Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch Show Poster

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch Cast & Creative

Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. returns to Broadway in a new production of Ossie Davis' classic comedy.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Feb. 4, 2024.

Show Overview

About Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Purlie Victorious is set in an era when Jim Crow laws still were in effect in the American South and focuses on the traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson, who returns to his small Georgia town hoping to save the community's church and emancipate the cotton pickers who work on an oppressive plantation. 

Cast

Purlie Victorious Judson
Charlie Cotchipee
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins

Creative

Written by
Ossie Davis
Director
Kenny Leon
Set Designer
Derek McLane
Costume Designer
Emilio Sosa
Lighting Designer
Adam Honoré
Sound Designer
Peter Fitzgerald
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