{"id":65666,"date":"2024-02-12T18:26:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T23:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=65666"},"modified":"2024-02-12T18:26:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T23:26:27","slug":"broadways-purlie-victorious-starring-tony-winner-leslie-odom-jr-joins-great-performances-broadways-best-lineup-premiering-may-24-on-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/12\/broadways-purlie-victorious-starring-tony-winner-leslie-odom-jr-joins-great-performances-broadways-best-lineup-premiering-may-24-on-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway&#8217;s &#8220;Purlie Victorious&#8221; Starring Tony Winner Leslie Odom, Jr. Joins Great Performances&#8217; &#8220;Broadway&#8217;s Best&#8221; Lineup Premiering May 24 on PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_65668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65668\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65668 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Purlie-Victorious.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Purlie-Victorious.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Purlie-Victorious-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The company of \u201cPurlie Victorious\u201d on Broadway, 2023 (Credit: Marc J. 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Starring Tony Award\u00ae winner Leslie Odom, Jr., <em>Great Performances: Purlie Victorious<\/em> premieres Friday, May 24 @ 9PM on PBS (check local listings), on pbs.org\/gperf and the PBS App.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This show&#8217;s enduring significance and lasting impact makes it a perfect fit for a national audience,&#8221; says <em>Great Performances<\/em> executive producer David Horn.<\/p><div id=\"morty-347248110\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Ossie Davis gave the American theater an American hero in Purlie Judson,&#8221; says Leslie Odom, Jr. &#8220;I have loved this piece and its author, Mr. Davis, for well over half my life. His writing and acting, his integrity, the commitment he and his brilliant wife made to nurturing young talent, and the example of citizenship have meant so much to me! Mr. Davis&#8217;s pages are full of joy and rhythm, laughter and hope. We endeavored to live up to the demands of a challenging text and the legacy of a great American. I was thrilled beyond measure to be part of the revival company and now for it to be part of the rich tradition of <em>Great Performances<\/em> on PBS.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher&#8217;s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner. Written by Kennedy Center honoree Ossie Davis with direction by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (&#8220;<em>A Raisin in the Sun<\/em>&#8220;), this first Broadway revival was recorded live at the Music Box Theatre on January 24-26, 2024. Purlie Victorious made its original debut on Broadway in 1961 and starred Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Godfrey Cambridge, Sorrell Booke, and Beah Richards.<\/p>\n<p>With Leslie Odom, Jr. in the title role, the cast also features Billy Eugene Jones (Gitlow Judson), Jay O. Sanders (Ol&#8217; Cap&#8217;n Cotchipee), Heather Alicia Simms (Missy Judson), Vanessa Bell Calloway (Idella Landy), Noah Robbins (Charlie Cotchipee), Noah Pyzik (The Deputy), Bill Timoney (The Sheriff) and Kara Young (Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins).<\/p>\n<p>Purlie Victorious mirrors playwright Ossie Davis&#8217; personal journey, growing up in racially segregated Georgia, to challenge oppressive white authority in the South and beyond. Using his art to both entertain and educate, some of the atrocities addressed in the play, such as the harsh use of racial slurs and references to attacks like a young man getting his head dipped in a bucket of syrup, are pulled directly from Davis&#8217; own upbringing.<\/p><div id=\"morty-745183613\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Great Performances: Purlie Victorious<\/em><\/strong> joins <em>Great Performances<\/em>&#8216; Broadway&#8217;s Best May lineup which also includes <em>Great Performances: Hamlet, Great Performances: Audra McDonald at the London Palladium<\/em>, and <em>Great Performances: Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein 80th Anniversary<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For more than 50 years on PBS, Great Performances has provided an unparalleled showcase for all genres of the performing arts, serving as America&#8217;s most prestigious and enduring broadcaster of cultural programming. Showcasing a diverse range of artists from around the world, the series has earned 67 Emmy Awards\u00ae and six Peabody Awards. The <em>Great Performances<\/em> website hosts exclusive videos, interviews, photos, full episodes and more. The series is produced by The WNET Group. Great Performances is available for streaming concurrent with broadcast on PBS.org and the PBS App, available on iOS, Android, Roku streaming devices, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast, and VIZIO.<\/p>\n<p>A production of The WNET Group, <em>Great Performances:<\/em> <em>Purlie Victorious<\/em> is produced by Leslie Odom, Jr., Mitch Owgang, and Stephanie Dawson, and directed for television by David Horn. For <em>Great Performances<\/em>, Bill O&#8217;Donnell is series producer and David Horn is executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>Series funding for Great Performances is provided by The Joseph &amp; Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Abra Prentice Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, the Jack Lawrence Trust, Ellen and James S. 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