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He has a gift for making older works, such as “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch” “and “A Soldier’s Play,” seem newly minted.

Part screwball comedy, part one-crazy-night romp, “Anora” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, making Baker the first American to claim the prize since Terrence Malick did for “The Tree of Life.”

Realistically, this contest was ended by England’s romp through the Sri Lanka batting line-up on Friday, yet the prospect of a moment of history ensured an electric atmosphere on a murky Saturday.

“Clue: Live on Stage?” is a possibility I would never have thought to ask about, but it’s safe to say the target audience for this commercial romp isn’t a theater critic with Shakespeare and Sondheim yearnings.

PBS, which might want to call an emergency meeting with the producers of “Appropriate,” did a great service in presenting another contender for play revival, Ossie Davis’ “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch.”