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.
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
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
Lou Ann Pickett
Ensemble
Herbert Rawlings
Ensemble
Renee Rose
Ensemble
Henry Shaw
Ensemble
Valerie Smith
Ensemble
Jeffery V. Thompson
Ensemble
Denessa Tobin
Ensemble
David Weatherspoon
Ensemble
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
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