Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show business while grieving the loss of his more famous, often estranged younger brother, tap dance legend Gregory Hines.
Based on Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious (which was later translated into the 1963 film Gone Are the Days! and which included all of the original Broadway cast, including Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Beah Richards, and Godfrey Cambridge), Purlie is a musical with a book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, lyrics by Udell, and music by Gary Geld. It won two Tony Awards and was also nominated for Best Musical.
This 1981 television adaptation is directed by Rudi Goldman and stars Broadway cast members Guillaume, Moore, Hemsley, and Hopkins, with Brandon Maggart as Cotchipee, Clarice Taylor as Idilla, and Don Scardino as Charlie. The production won a CableACE Award.
부동산계의 제왕인 벤더비어가 새 건축물의 기공식을 한다. 다음날 새벽 귀가 하던 중 자신의 조상이 세운 풍차 모형을 둘러보기 위해 공원에 잠시 머문다. 이곳에서 밴더비어와 그의 부인, 그리고 운전수가 잔인하게 살해된다. 이 사건을 해결하기 위해 경찰서장 존 웨렌(Warren: 딕 오닐 분)은 6개월간 쉬고있던 수사반장 드위 윌슨(Dewey Wilson: 알버트 피니 분)을 호출하고 심리분석을 전문으로 하는 여수사관 레베카(Rebecca Neff: 다이안 베노라 분)를 그와 한 조를 이루게 한다.
단서가 없이 사건은 미궁에 빠지나 검시관 휘팅톤(Whittington: 그레고리 하인즈 분)가 동물학자 파거슨(Ferguson: 톰 누난 분)의 도움으로 체의 부위에 이리의 털이 있음을 알아내는데...
Eubie! began life as a Broadway musical, celebrating the life and work of legendary black entertainer/composer Eubie Blake. This taped version was specially prepared for cable TV in 1981, then released on videocassette a few years later. Gregory and Maurice Hines head the exuberant, toe-tapping cast. Among the highlights are such Blake standards as "I'm Just Wild About Harry". The race issue is brought into play every once in a while, but never in such an omnipresent fashion as to dampen the spirits of this sparkling example of Broadway at its best.
