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Purlie
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Purlie

Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.

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Cast

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Purlie

Melba Moore

Melba Moore

Lutiebelle

Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley

Gitlow

Linda Hopkins

Linda Hopkins

Sister Hopkins

Rhetta Hughes

Rhetta Hughes

Missy

Brandon Maggart

Brandon Maggart

Ol' Cap'n

Don Scardino

Don Scardino

Charlie

Clarice Taylor

Clarice Taylor

Idella

Loretta Abbott

Ensemble

Brenda Braxton

Brenda Braxton

Ensemble

P.L. Brown

P.L. Brown

Ensemble

Olivia Detante

Ensemble

Suzzanne Douglas

Suzzanne Douglas

Ensemble

Cisco Drayton

Ensemble

Tanya Gibson

Ensemble

Michael Goring

Ensemble

Milt Grayson

Ensemble

Lawrence Hamilton

Ensemble

Clinton King Keen

Ensemble

Mildred Lane

Ensemble

Judy Leak

Ensemble

Eugene Little

Ensemble

Pauletta Washington

Pauletta Washington

Ensemble

Lou Ann Pickett

Ensemble

Herbert Rawlings

Ensemble

Renee Rose

Ensemble

Ted Ross

Ted Ross

Ensemble

Otis Sallid

Otis Sallid

Ensemble

Henry Shaw

Ensemble

Valerie Smith

Ensemble

Jeffery V. Thompson

Ensemble

Denessa Tobin

Ensemble

David Weatherspoon

Ensemble

Crew

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Musical

Peter Udell

Musical

Philip Rose

Musical

Philip Rose

Stage Director

Al Perryman

Choreographer

James Tilton

Set Designer

Alan Adelman

Lighting Director

Randy Nordstrom

Lighting Director

Gail Cooper-Hecht

Costume Design

Gary Geld

Musical

Gary Geld

Music Supervisor

Kirk Nurock

Music Director

Garry Sherman

Orchestrator

Luther Henderson

Luther Henderson

Orchestrator

Ray Wright

Orchestrator

Bruno B. Saudino

Associate Producer

Lester Lessuk

Production Manager

Les Liebowitz

Camera Operator

Jake Ostroff

Camera Operator

Steve Zinn

Camera Operator

Manny Gutierrez

Camera Operator

Bob Camitta

Camera Operator

Blake Norton

Sound

John R. Tierney

Editor

Peter Liveris

Assistant Editor

Bill Seesselberg

Assistant Editor

Bob Soond

Assistant Editor

Linda Considine

Casting

Joe Cranzano

Makeup Artist

Michael Robinson

Assistant Editor

Teddy Jenkins

Hairstylist

David Stahlberg

Title Graphics

Louis Johnson

Choreographer

Robert R. Thiel

Producer

Gary Geld

Songs

Peter Udell

Lyricist

Rudi Goldman

Director