| Purlie Victorious painful to watch | |
| Posted by: adeliciaboy 01:05 am EDT 05/25/24 | |
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| I never made it NYC to see Kenny Leon's "Purlie Victorious" so I was looking forward to the PBS broadcast of the show. I was even more eager to watch it because I have fond memories of seeing the musical "Purlie" with the glorious Melba Moore and Cleavon Little. But boy was this production of the original play a shocking letdown. The pacing was ridiculously fast and the lead performance from Leslie Odom Jr. was nothing more than grotesque grandstanding when it was even watchable. And don't get me started about the actress Kara Young playing Lutiebelle. Her performance--I'm being generous -- was like listening to fingernails scratching a chalkboard. Excruciating. | |
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