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Cast
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Robert Guillaume | As: Purlie |
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Melba Moore | As: Lutiebelle |
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Sherman Hemsley | As: Gitlow |
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Linda Hopkins | As: Sister Hopkins |
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Rhetta Hughes | As: Missy |
Storyline
Based on Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious (which was later translated into the 1963 film Gone Are the Days! and which included all of the original Broadway cast, including Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Beah Richards, and Godfrey Cambridge), Purlie is a musical with a book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, lyrics by Udell, and music by Gary Geld. It won two Tony Awards and was also nominated for Best Musical. This 1981 television adaptation is directed by Rudi Goldman and stars Broadway cast members Guillaume, Moore, Hemsley, and Hopkins, with Brandon Maggart as Cotchipee, Clarice Taylor as Idilla, and Don Scardino as Charlie. The production won a CableACE Award.
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Cast
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Robert Guillaume |
Purlie |
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Melba Moore |
Lutiebelle |
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Sherman Hemsley |
Gitlow |
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Linda Hopkins |
Sister Hopkins |
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Rhetta Hughes |
Missy |
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Brandon Maggart |
Ol' Cap'n |
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Don Scardino |
Charlie |
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Clarice Taylor |
Idella |
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Loretta Abbott |
Ensemble |
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Brenda Braxton |
Ensemble |
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P.L. Brown |
Ensemble |
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Olivia Detante |
Ensemble |
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Suzzanne Douglas |
Ensemble |
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Cisco Drayton |
Ensemble |
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Tanya Gibson |
Ensemble |
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Michael Goring |
Ensemble |
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Milt Grayson |
Ensemble |
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Lawrence Hamilton |
Ensemble |
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Clinton King Keen |
Ensemble |
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Mildred Lane |
Ensemble |
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Judy Leak |
Ensemble |
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Eugene Little |
Ensemble |
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Pauletta Washington |
Ensemble |
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Lou Ann Pickett |
Ensemble |
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Herbert Rawlings |
Ensemble |
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Renee Rose |
Ensemble |
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Ted Ross |
Ensemble |
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Otis Sallid |
Ensemble |
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Henry Shaw |
Ensemble |
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Valerie Smith |
Ensemble |
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Jeffery V. Thompson |
Ensemble |
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Denessa Tobin |
Ensemble |
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David Weatherspoon |
Ensemble |
Directed By
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Philip Rose |
Stage Director |
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Rudi Goldman |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Gary Geld |
Musical |
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Ossie Davis |
Musical |
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Philip Rose |
Musical |
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Peter Udell |
Musical |
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Peter Udell |
Lyricist |
Production Crew
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Linda Considine |
Casting |
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Robert R. Thiel |
Producer |
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Lester Lessuk |
Production Manager |
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Bruno B. Saudino |
Associate Producer |
Edited By
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Michael Robinson |
Assistant Editor |
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Peter Liveris |
Assistant Editor |
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Bill Seesselberg |
Assistant Editor |
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John R. Tierney |
Editor |
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Bob Soond |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Gail Cooper-Hecht |
Costume Design |
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Joe Cranzano |
Makeup Artist |
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Teddy Jenkins |
Hairstylist |
Sound
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Luther Henderson |
Orchestrator |
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Ray Wright |
Orchestrator |
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Kirk Nurock |
Music Director |
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Gary Geld |
Music Supervisor |
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Garry Sherman |
Orchestrator |
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Blake Norton |
Sound |
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Gary Geld |
Songs |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Manny Gutierrez |
Camera Operator |
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Jake Ostroff |
Camera Operator |
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Les Liebowitz |
Camera Operator |
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Steve Zinn |
Camera Operator |
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Bob Camitta |
Camera Operator |
Lighting
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Randy Nordstrom |
Lighting Director |
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Alan Adelman |
Lighting Director |
Art Department
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James Tilton |
Set Designer |
Other Crew
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Al Perryman |
Choreographer |
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David Stahlberg |
Title Graphics |
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Louis Johnson |
Choreographer |
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