Timbuktu! Broadway Original Cast

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Obba Babatundé Headshot
Obba Babatundé
Orange Merchant
The Chakaba
Antelope
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Gregg Baker Headshot
Gregg Baker
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Hadji (u/s)
Daniel Barton Headshot
Daniel Barton
M'Ballah of the River
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
George Bell Headshot
George Bell
The Wazir
The Wazir
Joella Breedlove Headshot
Joella Breedlove
Ensemble/Other Roles
Citizen of Timbuktu
One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane (u/s)
Deborah K. Brown Headshot
Deborah K. Brown
Ensemble/Other Roles
Citizen of Timbuktu
One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane
Tony Carroll Headshot
Tony Carroll
Ensemble/Other Roles
Citizen of Timbuktu
Sharon Cuff Headshot
Sharon Cuff
One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Cheryl Cummings Headshot
Cheryl Cummings
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Luther Fontaine Headshot
Luther Fontaine
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Antelope
Miguel Godreau Headshot
Miguel Godreau
Ensemble/Other Roles
Munshi
Bird in Paradise
Rodney Green Headshot
Rodney Green
Swing Dancer
Michael F. Harrison Headshot
Michael F. Harrison
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Dyane Harvey Headshot
Dyane Harvey
Ensemble/Other Roles
Citizen of Timbuktu
Najua (u/s)
Bird in Paradise (u/s)
Ira Hawkins Headshot
Ira Hawkins
Hadji
Jan Hazell Headshot
Jan Hazell
Swing Dancer
Bruce A. Hubbard Headshot
Bruce A. Hubbard
Ensemble/Other Roles
Chief Policeman
The Mansa of Mali (u/s)
Marzetta Jones Headshot
Marzetta Jones
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Jimmy Justice Headshot
Jimmy Justice
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
M'Ballah of the River (u/s)
Eartha Kitt Headshot
Eartha Kitt
Shaleem-La-Lume

(Wife of Wives to the Wazir)
Eugene Little Headshot
Eugene Little
Ensemble/Other Roles
Citizen of Timbuktu
Munshi (u/s)
Bird in Paradise (u/s)
Patricia Lumpkin Headshot
Patricia Lumpkin
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
One of the Three Princesses of Baguezane
Joe Lynn Headshot
Joe Lynn
Citizen of Timbuktu
Joe Lynn (i) Headshot
Joe Lynn (i)
Ensemble/Other Roles
Eleanor McCoy Headshot
Eleanor McCoy
Bird in Paradise
Najua
Ensemble/Other Roles
Melba Moore Headshot
Melba Moore
Marsinah

(Daughter of Hadji)
Tony Ndogo Headshot
Tony Ndogo
Ensemble/Other Roles
Citizen of Timbuktu
Antelope (u/s)
Harold Pierson Headshot
Harold Pierson
Ensemble/Other Roles
Citizen of Timbuktu
Beggar
Witchdoctor
Ray Pollard Headshot
Ray Pollard
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Shezwae Powell Headshot
Shezwae Powell
Ensemble/Other Roles
Beggar
Citizen of Timbuktu
Woman in the Garden
Shaleem-La-Lume (u/s)
Gilbert Price Headshot
Gilbert Price
The Mansa of Mali
Ronald Richardson Headshot
Ronald Richardson
Ensemble/Other Roles
Citizen of Timbuktu
Chief Policeman (u/s)
Vanessa Shaw Headshot
Vanessa Shaw
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Zubbediya
Marsinah (u/s)
Louis Tucker Headshot
Louis Tucker
Citizen of Timbuktu
Beggar
Ensemble/Other Roles
The Wazir (u/s)
Deborah Waller Headshot
Deborah Waller
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles
Child
Renée Warren Headshot
Renée Warren
Citizen of Timbuktu
Ensemble/Other Roles

Production Team

Bill Brohn Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)
Ian Calderon Lighting Designer
Charles H. Coleman Musical Director
Composer
(Incidental Music)
Geoffrey Holder Costume Designer
Director
Choreographer
Director/Choreographer
Abe Jacob Sound Designer
Stanley James Make-Up Designer
Wig Designer
Tony Straiges Scenic Designer

Timbuktu! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What Tony Awards has Timbuktu! been nominated for?

Best Costume Design for Geoffrey Holder and Most Innovative Production of a Revival for Luther Davis.

What productions of Timbuktu! have there been?

Timbuktu! has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1978 and Broadway which opened in 1978.

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