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.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Featured Crew
Al Perryman
Choreographer
Ray Wright
Orchestrator
Randy Nordstrom
Lighting Director
Kirk Nurock
Music Director
Luther Henderson
Orchestrator
Philip Rose
Musical
Garry Sherman
Orchestrator
Peter Udell
Musical
James Tilton
Set Designer
Alan Adelman
Lighting Director
Ossie Davis
Musical
Gail Cooper-Hecht
Costume Design