Violet
February 2, 2018 — March 4, 2018
Book & Lyrics by Brian Crawley
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Directed & Choreographed by Kari Hayter
Musical Direction by Robyn Manion
The best Tony-nominated musical nobody’s ever heard of… Violet has wowed critics and audiences with its powerful story and energetic gospel, rock, country and R&B score by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home and Caroline, or Change). Set in the Deep South during the early days of the civil rights movement, this powerful musical tells the touching story of a young woman accidentally scarred on the face as a child. Hoping that a TV evangelist can cure her, Violet embarks on a long bus ride from her sleepy North Carolina town through Memphis to Oklahoma. Along the way, she meets two young soldiers who teach her about love, courage and the true meaning of beauty.
Based on "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts
Season Producers
Bette & Wylie Aitken
Executive Producers
Sophie & Larry Cripe
Associate Season Producer: Laurie Smits Staude
Associate Producers: Susan Bowman & Freddie Greenfield
and Rachelle Menaker & Eddie Schuller