Kenny Leon directs a Broadway revival of 'Purlie Victorious,' Ossie Davis' 1961 race romp, starring Tony winner Leslie Odom and Kara Young.
“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,” is receiving a vibrant revival on Broadway at the Music Box. Kenny Leon, who may be the most in-demand Broadway director working today, treats the play as though it were a spry and freshly commissioned new comedy.
There’s no intermission, and the attractive and easily transformable wooden shack set by Derek McLane lends the production an unencumbered sleekness. The actors, who enter at fever pitch , accelerate to levels that are a thrill to behold. Odom’s Purlie speaks with the salesman-like rapidity of a preacher who fears he might lose his fickle congregation at any moment. He has reason to be nervous.
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