Purlie
Item
Record ID
421
Identifier
13558
Work Title
Purlie
Uniform Title
Purlie
Program/Series Title
Broadway on Showtime
Composer
Text Author
Davis, Ossie (book) ; Rose, Phillip (book) ; Udell, Peter (lyrics)
Production Year
1983
Transmission/Release Date
12/10/81
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
Showtime
Home Video - VHS
MGM/CBS Home Video
Conductor/Music Director
Nurock, Kirk
Soloists
Robert Guillame (Purlie) ; Sherman Hemsley (Gitlow) ; Linda Hopkins (Sister Hopkins) ; Rhetta Hughes (Missy). Brandon Maggart (Ol' Cap'n) ; Melba Moore (Lutiebelle) ; Don Scardino (Charlie) ; Clarice Taylor (Idella)
TV/Film Director
Goldman, Rudi
Stage Director
Rose, Phillip
Sets
Tilton, James
Costumes
Cooper-Hecht, Gail
Choreography
Perryman, Al
Production Company
CBS Home Video Enterprises
Executive Producer
Thiel, Robert R.
Technical Information
Tape ; color ; stereo
Other Information
First release on Broadway on Showtime, 1981-12-10. Repeated on Great Performances March 12, 1983.
Duration
ca. 150'
Sourcemat
PRINTCAT (X)
Memo1
GP Acquisition. Original record #89129