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...

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...

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...

Joan (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020), and Purlie Victorious (2023). He made his feature film debut in the comedy Starting...

Fight (2018–2019). Alda is also known for his roles on Broadway acting in Purlie Victorious (1961) and receiving three Tony Award nominations for his performances...

Raisin from 1973 until 1975, Ossie Davis's Purlie Victorious (and later the musical version, which was called Purlie), The Amen Corner and Tennessee Williams's...

in 1968. He starred in The Wiz and other Broadway productions, such as Purlie, Ain't Misbehavin, and Raisin in the Sun. His first film was The Bingo Long...

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 three consecutive...

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...

Gone Are the Days! or Purlie Victorious is a 1963 American comedy-drama film starring Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Godfrey Cambridge. It is based on the 1961...

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...

Award nomination, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, and Purlie. His additional roles included Katherine Dunham's Bambouche and in Fly The...

Elephants Play revivals Appropriate Doubt: A Parable An Enemy of the People Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch Uncle Vanya...

variety of roles including Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Purlie in Purlie Victorious. He was a member of the student sketch comedy troupe Shock...

me/tommieearljenkins". IMDb. Retrieved July 23, 2016. "indielondon.co.uk - theatre - Purlie, Bridewell Theatre, review". www.indielondon.co.uk. Retrieved October 20...

Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Lutiebelle in Purlie, a role she would later reprise in the 1981 television adaptation for Showtime...

New York. She was a featured performer on Broadway in 1970 in the musical Purlie. In 1975, Nelson directed the play La Femme Noire at The Public Theater...

the city's Karamu House Theater, Cobbs starred in the Ossie Davis play Purlie Victorious. Cobbs was in Vegetable Soup (1976), a New York public television...

Fiorello! (1959–61) (replacement) Finian's Rainbow (1960) Caligula (1960) Purlie Victorious (1961–62) The White House (1964) Jonah (1966) The Iceman Cometh...

Jack Klugman. Also that year, Freeman performed in a theater production of Purlie. After a short career break, he returned to work in 1978, appearing in two...

acting her entire life. She appeared in the original Broadway productions of Purlie Victorious, The Miracle Worker, and A Raisin in the Sun. As a writer, she...

albums and were referred to as rock operas. Shows like Raisin, Dreamgirls, Purlie and The Wiz brought a significant African-American influence to Broadway...

April 1, 2024. "Skeleton Crew (2021)". Playbill. Retrieved April 1, 2024. "Purlie Victorious (Broadway, 2023)". Playbill. Retrieved April 1, 2024. Somensky...

films. In the early 1960s, Stewart also appeared in the Broadway shows Purlie Victorious, The Hostage, The Cool World, and Simply Heavenly. Stewart's...

musical about New York City mayor LaGuardia. In 1961, da Silva directed Purlie Victorious, by Ossie Davis. Many of his early feature films were of the...

Raisin in the Sun, The Owl and the Pussycat, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, Purlie, and Shenandoah. His work was particularly notable for its social insight...

own to pursue an acting career. Wooley performed in the national tour of Purlie, after which, worked as a singing waiter on the Spirit of New York, a dinner...