'Plays still matter to the health of Broadway': Leslie Odom Jr. on 'Purlie Victorious'

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The Tony nominee explains why this 'Purlie Victorious,' premiering Friday on PBS' Great Performances series, isn't a musical — and why it's all the better for it.

It's been three months since Leslie Odom Jr. last preached and schemed in 'Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch,' a project he'd been plotting since the 2016 night he won the Tony for his performance as Aaron Burr in 'Hamilton.

I told myself I'm not going to be the guy who only takes. It's also about how much I can give, and it's going to come from a pure place. A lot of plays don't earn back their capitalization. Did this production recoup its full investment? No, it did not. The original 'Purlie Victorious' didn't either, yet was extended multiple times.

 

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