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Purlie Victorious - Broadway Creative Team


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Production Staff

Ossie Davis Playwright
Hunter Arnold Producer
Broadway theatre credits include: The Heart of Rock and Roll, Cabaret, The Notebook, Harmony, Purlie Victorious, , Back to the Future, Here Lies Love, Once Upon a One MOre Time, Life of Pi, Dancin' , A Doll's House, Pictures from Home, Some Like It Hot, A Beautiful Noise, KPOP, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Broadhurst Theatre); Hadestown (Walter Kerr Theatre - Tony Nomination); Pretty Woman: The Musical (Nederlander Theatre); Anastasia (Broadhurst Theatre); Dear Evan Hansen (Music Box Theatre - Tony Award); Kinky Boots (Al Hirschfeld Theatre - Tony Award and Olivier Award); Gettin’ the Band Back Together ... read more
Bob Boyett Producer
Casting
Dylan Guy Davis Incidental Music
Dylan Guy Davis is an actor/singer/musician from Huntsville, Alabama. ... read more
Peter Fitzgerald Sound Design
Credits: Your Welcome America, Movin' Out, Ring of Fire, Evil Dead the Musical, La Cage Aux Folles, Victor/Victoria, City of Angels, Gypsy, Falsettos, The Capeman, The Will Rogers Follies, M. Butterfly, Swing, Minnelli on Minnelli with Liza, Dream, Threepenny Opera with Sting, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Odd Couple, M. Butterfly, Stones in His Pockets, The Beauty Queen of Leenane and A Thousand Clowns. Fitzgerald is president of Sound Associates, Inc. a premier provider of sound and video systems to the theater. ... read more
Louise Gund Producer
Louise Gund is an environmental activist. She also holds an MA in Holistic Psychology and has counseled children. After receiving a BFA from the School for Visual Arts in New York City, Louise took public relations photographs of modern dance groups and Off-Broadway productions in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was during this time that she first learned of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Louise began attending OSF productions in1984. Entranced by Southern Oregon, Louise purchased Greensprings Farm south of Ashland where she practices sustainable farming and forestry techniques. Louise is a member of the Earth Justice Legal Defense ... read more
Adam Honoré Lighting Design
​Adam Honore is a Harlem based lighting designer for plays, musicals, and live events. Off-Broadway highlights feature Carmen Jones (Classic Stage), Ain’t No Mo’ (The Public), ​Behind the Sheet (Ensemble Studio Theatre), and The Last Five Years (Out of the Box). Regional collaborations include Arena Stage, Dallas Theater Center, Huntington Theater Company, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Signature Theatre among others. International designs feature Haydn's The Seasons (Austria), The Band’s Visit (Manila), Kinky Boots (Manila), and Fun Home (Int’l Premiere, ft. Lea Salonga). Adam is a Drama Desk, Henry Hewes, and Helen Hayes Award Nominee; AUDELCO Award Recipient, and a Member ... read more
Kamara A. Jacobs Production Stage Manager
J. Jared Janas Wig, Hair, & Makeup Designer
Broadway: The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Motown, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Peter and the Starcatcher, All About Me, and Next to Normal. Off-Broadway: Himself & Nora, Invisible Thread, Perfect Arrangement, The Tempest, Pretty Filthy, and Father Comes Home from the Wars. TV/Film: Mozart in the Jungle, Gotham, Inside Amy Schumer, God’s Pocket, Six by Sondheim, 30 Rock, Lola Versus, and Angelica. ... read more
Leslie Odom Jr. Producer
Leslie Odom, Jr. is a multifaceted Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer, best known for his breakout role as Aaron Burr in the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton. Odom’s self-titled debut album charted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart and in winter 2017, he topped the charts again with the re-release of Simply Christmas as a deluxe edition with new arrangements and new songs.  His extensive acting career includes film and television roles including Murder on the Orient Express, Red Tails and Smash. In 2018, he added author to his resume with the release of his book, Failing Up: How to Rise Above, Do Better, and ... read more
Kenny Leon Director
Kenny Leon is a Tony Award-winning Broadway and television director. His Broadway credits include the Tupac musical Holler If You Hear Me, A Raisin in the Sun starring Denzel Washington (Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Best Revival of a Play), The Mountaintop starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, Stick Fly, August Wilson’s Fences (which garnered ten Tony nominations and won three Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play), Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf. He also directed Smart People for Second Stage. Leon's recent television work includes "Hairspray Live!", and "The Wiz Live!" ... read more
Casting
Derek McLane Set Design
Derek McLane received a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award Honour for his work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. He has designed over 350 productions for Broadway, Off-Broadway, internationally and for TV. His over 40 credits include Burn This, The Parisian Woman, Anything Goes, The Price, Fully Committed, Beautiful, Ragtime, I Am My Own Wife and 33 Variations (Tony Award). He has designed the Academy Awards for six years (Emmy Award) and has designed four live musicals for NBC, including “Hairspray” (Emmy Award). ... read more
Benjamin E. C. Pfister Stage Manager
Jeffrey Richards Producer
Jeffrey has produced more than 50 shows on and off Broadway and has done press for more than 200 productions. The theatre remains his SO. ... read more
Emilio Sosa Costume Design

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Awards and Nominations

2024 BroadwayWorld Awards
Best Lead Performer in a Play: Leslie Odom, Jr. won.
Best Revival of a Play: Ossie Davis won.

2024 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Direction of a Play: Kenny Leon was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play: Kara Young was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play: Leslie Odom, Jr. was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival of a Play: Purlie Victorious was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play: Derek McLane was nominated but did not win.

2024 Drama League Awards
Distinguished Performance: Kara Young was nominated but did not win.
Distinguished Performance: Leslie Odom, Jr. was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival of a Play: Purlie Victorious was nominated but did not win.

2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Direction of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway): Kenny Leon was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play: Kara Young won.
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play: Billy Eugene Jones was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival of a Play: Purlie Victorious was nominated but did not win.

2024 Tony Awards
Best Costume Design of a Play: Emilio Sosa was nominated but did not win.
Best Direction of a Play: Kenny Leon was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Play: Purlie Victorious was nominated but did not win.
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Derek McLane was nominated but did not win.

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