Violet, begins previews at The American Airlines in New York City tonight. The Roundabout Theatre Company production marks the Broadway debut of the musical, following the acclaimed concert performance at City Center Encores! Off-Center last year. Winner of the Drama Critics’ Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical when it premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 1997, Violet features music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley.
The Roundabout production is directed by Leigh Silverman and stars two-time Tony Award winner, Sutton Foster in the title role. The stellar cast of Broadway regulars also contains Colin Donnell, Alexander Gemignani, and Joshua Henry.
Joshua Henry’s previous Broadway credits include The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, American Idiot, In the Heights, Bring It On, and a Tony Nominated turn as Haywood Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys.
Here we speak with him about Violet, Amigo Duende, performing in concert and acting for the camera, Hamilton, and more.