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