October 25-27
SPOTLIGHT MUSICAL - Burg Theatre
VIOLET
(1997) Inspiration: “The Ugliest Pilgrim,” a short story by Doris Betts Setting: 1964 cross-country trek to meet a Tulsa televangelist Creators: Jeanine Tesori, music; Brian Crawley, libretto.
Of note: Best Musical, Drama Critics Circle; Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical This award-winning chamber work incorporates musical styles ranging from gospel to bluegrass to Memphis blues. We follow Violet’s odyssey to Oklahoma to find a charismatic preacher she believes can heal the jagged scar that disfigures her face. Along the way, she encounters fellow travelers, befriends two poker-playing soldiers, and comes to terms with the father who inadvertently gave her the scar, The work evokes Dorothy’s quest in The Wizard of Oz, imbued with what The New York Times called “shadowy Southern Gothic with an inspiring promise of sunshine.”
Performances:
Tickets: $10 Burg Theatre 8 p.m. Friday, October 25 8 p.m. Saturday, October 26 3 p.m. Sunday, October 27 MUS IC T
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