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Violet
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Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 20, 2014
Closing Date
Aug 10, 2014
1st Preview
Mar 28, 2014
1st Preview
Mar 28, 2014
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Open Date: Apr 20, 2014
Close Date: Aug 10, 2014
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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.
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People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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)
Songs
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
Awards
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
Statistics
Season:
2014-15
2013-14
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Violet Statistics
2014-15 Season
2013-14 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
Season:
2014-15
2013-14
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Violet Statistics
2014-15 Season
2013-14 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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