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Shows · Purlie · Billy Rose Theatre, 1972

Purlie, 1972

Opened December 27, 1972

Closed January 7, 1973

14 performances

2 previews

Nederlander Theatre

Revival

Broadway

Purlie
Zodiac Photographers-New York

Of the productions that opened in the 1970s, this had the 416th longest run.

Other stagings of Purlie 1 more

1970
Broadway TheatreBroadway Original, directed by Philip Rose
688 performances

Who was in it34 named

Patti Jo as Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins
Darlene Blackburn
Deborah Lynn Bridges
Laura Cooper as Missy Judson
Raphael Gilbert
Demarest Grey
Linda Griffin
Every Hayes
Reggie Jackson
Barbara Joy
Ursuline Kairson
Alton Lathrop
Helen Martin
Robert Martin
Karen E Mcdonald
Lonnie Mcneil
Shirley Monroe
Douglas Norwick as Charley Cotchipee
Debbie Palmer
Andre Peck
Zelda Pulliam
Alfred Rage
Beverly G Robnett
Frances Salisbury
Vanessa Shaw
Art Wallace as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
David Weatherspoon
Joe Williams
Louise Stubbs
Doug E. Doug as Gitlow Judson
Clarice Taylor as Idella Landy

Creative team

Director
Louis Johnson
Choreographer
Louis Johnson
Producer
Philip Rose

Recordings

2 recordings of Purlie exist, but none were released while this run was on. See Purlie for all of them.

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