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Purlie Victorious
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 28, 1961
Closing Date
May 13, 1962
Performances
261
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Sep 28, 1961
Close Date: May 13, 1962
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Sep 28, 1961 - Nov 18, 1961)
Longacre Theatre
(Nov 20, 1961 - May 13, 1962)
Setting
The recent past. The cotton plantation country of the Old South.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Philip Rose
Written by
Ossie Davis
Directed by
Howard Da Silva
Scenic Design by
Ben Edwards
; Costume Design by
Ann Roth
; Lighting Design by
Ben Edwards
General Manager:
Walter Fried
; Company Manager:
Helen Richards
Stage Manager:
Leonard Auerbach
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Sillings
Press Representative:
James D. Proctor
Ossie Davis
Purlie Victorious Judson
Ruby Dee
Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins
Sorrell Booke
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Godfrey M. Cambridge
Gitlow Judson
Alan Alda
Charley Cotchipee
Roger C. Carmel
The Deputy
Ci Herzog
The Sheriff
Helen Martin
Missy Judson
Beah Richards
Idella Landy
Understudies:
Gail Fisher
(Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins),
Gloria Foster
(Missy Judson, Idella Landy),
Michael Lord
(Charley Cotchipee, The Deputy),
John Sillings
(The Sheriff),
Mel Stewart
(Purlie Victorious Judson, Gitlow Judson) and
Mervyn Williams
(Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee)
Cort Theatre
(Sep 28, 1961 - Nov 18, 1961)
Longacre Theatre
(Nov 20, 1961 - May 13, 1962)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1962 Nominee
Godfrey M. Cambridge
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Philip Rose
Written by
Ossie Davis
Directed by
Howard Da Silva
Scenic Design by
Ben Edwards
; Costume Design by
Ann Roth
; Lighting Design by
Ben Edwards
General Manager:
Walter Fried
; Company Manager:
Helen Richards
Stage Manager:
Leonard Auerbach
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Sillings
Press Representative:
James D. Proctor
Ossie Davis
Purlie Victorious Judson
Ruby Dee
Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins
Sorrell Booke
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Godfrey M. Cambridge
Gitlow Judson
Alan Alda
Charley Cotchipee
Roger C. Carmel
The Deputy
Ci Herzog
The Sheriff
Helen Martin
Missy Judson
Beah Richards
Idella Landy
Understudies:
Gail Fisher
(Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins),
Gloria Foster
(Missy Judson, Idella Landy),
Michael Lord
(Charley Cotchipee, The Deputy),
John Sillings
(The Sheriff),
Mel Stewart
(Purlie Victorious Judson, Gitlow Judson) and
Mervyn Williams
(Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee)
Cort Theatre
(Sep 28, 1961 - Nov 18, 1961)
Longacre Theatre
(Nov 20, 1961 - May 13, 1962)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1962 Nominee
Godfrey M. Cambridge
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