Photos: PURLIE VICTORIOUS Cast Takes Opening Night Bows

Purlie Victorious is now running on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre.

By: Sep. 28, 2023
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Purlie Victorious is victorious once again! Last night the company had something to celebrate at the Music Box Theatre, as the show officially celebrated its opening night on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big night and you can check out photos from the curtain call below!

 Tony & Grammy Award winner and Academy & Emmy Award nominee Leslie Odom, Jr. will star as “Purlie Victorious Judson” alongside Vanessa Bell Calloway (Dreamgirls) as “Idella Landy”, Billy Eugene Jones (Fat Ham) as “Gitlow Judson”, Noah Pyzik (Addy & Uno) as “Deputy”,  Noah Robbins (To Kill a Mockingbird) as “Charlie Cotchipee”, Jay O. Sanders (Primary Trust) as “Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee”, Heather Alicia Simms (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) as “Missy Judson”,  Bill Timoney (Network) as “Sheriff” and Tony Award nominee Kara Young (Cost of Living, Clyde’s) as “Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins”. Direction is by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (Topdog/Underdog, A Soldier’s Play, A Raisin in the Sun). The play marks Odom’s return to Broadway after winning the Tony for his iconic performance as “Aaron Burr” in Hamilton.
 
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch is the rousing, laugh-filled comedy by Ossie Davis that tells the story of a Black preacher’s machinations to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church.   The play premiered on Broadway in 1961 at the Cort Theatre (now the James Earl Jones Theatre), directed by Howard Da Silva, and starred Ossie Davis as “Purlie Victorious Judson” and his wife and frequent collaborator, Ruby Dee as “Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins.” Original cast members also included: Alan Alda, Godfrey Cambridge, Sorrell Booke and Beah Richards. For its 100th performance, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the company and celebrated the milestone with them.
 
The creative team features scenic design by Tony Award winner Derek McLane (Moulin Rouge, MJ), costume design by Tony Award nominee Emilio Sosa (Trouble in Mind, A Beautiful Noise), lighting design by Drama Desk Award nominee Adam Honoré (Ain’t No Mo’, Chicken & Biscuits), sound design by Peter Fitzgerald (American Son, KPOP), casting by The Telsey Office (Will Cantler, CSA and Destiny Lilly, CSA) and Ioana Alfonson is the associate director.

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas 

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Jay O. Sanders, Billy Eugene Jones and Heather Alicia Simms

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Billy Eugene Jones, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Heather Alicia Simms

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Jay O. Sanders

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Kara Young

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Heather Alicia Simms, Kara Young, Kara Young and Bill Timoney

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Jay O. Sanders, Heather Alicia Simms, Kara Young, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Bill Timoney

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Leslie Odom, Jr.

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Leslie Odom, Jr.

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Noah Robbins, Billy Eugene Jones, Kara Young, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Jay O. Sanders

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Kara Young, Jay O. Sanders and Leslie Odom, Jr.

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Kara Young, Jay O. Sanders and Leslie Odom, Jr. and Heather Alicia Simms

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Noah Robbins, Billy Eugene Jones, Kara Young, Jay O. Sanders, Leslie Odom, Jr., Heather Alicia Simms, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Bill Timoney

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Kara Young and Leslie Odom, Jr

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Noah Robbins, Billy Eugene Jones with a Projection of Playwright Ossie Davis

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The Cast of "Purlie Victorious" with Projection of Playwright Ossie Davis

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Leslie Odom, Jr., Kara Young and Director Kenny Leon

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Director Kenny Leon

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Director Kenny Leon and The Cast of "Purlie Victorious"

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Kara Young, Director Kenny Leon and Jay O. Sanders

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Leslie Odom Jr., Kara Young, Director Kenny Leon and Jay O. Sanders

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Director Kenny Leon and The Cast of "Purlie Victorious"

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Director Kenny Leon and The Cast of "Purlie Victorious"

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Leslie Odom Jr., Kara Young and Director Kenny Leon

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Billy Eugene Jones, Leslie Odom Jr., Director Kenny Leon and Jay O. Sanders

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Noah Robbins, Billy Eugene Jones, Leslie Odom Jr. and Director Kenny Leon

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Director Kenny Leon and The Cast of "Purlie Victorious"

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Signage at The Music Box Theater




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