Purlie
Robert Guillaume
Purlie
Overview
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.
Cast
Lutiebelle
Melba Moore
Lutiebelle
Gitlow
Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow
Sister Hopkins
Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins
Missy
Rhetta Hughes
Missy
Ol' Cap'n
Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n
Charlie
Don Scardino
Charlie
Idella
Clarice Taylor
Idella
Ensemble
Loretta Abbott
Ensemble
Ensemble
Brenda Braxton
Ensemble
Ensemble
P.L. Brown
Ensemble
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
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