Photos © Joan Marcus, Jenny Anderson and Walter McBride
March 28, 2014 – August 10, 2014 American Airlines Theatre |
Director: Leigh Silverman Musical Director: Michael Rafter |
NOMINATIONS
Tony Award: Best Revival of a Musical
Tony Award: Best Actress in a Musical – Sutton Foster
Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Joshua Henry
Tony Award: Best Director of a Musical – Leigh Silverman
SYNOPSIS
Two-time Tony Award® winner Sutton Foster returns to Roundabout in the Tony nominated Broadway debut of the musical 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 a score of show-stopping anthems ranging from American-roots to folk to gospel. The “phenomenal” (NY1) cast includes Colin Donnell (Roundabout’s Anything Goes, Jersey Boys), Alexander Gemignani (Assassins, Sunday in the Park with George) and two-time Tony nominee Joshua Henry (The Scottsboro Boys, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess).
CAST
Sutton Foster Colin Donnell Alexander Gemignani Joshua Henry Ben Davis Annie Golden Emerson Steele Austin Lesch |
Anastacia McCleskey Charlie Pollock Jacob Keith Watson Rema Webb Virginia Ann Woodruff Haven Burton Emma Howard Azudi Onyejekwe |
VIDEOS
Violet Montage
Broadway's 'Violet' cast performs on TODAY plaza
"VIOLET" : Tony Nominated Musical Performing on a TV show
Violet - Sneak Peek
Violet - TV Spot
Violet - About the Show Extended
Violet - Tony Nominations TV Spot
Violet - Opening Night
Violet - TV Spot II
Sutton Foster and Cast Ready for Broadway with a Musical Preview of "Violet"
Sutton Foster and the Cast of "Violet" Ride into Opening Night
Meet Sutton Foster and the Cast of Broadway's Violet
Tony Nominee Sutton Foster Is 'Cool in a 10-Block Radius' | People
Sutton Foster Sings ‘Lay Down Your Head’ – New York Times ‘In Performance’
REVIEWS
“A terrific, heart-stirring revival starring Sutton Foster in a career-redefining performance.” —Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
“The Broadway musical we’ve been waiting for has arrived!” —Linda Winer, Newsday
PRESS
Video: Watch Violet’s Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry & Colin Donnell Perform ‘All to Pieces’
Broadway.com, May 20, 2014
Sutton Foster Gives a Scarred Performance as ‘Violet’
LATimes.com, May 9, 2014