Video: PURLIE VICTORIOUS Takes its Final Bows on Broadway
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 5, 2024
This weekend, Purlie Victorious took its final bow at the Music Box Theatre following 23 previews and 151 regular performances. The final show took place on February 4. Check out a video of the final curtain call here!
2 Broadway Shows Close Today
by Sidney Paterra
- Feb 4, 2024
Purlie Victorious takes its final bow at the Music Box Theatre following 23 previews and 151 regular performances; and Harmony will conclude its run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre following 28 previews and 96 regular performances.
Photos: Dr. Clarence B. Jones Visits PURLIE VICTORIOUS
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 16, 2024
The Broadway production of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by Ossie Davis welcomed Dr. Clarence B. Jones to the evening show over the weekend on Saturday, January 13. Check out photos here!
Photos: Leslie Odom, Jr., Kara Young and the Cast of PURLIE VICTORIOUS Celebrate Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee At Schomburg Center
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 21, 2023
This past Monday at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the stars of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through The Cotton Patch celebrated the 75th wedding anniversary of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young, who play the roles that Davis and Dee originated in the current revival of Ossie Davis’ critically acclaimed play, read love letters from the couple’s archive that is housed at the Schomburg Center.
PURLIE VICTORIOUS Profiled on 'THEATER: All The Moving Parts', on CUNY TV
by Michael Major
- Dec 19, 2023
Host Patrick Pacheco is first joined by cast members Kara Young, Jay O. Sanders, and Heather Alicia Simms, who talk about their provocative roles in this sly and subversive comedy in which white supremacy meets its worst nightmare. Then critic Brittani Samuel and CUNY Professor Hillary Miller place Davis's groundbreaking drama.
Photos: Hillary Clinton Visits PURLIE VICTORIOUS on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas
- Nov 30, 2023
At the Wednesday evening performance of PURLIE VICTORIOUS: A Non-Confederate Romp Through The Cotton Patch, the cast, led by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Kara Young, was treated to a special visit from former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton backstage at the Music Box Theatre. See photos here!
Listen: Hear Leslie Odom Jr.'s New Solo Album 'When a Crooner Dies'
by Michael Major
- Nov 17, 2023
Leslie Odom, Jr. has released his brand-new studio album, When A Crooner Dies – available everywhere now. When A Crooner Dies is Leslie’s fifth full-length album and his first of all-new original music since 2019. Also dropping are visualizers for each track on the album. A music video for 'Loved' was also released.
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