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The church is a staple in Black culture. From the upbeat services to the after service fellowships, religion is core to Black communities. Although these faith institutions are at the center of hope and pride, there can be difficulty in how they exist and what happens in and around them. One version of that story… Continue reading Revival Is On The Way: Leslie Odom Returns To The Broadway Stage In A New Adaptation Of “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Pat...

“Lean into it,” urges Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon (“A Soldier’s Play,” “A Raisin in the Sun”) to the audience in an usually personalized pre-show

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 2, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed this weekend.

NEW YORK — Satire is what closes Saturday night, George S. Kaufman famously said. So how about the Broadway chances of a satire of all-American racism set on a wheezing Georgia plantation in the 1950s, replete with pragmatically sycophantic Black characters and a white overlord with a bullwhip? Magnificent, if there is any justice in the world. Director Kenny Leon’s supremely well-toned ...

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, October 2, 2023.

Discover how real-life people, places, and politics shaped Ossie Davis’s uproarious comedy from 1961, which remains just as fresh and relevant in 2023. Read more on New York Theatre Guide.

Pasadena Playhouse announces the cast for the upcoming production of INHERIT THE WIND. Get all the details on this fresh take on a classic play.

The revival of the Ossie Davis play opened on Broadway September 27. Hannah Waddingham, Samuel L. Jackson, and more were in attendance.

Read reviews for Purlie Victorious on Broadway starring Tony Award-winner, Leslie Odom Jr.! 

Read our five-star review of *Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch*, starring Leslie Odom, Jr., playing at the Music Box Theatre. Read all our theatre reviews at NewYorkTheatreGuide.com.