Satire Comes in All Colors in Ossie Davis's 'Purlie Victorious'
Theater review, 'Purlie Victorious': This 1961 satire of the old South returns to Broadway using humor as a weapon against injustice.
Source: observer.com
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Purlie Victorious review – Ossie Davis play makes triumphant Broadway return
Leslie Odom Jr leads a note-perfect cast in a revival of Ossie Davis’s thoughtful comedy about a preacher scheming to save his church in the Jim Crow South
Source: theguardian.com
'Purlie Victorious' Broadway Review: Leslie Odom, Jr. Scores Victory – Deadline
Long before Slave Play, decades before Ain't No Mo, there was Purlie Victorious, the Ossie Davis comedy masterwork that, like those descendant plays, fused broad comedy, satirical minstrelsy, racial satire and still-relevant social commentary to create a play that is so encompassing in i...
Source: deadline.com
Review: Purlie Victorious Makes a Triumphant Return to the Broadway Stage
Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young star in Kenny Leon’s invigorating revival of Ossie Davis’s 1961 satire.
Source: theatermania.com
'Purlie Victorious' Broadway Review: Leslie Odom Jr. Astounds
The Broadway revival of "Purlie Victorious," starring "Hamilton" Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. and directed by Kenny Leon, shines.
Source: thewrap.com