Timbuktu! (Broadway, Times Square Church, 1978) | Playbill

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Timbuktu!

Broadway
Musical
Original

Timbuktu! Playbill - April 1978
Timbuktu! Playbill - April 1978
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SYNOPSIS: This revision of Kismet, the musical tale of a wily poet who helps his daughter marry a prince while enjoying a dalliance of his own, is set in the half-mythical Timbuktu region of Mali in West Africa, and features an all-black cast and five new songs by Robert Wright and George Forrest taken from African folk music.
People (62)
  • Vanessa Shaw
    Vanessa Shaw
    Marsinah
    (Replacement)
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    Zubbediya
    (Original)
  • Daniel Barton
    Daniel Barton
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    M'Ballah of the River
    (Original)
  • Obba Babatunde
    Obba Babatunde
    Antelope
    (Original)
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    Orange Merchant
    (Original)
    The Chakaba
    (Original)
  • Deborah K. Brown
    Deborah K. Brown
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane
    (Original)
  • Sharon Cuff
    Sharon Cuff
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane
    (Original)
  • Patricia Lumpkin
    Patricia Lumpkin
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane
    (Original)
  • Harold Pierson
    Harold Pierson
    Beggar
    (Original)
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    Witchdoctor
    (Original)
  • Shezwae Powell
    Shezwae Powell
    Beggar
    (Original)
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    Woman in the Garden
    (Original)
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  • Daniel Barton
    Daniel Barton
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    M'Ballah of the River
    (Original)
  • Obba Babatunde
    Obba Babatunde
    Antelope
    (Original)
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    Orange Merchant
    (Original)
    The Chakaba
    (Original)
  • Deborah K. Brown
    Deborah K. Brown
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane
    (Original)
  • Sharon Cuff
    Sharon Cuff
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane
    (Original)
  • Patricia Lumpkin
    Patricia Lumpkin
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane
    (Original)
  • Harold Pierson
    Harold Pierson
    Beggar
    (Original)
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    Witchdoctor
    (Original)
  • Shezwae Powell
    Shezwae Powell
    Beggar
    (Original)
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    Woman in the Garden
    (Original)
  • Vanessa Shaw
    Vanessa Shaw
    Citizen of Timbuktu
    (Original)
    Zubbediya
    (Original)
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  • Geoffrey Holder
    Geoffrey Holder
    Director
    Choreographer
    Costume Design
    Playbill Cover Illustration
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Pro Info

  • First Preview
    Feb 9 1978
  • Opening Date
    Mar 1 1978
  • Closing Date
    Sep 10 1978
  • Previews
    22
  • Performances
    221 as of Nov 17, 2024

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Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
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Timbuktu! - April 1978
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Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978
Timbuktu! - April 1978

Awards

Drama Desk Award
1978 Outstanding Costume Design Nominee
1978 Outstanding Choreography Nominee
Tony Award
1978 Most Innovative Production of a Revival Nominee
1978 Best Actor in a Musical Nominee
1978 Costume Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1978 Best Actress in a Musical Nominee

Shows That Opened That Season: 1977–1978

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