Alicia Keys, Angela Bassett, Mariska Hargitay, and Hilary Swank visited the company of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch backstage after attending recent performances. Check out the photos in the gallery below.
Tony winner Kenny Leon directs the first revival of the Ossie Davis play, which officially opened September 27 at the Music Box Theatre after beginning previews September 7. The recently extended production will continue through February 4, 2024.
Starring—and co-producing, in his Broadway producer debut—is Leslie Odom, Jr., taking on the title role opposite Kara Young as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins. The cast also features Heather Alicia Simms as Missy Judson, Billy Eugene Jones as Gitlow Judson, Noah Robbins as Charlie Cotchipee, Vanessa Bell Calloway as Idella Landy, Jay O. Sanders as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee, Bill Timoney as The Sheriff, and Noah Pyzik as The Deputy. Rounding out the company are understudies Donald Webber, Jr., Melvin Abston, Willa Bost, and Brandi Porter. Casting is by The Telsey Office.
The work follows a traveling preacher, Purlie, who returns to his Georgia hometown to save the local church and the cotton pickers working on Ol' Cap'n Cotchiepee's plantation. Davis both wrote and starred in the 1961 original Broadway production, appearing alongside his wife, Ruby Dee. Davis and Dee would go on to reprise their performances in a 1963 film adaptation titled Gone Are the Days! A musical adaptation premiered on Broadway in 1970, making Melba Moore a star (and a Tony winner) for her performance as Lutiebelle, singing the Gary Geld-Peter Udell score's most enduring hit, "I Got Love."
The production features scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Adam Honoré, sound design by Peter Fitzgerald, hair and wig and makeup design by J. Jared Janas, and original music by Guy Davis. Kamra A. Jacobs is production stage manager.
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys, Heather Alicia Simms, and Vanessa Bell Calloway
Alicia Keys and Heather Alicia Simms
Alicia Keys and Leslie Odom, Jr.
Alicia Keys and Leslie Odom, Jr.
Alicia Keys
Leslie Odom, Jr., Angela Bassett, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Alicia Keys, and Heather Alicia Simms
Leslie Odom, Jr., Angela Bassett, Vanessa Bell Calloway, and Alicia Keys
Leslie Odom, Jr., Angela Bassett, and Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Angela Bassett
Alicia Keys, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Angela Bassett
Alicia Keys, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Angela Bassett
Leslie Odom, Jr., and Angela Bassett
Alicia Keys and Bill Timoney
Noah Robbins, Billy Eugene Jones, Kara Young, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Heather Alicia Simms, and Alicia Keys
Billy Eugene Jones and Alicia Keys
Billy Eugene Jones and Angela Bassett
Alicia Keys and Kara Young
Hilary Swank, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Mariska Hargitay
Leslie Odom, Jr. and Hilary Swank
Mariska Hargitay and Leslie Odom, Jr.
Alicia Keys and Angela Bassett
Alicia Keys
