Great Performances · SEASON 51
Purlie Victorious
Episode 21 · 2024-05-24

- Comedy
- Documentary
- Drama
Episode overview
A three-act comedic stage play tells the fictional story of Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson, a dynamic traveling preacher returning to his hometown in rural Georgia, to save his small hometown church. The Performance was filmed at the Music Box Theatre on January 23rd, 2024 with the original 2023 Broadway cast.
106 minutes
Season 51 episodes
1. Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier2023-09-10
2. Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni2023-10-01
3. New York City Ballet in Madrid2023-10-27
4. Message In A Bottle2023-11-03
5. Great Performances at the Met: Champion2023-11-05
6. Making Shakespeare: The First Folio2023-11-17
7. Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte2023-12-10
8. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20242024-01-01
9. Great Performances at the Met: The Life and Times of Malcolm X2024-02-04
10. The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry2024-02-16
11. George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum2024-02-23
12. Great Performances at the Met: Dead Man Walking2024-03-15
13. Great Performances at the Met: Florencia en el Amazonas2024-04-07
14. Now Hear This2024-04-12
15. Now Hear This2024-04-19
16. Now Hear This2024-04-26
17. Now Hear This2024-05-03
18. Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco2024-05-05
19. Hamlet2024-05-10
20. Audra McDonald at the London Palladium2024-05-17
21. Purlie Victorious2024-05-24
22. Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary2024-05-31