The Trip to Bountiful [SEP] cast member
The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 American drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his play of the same name. The film features a soundtrack by J.A.C. Redford featuring Will Thompson's "Softly and Tenderly" sung by Cynthia Clawson. Geraldine Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Watts and Horton Foote was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted
A Man of No Importance" at Lincoln Center.
In February 2003, she played the role of Thelma in the Hartford Stage (Hartford, Connecticut) production of "The Trip to Bountiful".
She made her Broadway debut as Nessarose in "Wicked", a character she originated. The show opened October 30, 2003, starring Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Federer, who was the longest-running original principal cast member, left the production on January 8,