| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 12, 1981 |
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| Director: | Rudi Goldman |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | filmed theater |
| Production Companies | CBS Productions, Showtime Networks |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Guillaume | Purlie |
| Melba Moore | Lutiebelle |
| Sherman Hemsley | Gitlow |
| Linda Hopkins | Sister Hopkins |
| Rhetta Hughes | Missy |
| Brandon Maggart | Ol' Cap'n |
| Don Scardino | Charlie |
| Clarice Taylor | Idella |
| Loretta Abbott | Ensemble |
| Brenda Braxton | Ensemble |
| P.L. Brown | Ensemble |
| Olivia Detante | Ensemble |
| Suzzanne Douglas | 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 |
| Pauletta Washington | Ensemble |
| Lou Ann Pickett | Ensemble |
| Herbert Rawlings | Ensemble |
| Renee Rose | Ensemble |
| Ted Ross | Ensemble |
| Otis Sallid | Ensemble |
| Henry Shaw | Ensemble |
| Valerie Smith | Ensemble |
| Jeffery V. Thompson | Ensemble |
| Denessa Tobin | Ensemble |
| David Weatherspoon | Ensemble |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ossie Davis | Musical |
| Luther Henderson | Orchestrator |
| Rudi Goldman | Director |
| Peter Udell | Musical, Lyricist |
| Philip Rose | Musical, Stage Director |
| Al Perryman | Choreographer |
| James Tilton | Set Designer |
| Alan Adelman | Lighting Director |
| Randy Nordstrom | Lighting Director |
| Gail Cooper-Hecht | Costume Design |
| Gary Geld | Music Supervisor, Songs, Musical |
| Kirk Nurock | Music Director |
| Garry Sherman | Orchestrator |
| Ray Wright | Orchestrator |
| 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 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bruno B. Saudino | Associate Producer |
| Robert R. Thiel | Producer |
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