Purlie

The story

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 & crew

Robert GuillaumePurlie

Melba MooreLutiebelle

Sherman HemsleyGitlow

Linda HopkinsSister Hopkins

Rhetta HughesMissy

Brandon MaggartOl' Cap'n

Don ScardinoCharlie

Clarice TaylorIdella

Loretta Abbott

Loretta AbbottEnsemble

Brenda Braxton

Brenda BraxtonEnsemble

P.L. BrownEnsemble

Olivia Detante

Olivia DetanteEnsemble