Purlie (Musical) Ossie Davis, Peter Udell, Phillip Rose Anya Randall Nebel LeVar Betts, musical direction May 11 - June 10, 2018 Purlie Victorious, that strutting, new fangled preacher man is back home and he wants a church and he wants freedom. Witty, memorable music and a whole lotta of fun unfold as Purlie outmaneuvers ol' Colonel and gets his girl Lutiebelle (or she gets him!). From the composers of Shenandoah. Purlie is set in an era when Jim Crow laws still were in effect in the American