The Music Box Theatre, New York Leslie Odom Jr leads a note-perfect cast in a revival of Ossie Davis's thoughtful comedy about a preacher scheming to save his church in the Jim Crow South Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, a play written by the late, prolific, and legendary actor/writer/director Ossie Davis, hasn't been performed on Broadway since its original 1961-62 run. The materia…
