Broadway's Leigh Ann Larkin to Lead VIOLET at Capital City Theatre

Capital City Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin's new regional theatre company, announced March 5 the full cast of their inaugural production of the award-winning musical Violet.

Leigh Ann Larkin (A Little Night Music, Gypsy) stars in the title role. Larkin replaces previously announced Christine Dwyer, and will be joined by current Helen Hayes nominee Kevin McAllister reprising his role as Flick, Corey Mach (Hands On A Hardbody) as Monty, and recent Broadway revival cast member Virginia Ann Woodruff as Lula Buffington. Jace Nichols will take on the roles of both Father and Preacher.

Rounding out the cast is Olivia E. de Waart as Young Violet, Wendy Jones-Hill as Old Lady, Shawn Goodman-Jones, Nicole Michelle Haskins, Jake Morrissy, Jacob Rankin, and Doug Swenson.

The production is directed by Stephen Amato and Capital City Theatre Artistic Director, Andrew Abrams, will serve as musical director. The design staff includes costume design by two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner Franne Lee, lighting design by Cory Pattak, set design by Keith Pitts and sound design by Conrad St. Clair.

Performances are scheduled for June 12-21 at Music Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Violet, written by Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley, made its Broadway debut last season starring Tony winner Sutton Foster. The musical, an adaptation of Doris Betts' "The Ugliest Pilgrim," is described as "the story of a young woman's quest for beauty amidst the image-obsessed landscape of the 1960s. Facially disfigured in a childhood accident, Violet dreams of a miraculous transformation through the power of faith. Convinced that a televangelist in Oklahoma can heal her, she hops a Greyhound bus and starts the journey of a lifetime."

For more information visit Capitalcitytheatre.org.

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