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As Purlie Victorious enters its final weekend on Broadway, BroadwayWorld is very excited to share an exclusive essay written by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee's daughter, Hasna Muhammad, who played a key role in getting this landmark play back on Broadway. 

Check out the second half of our 2023 review of Black theater.

NEW YORK - During an early performance of "Purlie Victorious," a raucously subversive comedy set in the Jim Crow South, something felt off to its star, Leslie Odom Jr. Then it hit him: It was the insu...

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Vinson Cunningham reviews Kenny Leon’s Broadway revival of Ossie Davis’s 1961 play, featuring sophisticated comedic turns from Leslie Odom, Jr., and Kara Young.

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.

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.! 

Theater review, 'Purlie Victorious': This 1961 satire of the old South returns to Broadway using humor as a weapon against injustice.