Purple

In 1964 in the far south of the United States at the start of the civil rights movement. We follow the emotional and spiritual journey of a disfigured young woman. Hoping that a TV evangelist can heal her, she takes a bus trip from her small North Carolina town to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Along the way, she meets a young black soldier who teaches her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be a foreigner.

Check out "All To Pieces" performed by Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry and Colin Donnell ":

General information
  • Style : Adventure
  • Theme : Travel, Friendship, Hope, Racism, United States
  • year of creation : 1997
Music
  • Composer : Jeanine Tesori
  • Lyricist :Brian Crawley
  • Librettist :Brian Crawley
  • Author (other) : Doris Betts
  • famous songs : "Water In The Well" "Surprised" "On My Way" "M&M's" "Luck of the Draw" "Question 'n' Answer" "All To Pieces" "Let It Sing" "Anyone Would Do" "Who'll "Be The One (If Not Me)" "Last Time I Came To Memphis" "Lonely Stranger" "Lay Down Your Head" "Hard To Say Goodbye" "Promise Me, Violet" "Raise Me Up"
  • Famous performers : Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry, Lauren Ward, Michael Park, Michael McElroy, Colin Donnell, Robert Westenberg, Keala Settle, Annie Golden, Alexander Gemignani, Emerson Steele, Kaisa Hammarlund, Kenneth Avery Clarke.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on a short story by Doris Betts called The Ugliest Pilgrim.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The original 1997 production won 1 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, 1 Lucille Lortel Award and 1 Obie Award.
  • Number of performances : 128
Currently on stage