She’s On Her Way! Violet with Sutton Foster Begins Performances on Broadway

The journey begins for Sutton Foster tonight as the Roundabout Theatre Production of Violet begins preview performances at the American Airlines Theatre on March 28. The Tony winner leads a cast that includes Joshua Henry, Colin Donnell and Alexander Gemignani. The musical will officially open on April 20.

Directed by Leigh Silverman, Violet follows a young woman’s Greyhound bus trip from North Caroline to Oklahoma. She travels in the hopes that a televangelist can heal her disfigured face. The musical follows her quest for beauty amidst the race and image-obsessed landscape of the 1960s.

Violet features a score by Jeanine Tesori and a book and lyrics by Brian Crawley. Additional cast members include Annie Golden, Ben Davis, Austin Lesch, Anastacia McCleskey, Charlie Pollock, Emerson Steele and Rema Webb.