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Shows · Purlie · Broadway Theatre, 1970

Purlie, 1970

Opened March 15, 1970

Closed November 6, 1971

688 performances

Broadway Theatre

Original

Broadway

Purlie
Zodiac Photographers-New York

Of the productions that opened in the 1970s, this had the 41st longest run.

Other stagings of Purlie 1 more

1972
Billy Rose TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Louis Johnson
14 performances

Who was in it39 named

C David Colson as Charley Cotchipee
Linda Hopkins
Helen Martin as Idella Landy
Loretta Abbott
Carolyn Byrd
Barbara Christopher
Hope Clark
Peter Colly
Morris Donaldson
Denise Elliott
Judy Gibson
Milt Grayson
Lavinia Hamilton
Synthia Jackson
Mildred Lane
Tony Middleton
Al Perryman
Ray Pollard
Mildred Pratcher
Arlene Rowlant
William Taylor
Ella Thompson
Larry Vickers
Alyce Webb
Myrna White
Vera Moore
Pi Douglass
Demarest Gray
Patti Harris
Arlene Rolant
Otis Sallid

Creative team

Director
Philip Rose
Choreographer
Louis Johnson
Producer
Philip Rose
Orchestrations
Garry Sherman

Tony Awards 0 from 1 nomination

Best Musical
Nominated

Recordings 1 released while this run was on

1970
Purlie: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Purlie: Original Broadway Cast Recording Ampex A40101, released 1970
United States

1 more exist for other runs of this show: see Purlie for all of them.

Around this production

Purlie, an African American musical starring Cleavon Little and Melba Moore, premieres at the Broadway Theater and runs 688 performances. Historical Dictionary of the Broadway Musical Volume 22 William A Everett Paul R, p. 28

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