| Purlie Victorious | |
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 Broadway revival promotional poster | |
| Written by | Ossie Davis |
| Date premiered | 1961 |
| Place premiered | Cort Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | The cotton plantation country of the Old South. |
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] The play—starring Davis himself in the title role—premiered on Broadway in 1961 and ran for 261 performances.[2][3]
The play was revived on Broadway in 2023 at the Music Box Theatre directed by Kenny Leon, marking the first major New York production of the play since the original production closed in 1962.[4][5]
- ^ "Purlie Victorious". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Playbill Vault Original 1961 Playbillaccessed 06/30/2023
- ^ Taubman, Howard. "Theatre: 'Purlie Victorious' Romps In; Ossie Davis Stars in His Play at Cort". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan; Masseron, Meg (June 15, 2023). "Broadway Revival of Purlie Victorious, Starring Leslie Odom Jr., Reveals Dates, Theatre, Full Casting". Playbill.
- ^ "Purlie Victorious". Purlie Victorious. Retrieved 30 June 2023.