A Vintage Satire That Still Has Sting: Purlie Victorious Returns

This article was originally published on April 27, 2023.  At the 77th Tony Awards, Kara Young won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.

At the Music Box Theatre, the house lights fade and a recording of director Kenny Leon’s voice welcomes us to the show — so far, so standard. But this announcement goes on to do more than ask us to turn off our cell phones. Leon lets us know that this production is the first major revival of...