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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.
Purlie Victorious mirrors playwright Ossie Davis’ personal journey, growing up in racially segregated Georgia, to challenge oppressive white authority in the South and beyond. Using his art to ...
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.
Sep 27, 2023 · The “Purlie Victorious” that opened on Wednesday at the Music Box — unaccountably its first Broadway revival — is every bit as scathingly funny as the 1961 reviews said it was. (In The New ...
Growing up in racially segregated Georgia, Davis witnessed the injustices that fueled his lifelong commitment to civil rights. Purlie Victorious mirrored his personal journey to challenge oppressive white authority in the South and beyond.
Purlie Victorious is set in an era when Jim Crow laws still were in effect in the American South and focuses on the traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson, who returns to his small...
Purlie Victorious Preview. Starring Leslie Odom Jr., this comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from...
Purlie Victorious, a play starring Leslie Odom, Jr., written by Ossie Davis and directed by Kenny Leon is now on Broadway.
Sep 28, 2023 · Leslie Odom Jr. returns to Broadway with 'Purlie Victorious,' an Ossie Davis play with whip-smart dialogue and the physical comedy of a top-notch farce.
Sep 28, 2023 · In three acts, “Purlie Victorious” showcases the deep-seated history of anti-Blackness in America and an entire race of people’s willingness to thrive despite the constant...
