A Jim Crow satire returns to Broadway after 62 years — and it's a romp, not a relic

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The first revival of Ossie Davis' satire on the Jim Crow south, Purlie Victorious: A Romp Through the Non-Confederate Cotton Patch, is opening on Broadway after a 62-year absence. But the play is no relic – the people involved say its pointed humor speaks to our current world.

Guy Davis, the son of legendary actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, was only a small child when the original production of Purlie Victorious opened. But he said the musical fit in with his family's values.

"There was an expression in our family; love, art and activism, and that's something that we tried to stick with," said Guy Davis, who composed music for the revival.