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.
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.
Everything about 'Violet' is extraordinary, from its captivating, character-driven storytelling and pulsating country-rock score to the focused direction from Leigh Silverman and pitch-perfect casting. Sutton Foster, a two-time Tony winner, gives her most expressive, deeply felt and vibrant performance to date, fully capturing the character's yearning and volatility. It ought to be required viewing for all aspiring stage actors. She is joined by the similarly excellent Joshua Henry, Colin Donnell, Alexander Gemignani, Annie Golden and Ben Davis.
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 |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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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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