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Rhea Perlman and America Ferrara could both get into the Best Supporting Actress lineup in what is an incredibly open race this year.

The two-time Tony nominee is starring opposite Leslie Odom, Jr. in the first Broadway revival of the Ossie Davis play.

Two actors who didn’t know each other find unique and honest ways of creating a comedic double-act in the Ossie Davis revival at the Music Box Theatre.

Leslie Odom Jr.s electrifying performance anchors a stellar cast in Ossie Davis timeless tale of struggle and triumph.

The music of African languages comes through in the play “Purlie Victorious.”

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...

Kara Young—wowing audiences in “Purlie Victorious” on Broadway—talks Tony nominations, diversity, Harlem, Ruby Dee, and that now-famous day her dad’s heart burst with pride.

"My prayer is that the next Ossie Davis is out there, the next Ruby Dee is out there," he shared.

ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC...

A new “Pal Joey” at City Center has reimagined the never-quite-satisfying script to make Joey (Ephraim Sykes) a forward-thinking Black jazz singer.