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Purlie (1969-1970)

Type:	Musical	Place:	Broadway
Opened:	Mar 15, 1970	Previews:
Closed:	Nov 07, 1971	Performances:	689
Running Time:	*
	Note: An * means that the value is either not known or has different published values.

User Rating:	5.00/10 (1 vote)

Theatre
	Broadway Theatre

Artistic/Production Staff
	Producer	...	Philip Rose
	Book	...	Ossie Davis
	Book	...	Philip Rose
	Book	...	Peter Udell
	Based on the play "Purlie Victorious" by	...	Ossie Davis
	Music	...	Gary Geld
	Lyrics	...	Peter Udell
	Director	...	Philip Rose
	Choreographer	...	Louis Johnson
	Sets	...	Ben Edwards
	Full Artistic/Production Staff

Original Broadway Cast
	Dancers	...	Andy Torres
	Purlie	...	Cleavon Little
	Church Soloist	...	Linda Hopkins
	Lutiebelle	...	Melba Moore
	Missy	...	Novella Nelson
	Gitlow	...	Sherman Hensley
	Charlie	...	C. David Colson
	Idella	...	Helen Martin
	Ol' Cap'n	...	John Heffernan
	Dancers	...	Loretta Abbott
	Full Original Cast

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