"Purlie Victorious" Revival on Broadway | THEATER: All the Moving Parts

In this new episode of “THEATER: All the Moving Parts", the cast of “Purlie Victorious” and theater experts discuss the hilarious and clever machinations of its titular hero in the new and acclaimed Broadway revival of Ossie Davis’s 1961 comedy, which confronts segregation and racism. Host Patrick Pacheco is first joined by cast members Kara Young, Jay O. Sanders, and Heather Alicia Simms about their juicy roles in this radical revolutionary story. Then critic Brittani Samuel and CUNY Professor Hillary Miller place this sly and subversive comedy within the context of Broadway history and Civil Rights activism. Follow CUNY TV: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/cunytv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cuny.tv/ https://www.youtube.com/@cunytv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cunytv/ Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu Guest List: Hillary Miller, Associate Professor Theater and Performance, CUNY Graduate School Brittani Samuel Jay O. Sanders, Actor, Purlie Victorious Heather Alicia Simms, Actor, Purlie Victorious Kara Young, Actor, Purlie Victorious Tape Date: 11/03/2023 First Air Date: 12/22/2023 On THEATER: All the Moving Parts, host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costumer designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production. Watch more at: https://tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/the... THEATER: All the Moving Parts playlist https://bit.ly/2N5eNLs​ Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13 THMP06004