Purlie Victorious
A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
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Experience the Broadway revival of Purlie Victorious, A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch in a captivating production, featuring the incomparable Leslie Odom, Jr. Originally premiering in 1961, this groundbreaking comedy by Ossie Davis is a cornerstone of African American theater.
Dynamic traveling preacher Purlie Victorious Judson returns to his small Georgia town hoping to save Big Bethel, the community’s church, and emancipate the cotton pickers who work on oppressive Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee’s plantation. With the assistance of Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins, in a Tony Award-winning performance by Kara Young, Purlie hopes to pry loose an inheritance due his long-lost cousin and use the money to restore his beloved church. Through the power and lyricism of his language, Davis incisively and hilariously challenges racial stereotypes and discrimination, as a seminal voice for justice.
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©1961 Ossie Davis (P)2025 AO Media, LLC
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Three friends from small-town Pennsylvania set out to conquer Denali, North America's highest peak, but only two come down alive. On the mountain, their grand adventure unravels into a harrowing tale of survival, betrayal, and the haunting consequences of ambition pushed too far. For fans of Into Thin Air, Touching the Void, and 127 Hours, Denali has a full cast, jaw-dropping twists, and immersive sound design that will transport you to one of the most extreme environments on earth.
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Fun and thrilling
- By Anonymous User on 01-23-25
By: Austin Bunn
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Smile
- The Story of a Face
- By: Sarah Ruhl
- Narrated by: Sarah Ruhl
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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With a play opening on Broadway, and every reason to smile, Sarah Ruhl has just survived a high-risk pregnancy when she discovers the left side of her face is completely paralyzed. She is assured that 90 percent of Bell’s palsy patients experience a full recovery—like Ruhl’s own mother. But Sarah is in the unlucky ten percent. And for a woman, wife, mother, and artist working in theater, the paralysis and the disconnect between the interior and exterior brings significant and specific challenges.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Definitely not enough content for a book
- By Sue Smith on 06-05-22
By: Sarah Ruhl
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Meditation for Aries
- By: Jessica Lanyadoo, Audible Sleep
- Narrated by: Jessica Lanyadoo
- Length: 34 mins
- Original Recording
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This meditation is designed to complement the sign of Aries. Aries is the first zodiac sign, and it rules over the head and face. When Aries energies are activated in your life, especially when you are striving to assert yourself and achieve things, you may find that you hold tension in your face, head, and jaws. This meditation will help you to gently release the tensions you've been holding in your body so that you can return to your day feeling relaxed and unencumbered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very helpful
- By anonymouswasawoman on 02-12-25
By: Jessica Lanyadoo, and others
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- Dayday
- 01-20-25
Absolutely love this!
Love the performances and the storytelling. So glad to have found this. Love Leslie’s energy, the cast blends so well. Phenomenal!
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- JStafford
- 02-18-25
What an Amazingly Powerful Portrayal of Black Southern Life - and Funny Too!
No surprise that Ossie Davis wrote this in the 60s. A heartfelt tribute to Black people in America. Told through the eyes of someone who lived thru some pretty tough times. Leslie Odom has done a mighty good thing, I'm shar8ng with everyone I know. Now, we need to see this on Broadway...it's THAT good!
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- Tknows
- 02-14-25
Good storyline…and funny
Some people would call this poetic justice, the bonus is, it’s funny!!! Attention keeping and well done!
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- MizzHoney1123
- 01-21-25
The Performance
The performance was so good but I expect nothing less from Leslie Odom Jr! Ossie Davis would be proud!
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- Jey123
- 01-27-25
Wonderful performance
Wonderfully performed and a joy to listen to. Brought up many important things that are relevant today and in a kind and clever way. I think it's a must listen.
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- Ahmeenah
- 02-08-25
Great performance
I liked the story.I liked the Ending.
Though I did kind of see it coming.
I like the fact that this store Ending.
Though I did kind of see it coming.
I like the fact that this story. Was done in the time period dialect and they did it want the same group of actors and voice performers to do more books like this. It was great. I hope that they do the color purple like this. Because that's my favorite story in all of the world. And I hope that tventure.
Out into this form more because it was wonderful.It was great.I liked it a lot
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- Rich Thornton
- 02-14-25
A packed performance
A fun and powerful story of injustice and trickery in Georgia. The narrators were very good as were the effects.
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- Robin
- 01-18-25
Great performances
Fantastic play written by the great Ossie Davis. The performances were on point. The story was both heartwarming and funny.
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- Brenda Hine
- 01-21-25
Loved the plethora of characters
What a wonderful story, the characters played it so well, it’s as if you were right there with them . How I wish every story could be told with such conviction.
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- Virginia
- 01-21-25
Amazing production!
I had never heard of this play, so for me this was an unexpected gem. The plot was engaging, and felt timely, not dated at all. It was really the acting, though, that made the show shine. Absolutely outstanding performances all around.
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