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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. [1]
Purlie is set in an era when Jim Crow laws still were in effect in the American South.Its focus is on the dynamic traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson, who returns to his small Georgia town hoping to save Big Bethel, the community's church, and emancipate the cotton pickers who work on oppressive Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee's plantation.
Leslie Lloyd Odom Jr. (/ ˈ oʊ d ə m /; born August 6, 1981) [1] is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He made his acting debut on Broadway in 1998 and first gained recognition for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton, which earned him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in the same year. [2]
The Tony nominee explains why this 'Purlie Victorious,' premiering Friday on PBS' Great Performances series, isn't a musical — and why it's all the better for it.
'Hamilton,' 'Purlie Victorious' star Leslie Odom Jr. visits the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on May 26.
“Purlie Victorious” may not be a musical, but to its lead star, Leslie Odom Jr., the words of this six-decade-old play are melodic. Odom, best known on Broadway for his Tony-winning ...
Her Farewell Performance (January 5, 1981) Live from Lincoln Center: Chamber Music with Itzhak Perlman (February 2, 1981) ... Purlie Victorious (May 24, 2024) Rodgers ...
Leslie Odom Jr. isn’t just the star of the new, critically acclaimed Broadway revival of “Purlie Victorious.” He’s also one of its producers. The combination is really working for him.