Long before Slave Play, decades before Ain’t No Mo, there was Purlie Victorious, the Ossie Davis comedy masterwork that, like those descendant plays, fused broad comedy, satirical minstrelsy,…
, the Ossie Davis comedy masterwork that, like those descendant plays, fused broad comedy, satirical minstrelsy, racial satire and still-relevant social commentary to create a play that is so
encompassing in its views of history and legacy, so generous in its humanity and pinpoint sharp in its take on debts long owed and now demanded that Kenny Leon’s revival, opening tonight onRelated Stories
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Revival of 'Purlie Victorious,' starring Leslie Odom Jr., set to open at Music Box TheatreThe play is a humorous look at a serious subject, racism, and it's back on Broadway for the first time in 62 years.
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Leslie Odom Jr. says Broadway 'means something' to the acting industryTony and Grammy Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr. joins 'CBS Mornings' to discuss his return to Broadway with the revival of Ossie Davis' 'Purlie Victorious.' Leslie Odom Jr. talks about stepping into the role of Purlie and why he has a personal connection to the play.
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A Jim Crow satire returns to Broadway after 62 years — and it's a romp, not a relicIn 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.
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