Overview
Synopsis
"Purlie" tells the story of Purlie, a self-taught preacher who returns to his home in the South with the intent of opening an abandoned church and ringing the bell of freedom. The problem is that Ol' Cap'n is holding Purlie's inheritance due to a long-lost cousin. With the help of Ol' Cap'n's son, Charlie, Purlie's manages to outsmart the white haired old-timer to win a victor' for freedom.
Show Information
Characters
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Character Portrayals
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Songs
- Walk Him Up the Stairs
- Newfangled Preacher Man
- Skinnin' a Cat
- Purlie
- The Harder They Fall
- Charlie's Songs: The Barrels of War; The Unborn Love
- Big Fish, Little Fish
- I Got Love
- Great White Father
- Skinnin' a Cat
- Down Home
- First Thing Monday Mornin'
- He Can Do It
- The Harder They Fall (Reprise)
- The World Is Comin' to a Start
- Walk Him Up the Stairs (Reprise)
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.