![Peter Udell [standing left], Gary Geld [seated at piano], Melba Moore [second from right leaning on piano], Cleavon Little [right leaning on piano] and unidentified [holding pen looking at Gary Geld] in rehearsal for the stage production Purlie](https://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=5124928&t=b)
![Purlie [1970], original cast production.](https://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=4022125&t=b)
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Cleavon Little, Patti Jo, John Heffernan and Sherman Hemsley in the stage production Purlie
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Cleavon Little, Patti Jo, John Heffernan and Sherman Hemsley in the stage production Purlie" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdcedc47-bbaa-3b48-e040-e00a18061b93
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Cleavon Little, Patti Jo, John Heffernan and Sherman Hemsley in the stage production Purlie" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 22, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bdcedc47-bbaa-3b48-e040-e00a18061b93
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