Purlie

142 mins
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.

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

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

Peter Liveris

Assistant Editor

Bill Seesselberg

Assistant Editor

Bob Soond

Assistant Editor

Joe Cranzano

Makeup Artist

Michael Robinson

Assistant Editor

Teddy Jenkins

Hairstylist

David Stahlberg

Title Graphics

Louis Johnson

Choreographer

Peter Udell

Lyricist

Rudi Goldman

Director

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