MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 20, 2014
Closing Date
Aug 10, 2014
1st Preview
Mar 28, 2014
1st Preview
Mar 28, 2014
Previews
27
Performances
128
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
American Airlines Theatre
(Apr 20, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014)
Setting
Across the American South. September, 1964.
Comments
Premiered Off-Broadway in New York at Playwrights Horizons in 1997. Was considered a "Revival" for the purposes of the Tony nominations in 2014.
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director; Sydney Beers, General Manager)
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director; Sydney Beers, General Manager); Produced in association with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, David Mirvish, Barry & Fran Weissler, Elizabeth Armstrong and Mary Jo and Ted Shen
Based on the concert production by New York City Center Encores! Off-Center
Book by Brian Crawley; Music by Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics by Brian Crawley; Based on "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts; Musical Director: Michael Rafter; Music orchestrated by Rick Bassett, Joseph Joubert and Buryl Red; Additional arrangement for "Raise Me Up" by Jason Michael Webb
Directed by Leigh Silverman; Choreographed by Jeffrey Page; Assistant Director: Ilana Ransom Toeplitz
Scenic Design by David Zinn; Costume Design by Clint Ramos; Lighting Design by Mark Barton; Sound Design by Leon Rothenberg; Hair and Wig Design by Charles G. LaPointe; Make-Up Design by Dave Bova; Associate Costume Design: Abigail Hahn; Associate Lighting Design: Tess James; Associate Sound Design: Danny Erdberg; Assistant Scenic Design: Christopher Heilman, Andrew Mannion and Timothy McMath; Moving Light Programmer: Jay Penfield
"Violet" General Manager: Denise Cooper; Roundabout Associate Managing Director: Greg Backstrom; Company Manager: Carly DiFulvio Allen
Production Manager: Aurora Productions; Production Stage Manager: Kristen Harris; Stage Manager: Robert Witherow
Musical Coordinator: Seymour 'Red' Press; Conducted by Michael Rafter; Associate Conductor: Jason Michael Webb; Synthesizer: Jason Michael Webb and Shawn Gough; Cello: Emily Brausa; Guitars: Sean Driscoll and Matt Hinkley; Bass: Leo Huppert; Drums: Sean McDaniel; Violin: Justin Smith; Synthesizer Programmer: Rick Bassett; Music Preparation: Emily Grishman Music Preparation/Katharine Edmonds/Emily Grishman
Roundabout Adams Associate Artistic Director: Scott Ellis; Dialect Coach: Kate Wilson; Dance Captain: Anastacia McCleskey; Founding Director: Gene Feist; Roundabout Director of Development: Lynne Gugenheim Gregory; Roundabout Director of Marketing & Audience Development: Tom O'Connor; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Interactive Marketing: Situation Interactive; Press Representative: Polk & Co.; Casting: Jim Carnahan, C.S.A., Carrie Gardner, C.S.A. and Stephen Kopel C.S.A.; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Sutton Foster
Violet
Colin Donnell
Monty
Alexander Gemignani
Father
Joshua Henry
Flick
Ben Davis
Preacher
Mar 28, 2014 - Jun 29, 2014
 
Radio Singer
Mar 28, 2014 - Jun 29, 2014
 
Bus Driver 1
Mar 28, 2014 - Jun 29, 2014
 
Bus Driver 4
Mar 28, 2014 - Jun 29, 2014
Annie Golden
Old Lady
 
Hotel Hooker
Austin Lesch
Virgil
 
Billy Dean
 
Bus Driver 2
 
Radio Singer
 
Bus Passenger
Anastacia McCleskey
Music Hall Singer
 
Bus Passenger
Charlie Pollock
Leroy Evans
 
Radio Soloist
 
Bus Driver 3
 
Bus Passenger
Emerson Steele
Young Violet
Rema Webb
Lula Buffington
 
Almeta
 
Bus Passenger
Swings: Jacob Keith Watson and Virginia Ann Woodruff
Standby: Haven Burton (Violet)
Understudies: Emma Howard (Young Violet), Austin Lesch (Monty), Azudi Onyejekwe (Flick) and Charlie Pollock (Father, Preacher, Radio Singer, Bus Driver 1, Bus Driver 4)

American Airlines Theatre (Apr 20, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014)

Cast

Levi Kreis
Preacher
Jul 01, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014
 
Radio Singer
Jul 01, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014
 
Bus Driver 1
Jul 01, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014
 
Bus Driver 4
Jul 01, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014
Understudy: Jennifer Blood (Violet, Old Lady, Hotel Hooker)
music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by Brian Crawley
Water in the Well
Violet, Young Violet and Father
Surprised
Violet
On My Way
Violet and Company
M&Ms
Company
Luck of the Draw
Father, Young Violet, Violet, Monty and Flick
Question 'n Answer
Monty and Violet
All to Pieces
Violet, Monty and Flick
Let It Sing
Flick
Anyone Would Do
Hotel Hooker
Who'll Be the One (If Not Me)
Radio Trio
Last Time I Came to Memphis
Monty and Violet
Lonely Stranger
Music Hall Singer
Lay Down Your Head
Violet
Anyone Would Do (Reprise)
Music Hall Singer, Almeta and Hotel Hooker
Hard to Say Goodbye
Violet and Flick
Promise Me, Violet
Violet, Monty and Flick
Raise Me Up
Preacher, Lula Buffington and Choir
Down the Mountain
Violet, Young Violet, Father and Virgil
Look at Me
Violet
That's What I Could Do
Father
Surprised (Reprise)
Violet
Promise Me, Violet (Reprise)
Flick and Violet
Bring Me to Light
Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Revival of a Musical

2014 Nominee
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director; Sydney Beers, General Manager) ; Produced in association with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino , David Mirvish , Barry & Fran Weissler , Elizabeth Armstrong and Mary Jo and Ted Shen
 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Sutton Foster
 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Joshua Henry
 

Best Direction of a Musical

2014 Nominee
Directed by Leigh Silverman

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue

2014 Nominee
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director; Sydney Beers, General Manager) ; Produced in association with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino , David Mirvish , Barry & Fran Weissler , Elizabeth Armstrong and Mary Jo and Ted Shen
 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Sutton Foster
 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Joshua Henry

Theatre World

Award

2014 Recipient
Emerson Steele
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