In Honor of Juneteenth Purlie Victorious Streams Through July 19

From Great Performances on PBS   [In Honor of Juneteenth Purlie Victorious Streams Through July 19]( In honor of Juneteenth, [Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch]( is available to stream from Great Performances on PBS through July 19. Starring Tony Award winner Leslie Odom, Jr. and featuring 2024 Tony Award winner Kara Young, Great Performances: Purlie Victorious is part of [Great Performances’ “Broadway’s Best” lineup]( which also includes [Great Performances: Hamlet]( [Great Performances: Audra McDonald at the London Palladium]( and [Great Performances: Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary](. The groundbreaking play tells the story of a Black preacher’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 (“A Raisin in the Sun”), 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. The cast also features Billy Eugene Jones (Gitlow Judson), Jay O. Sanders (Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee), Heather Alicia Simms (Missy Judson), Vanessa Bell Calloway (Idella Landy), Noah Robbins (Charlie Cotchipee), Noah Pyzik (The Deputy) and Bill Timoney (The Sheriff). Purlie Victorious mirrors playwright Ossie Davis’ 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’ own upbringing. [In Honor of Juneteenth Purlie Victorious Streams Through July 19]( [STREAM NOW]( Great Performances on PBS [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube](   If you do not want to receive any more newsletters, to unsubscribe [click here]( Wisdom Digital Media 1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor #3691 New York, NY 10001