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‘Purlie Victorious’ Broadway Review: Leslie Odom Jr. Gives Ossie Davis’ Preacher a Brilliant Encore
The Wrap via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoKenny Leon directs a comic riot that is the season's funniest show on Broadway The post ‘Purlie...
‘Purlie Victorious’ Broadway Review: Leslie Odom Jr. Keeps Ossie Davis’ Groundbreaking Comedy True...
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoLong before Slave Play, decades before Ain’t No Mo, there was Purlie Victorious, the Ossie Davis...
Bill Cobbs, prolific and sage character actor, dies at 90
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoNEW YORK (AP) — Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen...
Famous birthdays for Dec. 18: Brad Pitt, Keith Richards
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoBrad Pitt watches the Wimbledon Men's Final match in London on July 16. The actor turns 60 on...
Review: Ossie Davis' 'Purlie Victorious,' back on Broadway, hasn't lost a farcical step
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months ago“Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch,” Ossie Davis’ 1961 satiric farce that was the basis for the 1963 film "Gone Are the Days!" and the 1970 musical “Purlie,” ...
14 actors who have played Elvis Presley
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoFrom Kurt Russell to Jacob Elordi, here's a look back at the most memorable portrayals of the King. Elvis Presley is one of the most beloved entertainers...
Leslie Odom Jr. has been trying to get “Purlie Victorious” to Broadway for six years
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoThe night that he won his Tony Award for Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr. knew what he wanted his next...
Alan Alda Visits Broadway's “Purlie Victorious” Revival, 62 Years After Starring in the Original...
People via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoAlda, who took part in the debut production of Ossie Davis' 1961 play, attended a performance of its...
‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Off Broadway Review: Robert O’Hara Rethinks a Classic to Brilliant Effect
The Wrap via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoFinally, someone gets “A Raisin in the Sun” absolutely right. That someone is Robert O’Hara, who...
Kara Young on ‘Purlie Victorious,’ Tony Awards, Broadway Fame, and Diversity in Theater
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoMireya Acierto/Getty ImagesSome theater actors like to leave their characters behind at the stage...