
Purlie, a charismatic preacher, returns to his Southern hometown during the early civil‑rights era, where the plantation owner keeps sharecroppers in slavery. Determined to free his community, Purlie’s bold plan challenges the oppressive system. Adapted from Ossie Davis’s 1961 play Purlie Victorious, the 1981 televised musical won a CableACE Award.
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Don Scardino
Charlie

Brandon Maggart
Ol' Cap'n

Robert Guillaume
Purlie

Clarice Taylor
Idella

Ted Ross
Ensemble

Rhetta Hughes
Missy

Pauletta Washington
Ensemble

P.L. Brown
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Sherman Hemsley
Gitlow

Melba Moore
Lutiebelle

Suzzanne Douglas
Ensemble

Linda Hopkins
Sister Hopkins

Jeffery V. Thompson
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Brenda Braxton
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Otis Sallid
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Loretta Abbott
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Olivia Detante
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Cisco Drayton
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Tanya Gibson
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Michael Goring
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Milt Grayson
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Lawrence Hamilton
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Clinton King Keen
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Mildred Lane
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Judy Leak
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Eugene Little
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Lou Ann Pickett
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Herbert Rawlings
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Renee Rose
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Henry Shaw
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Valerie Smith
Ensemble

Denessa Tobin
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David Weatherspoon
Ensemble
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