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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Purlie_VictoriousPurlie Victorious - Wikipedia

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   Purlie Victorious (A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch) is a three-act comedic stage play written by American actor Ossie Davis. The play tells the fictional story of Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson, a dynamic traveling preacher returning to his hometown in rural Georgia, to save his small hometown church.

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     Ossie Davis Turned His Rage into the Comedy Purlie Victorious. A 1960s Broadway Hit and Revival

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     Gone Are The Days! aka Purlie Victorious (1963) | Ruby Dee Ossie Davis

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3. www.pbs.org › wnet › gperfPurlie Victorious - Starring Leslie Odom, Jr. & Kara Young - PBS

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   Purlie Victorious mirrors playwright Ossie Davis’ personal journey, growing up in racially segregated Georgia, to challenge oppressive white authority in the South and beyond.

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   Purlie Victorious, a play starring Leslie Odom, Jr., written by Ossie Davis and directed by Kenny Leon is now on Broadway. Tony Winner, Grammy Winner, Academy Award & Emmy Nominee Leslie Odom, Jr. now on Broadway in Purlie Victorious–a non-confederate romp through the cotton patch.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2023/09/18 › theater‘Purlie Victorious’: Ossie Davis’s ‘Gospel to Humanity ...

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   Sep 18, 2023 · Ossie Davis’s satirical play “Purlie Victorious” opened at the Cort Theater in September 1961 with Davis as the charismatic preacher Purlie Victorious Judson and Ruby Dee, his...

7. www.pbs.org › blog › 5-facts-about-purlie-victorious5 Facts About Purlie Victorious | News | Great Performances - PBS

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   May 24, 2024 · With its searing indictment of racism in the cotton plantation country of Old South and beyond, Ossie Davis initially began writing Purlie Victorious as an intense drama, but he soon...

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   Purlie Victorious originally premiered on Broadway in 1961 and starred Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Godfrey Cambridge, Sorrell Booke and Beah Richards. For their 100th performance, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the company and celebrated the milestone with them.

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   Why did Ossie Davis write Purlie Victorious?

   • With its searing indictment of racism in the cotton plantation country of Old South and beyond, Ossie Davis initially began writing Purlie Victorious as an intense drama, but he soon realized comedy was the most effective way to communicate his message.

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   Did Ossie Davis play Lutiebelle in Purlie Victorious?

   • 1) Ossie Davis and his wife Ruby Dee starred in the original 1961 Broadway production of Purlie Victorious. In addition to writing Purlie Victorious, Ossie Davis played the title role in the original 1961 Broadway production, starring opposite his wife Ruby Dee as Purlie’s love interest, Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins.

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   Is Purlie Victorious on Broadway?

   • Purlie Victorious, a play starring Leslie Odom, Jr., written by Ossie Davis and directed by Kenny Leon is now on Broadway.

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   Is Purlie Victorious a non-Confederate romp through the Cotton Patch?

   • Purlie Victorious (A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch) is a three-act comedic stage play written by American actor Ossie Davis. The play tells the fictional story of Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson, a dynamic traveling preacher returning to his hometown in rural Georgia, to save his small hometown church.

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10. www.broadwayworld.com › article › Meet-the-Cast-ofMeet the Cast of PURLIE VICTORIOUS, Beginning Previews on ...

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    Sep 7, 2023 · Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch is the rousing, laugh-filled comedy by Ossie Davis that tells the story of a Black preacher’s machinations to...