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Leslie Odom Jr., who won a Tony playing Aaron Burr in <em>Hamilton</em>, is now back on Broadway as Purlie.
Marc J. Franklin
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Purlie Victorious
A Jim Crow satire returns to Broadway after 62 years — and it's a romp, not a relic
Jeff Lunden
In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.
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