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Brian Crawley

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Brian Crawley is an American lyricist and librettist who wrote the book and lyrics for the chamber musical Violet (1997), with music by Jeanine Tesori, based on Doris Betts's story "The Ugliest Pilgrim."

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Violet

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  • Of course, he brought a new musical with him: Violet, by the 36-year-old composer Jeanine Tesori and the 35-year-old lyricist Brian Crawley. Violet opened at Playwrights in March 1997. The story of a facially scarred teenaged girl down South in the '6os who sets off on a bus journey in search of a televangelist she believes has the power…ebooks/Singer, Barry/Ever After_ The Last Years of Musical Theater and Beyond - Barry Singer.txt
  • VIOLET, A MUSICAL music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, based on The Ugliest Pilgrim, by Doris Betts, directed by Drew Barrtheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1998-99 Season, v. 55 (Willis).txt

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