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Purlie Victorious (A Non-Confederate Romp
through the
Cotton Patch) is a three-act
comedic stage play
written by
American actor Ossie Davis. The play tells...
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Purlie is a
musical with a book by
Ossie Davis,
Philip Rose, and
Peter Udell,
lyrics by
Udell and
music by Gary Geld. It is
based on Davis's 1961 play...
- in 2018. Odom
returned to
Broadway in 2023,
playing the
title role in
Purlie Victorious for
which he
earned a Tony
Award for Best
Actor in a Play nomination...
- late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he
starred in the
Broadway production of
Purlie, for
which he
earned both a Tony
Award and a
Drama Desk Award. His first...
- (1958). He
wrote and
starred as the
title character in the
satirical farce Purlie Victorious (1961)
which was
adapted into a 1963 film and 1970 musical. Davis's...
- Joan (1993),
Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the
North Country (2020), and
Purlie Victorious (2023). He made his
feature film
debut in the
comedy Starting...
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actor at night. He
starred as
Gitlow in the
early 1970s
Broadway musical Purlie.
Hemsley performed with
local groups in
Philadelphia before moving to New...
- the 1961 film and
Lutiebell Gussie Mae
Jenkins in the
Ossie Davis play
Purlie Victorious (1961) and
reprised the role in the 1963 film. She made her film...
- Order: SVU, and NBC's Conviction. In theater, Doug
starred in the
musical Purlie. It ran from
March 31
through April 3, 2005. Doug made his
debut as a director/producer...
- Living, and
winning in 2024 for the role of
Lutiebell Gussie Mae
Jenkins in
Purlie Victorious. She was the
first black actress to be
nominated in
three consecutive...
