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).
Violet tells the story of a young woman’s quest for beauty amidst the image-obsessed landscape of the 1960s. Facially disfigured in a childhood accident, Violet dreams of a miraculous transformation through the power of faith. Convinced that a televangelist in Oklahoma can heal her, she hops a Greyhound bus and starts the journey of a lifetime. Along the way, Violet forms unlikely friendships with her fellow riders, who teach her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be an outsider. Violet is a thought-provoking, original musical that challenges you to look below the surface. Don’t miss your opportunity to see it on Broadway for the first time ever!
![A woman in an orange dress sits next to an old woman in a purple coat. They both have suitcases by their chairs. The rest of the cast sits in scattered chairs behind them.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0036r.jpg)
Sutton Foster and the cast
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman in a peach dress and white jacket raises her arms up in glee, and two soldiers in tan uniforms cheer her on.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0747r1.jpg)
Joshua Henry, Sutton Foster, and Colin Donnell
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman in a white tank top sits up in bed, a spotlight on her face. On her lap, under blue lighting, is a man who holds her legs and is fast asleep.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0134r_cropped.jpg)
Sutton Foster and Colin Donnell
Photo by Joan Marcus![A young girl in a green dress holds her hands out in front of her with her fingers spread. A man in a brown suit stands behind her and does the same pose.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0766r.jpg)
Emerson Steele and Ben Davis
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man and woman look into each other's eyes and hold each other. The woman wears an orange dress and white cardigan. The man wears a tan military uniform and black army hat.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0157r.jpg)
Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman with long brown hair wears an orange dress and white cardigan. She sits with a purse and book in her lap, a suitcase next to her on the ground. She holds a hand up to her neck.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0856r.jpg)
Sutton Foster
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman in an orange dress and white cardigan holds hands with a man in a tan military uniform. Next to them is a man in formal military clothes and a rucksack.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0174r_cropped.jpg)
Emerson Steele, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Sutton Foster, and Colin Donnell
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man with a beard reaches an arm out and holds the chin of a woman with long brown hair wearing an orange dress and white cardigan.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0909r.jpg)
Sutton Foster and Alexander Gemignani
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman with long brown hair wearing an orange dress holds her hands up on the sides of her cheeks like she's shouting. An old woman wearing a hair scarf sits next to her.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0179r.jpg)
Sutton Foster and Annie Golden
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman in an orange dress and white cardigan clutches a magazine. Behind her, two men in tan military uniforms watch her flirtatiously.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0357r_cropped.jpg)
Joshua Henry, Colin Donnell, and Sutton Foster
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman in an orange dress smiles and stands centerstage. On either side of her are people sitting in spread out chairs.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0022r_cropped.jpg)
Sutton Foster and the cast
Photo by Joan Marcus![Two men in tan military uniforms hold magazines and laugh with each other.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Violet/VioletBway0654r.jpg)
Colin Donnell and Joshua Henry
Photo by Joan MarcusViolet Cast
- Ensemble
- Austin Lesch
- Ensemble
- Anastaćia McCleskēy
- Ensemble
- Charlie Pollock
- Swing
- Jacob Keith Watson
- Ensemble
- Rema Webb
- Swing
- Virginia Ann Woodruff
- u/s Violet, u/s Old Lady/Hotel Hooker
- Jennifer Blood
- u/s Young Violet
- Emma Howard
- u/s Flick
- Azudi Onyejekwe
- Violet
- Sutton Foster
- Monty
- Colin Donnell
- Father
- Alexander Gemignani
- Flick
- Joshua Henry
- Preacher
- Levi Kreis
- Young Violet
- Emerson Steele
- Ensemble
- Annie Golden
Violet Creative
- Music
- Jeanine Tesori
- Book & Lyrics
- Brian Crawley
- Director
- Leigh Silverman
- Choreographer
- Jeffrey Page
- Musical Director
- Michael Rafter
- Set Design
- David Zinn
- Costume Design
- Clint Ramos
- Lighting Design
- Mark Barton
- Sound Design
- Leon Rothenberg
- Co-Orchestrations, Synthesizer Programmer
- Rick Bassett
- Co-Orchestrations
- Joseph Joubert
- Co-Orchestrations
- Buryl Red
- Music Coordinator
- Seymour Red Press
- Hair & Wig Design
- Charles G. LaPointe
- Dialect Coach
- Kate Wilson
- Production Stage Manager
- Robert Witherow
The final performance on August 10 at 2pm was a benefit to support Education at Roundabout. A portion of the ticket was a tax-deductible contribution. Funds support Roundabout’s work this season serving over 6,000 young people with theatre-based curriculum, after school workshops, and student matinees like Violet.
Violet was produced in association with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, David Mirvish, Barry and Fran Weissler, Elizabeth Armstrong, and Mary Jo and Ted Shen.
![The empty house of the Todd Haimes Theatre with a wash of purple light over the seats, and a chandelier hangs at the top of the theatre.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_340,q_auto:eco,w_440/e_grayscale/e_tint:100:391f55:0p:ea5297:100p/v1/Venues/AA_Venue.jpg)
Presented at
Todd Haimes Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
between 7th and 8th Avenues