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Violet : original Broadway cast recording
- Title
- Violet : original Broadway cast recording / [music by Jeanine Tesori ; book and lyrics by Brian Crawley ; based on The ugliest pilgrim by Doris Betts].
- Author
- Tesori, Jeanine
- Publication
- Bronxville, NY : PS Classics, ℗2014.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 44761 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 44761 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
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- Description
- 2 audio discs : digital; 4 3/4 in. +
- Summary
- Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster heads a cast of Broadway stars in the debut Broadway production of Violet. The show's melody-rich score is infused with elements of American roots music.
- Based on the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts, this musical tells the story of a young disfigured woman who embarks on a journey by bus from her farm in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, all the way to Tulsa, Oklahoma in order to be healed.
- Alternative Title
- Sutton Foster in Violet
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Original cast recordings.
- Note
- Compact discs.
- Program notes by Amy Sherman-Palladino, synopsis by Brian Crawley, and libretto ([48] p. : ports.) inserted in container.
- Event (note)
- Recorded Apr. 7, 2014, at Avatar Studios, New York, NY.
- Contents
- Water in the well -- Surprised -- On my way -- M & M's -- Luck of the draw -- Question 'n' answer -- "It was my mama's -- " -- All to pieces -- Water in the well (reprise) -- A healing touch -- "I saw you writing in that book again -- " -- Let it sing -- "There's your first miracle -- " -- Anyone would do -- Who'll be the one (if not me) -- Last time I came to Memphis -- Go to it -- Lonely stranger -- Lay down your head -- Anyone would do (reprise) -- Hard to say goodbye -- "Little girl got it all figured out -- " -- Promise me, Violet -- Raise me up -- Down the mountain -- In the chapel -- Raise me up (reprise) -- Look at me -- "Don't try to quote to me -- " -- That's what I could do -- "I want to bless you -- " -- Surprised (reprise) -- "I tried to tell you -- " -- Promise me, Violet (reprise) -- Bring me to light.
- Call Number
- *LDC 44761
- LCCN
- 803607142223
- OCLC
- 973696859
- Author
- Tesori, Jeanine, composer.
- Title
- Violet : original Broadway cast recording / [music by Jeanine Tesori ; book and lyrics by Brian Crawley ; based on The ugliest pilgrim by Doris Betts].
- Imprint
- Bronxville, NY : PS Classics, ℗2014.
- Type of Content
- performed music
- Type of Medium
- audio
- Type of Carrier
- audio disc
- Performer
- Sutton Foster, Colin Donnell, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry ; supporting performers ; orchestra ; Michael Rafter, conductor.
- Event
- Recorded Apr. 7, 2014, at Avatar Studios, New York, NY.
- Added Author
- Crawley, Brian, 1962- librettist, lyricist.Foster, Sutton, performer.Donnell, Colin, performer.Gemignani, Alexander, 1979- performer.Henry, Joshua, performer.Rafter, Michael (Conductor), conductor.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 803607142223
- Publisher No.
- PS-1422 PS Classics
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 44761 Notes on file