Timbuktu! 1978 - Articles Page 2.6

Opened: March 1, 1978
Closing: September 10, 1978

Timbuktu! - 1978 - Broadway History , Info & More

Based on the musical Kismet with a book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis


From the play by Edward Knoblock

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AN AMERICAN TAIL Musical by Itamar Moses to Have World Premiere at Children's Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 19, 2022

Children’s Theatre Company announced their 2022 – 2023 Season featuring the world premiere of An American Tail the Musical written by Tony Award-winning playwright Itamar Moses with music and lyrics by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler, based on the hit award-winning animated film by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.

VIDEO: Oumou Sangaré Shares 'Wassulu Don' Music Video
by Michael Major - Mar 8, 2022

Global superstar and feminist icon Oumou Sangaré’s new single “Wassulu Don” is out today, coinciding with International Women’s Day. The music video features a series of vignettes of modern African women celebrating and thriving in their own hometown communities. Watch the new visual now!

Grammy-Winner Oumou Sangaré Releases New Single 'Sarama'
by Michael Major - Feb 8, 2022

Grammy Award-winning global superstar Oumou Sangaré makes her return to the World Circuit label for the release her new album Timbuktu. Recorded in multiple locations in the U.S., Mali and France, Timbuktu is her first new material since 2017’s critically acclaimed Mogoya. Listen to the album's lead single 'Sarama' and pre-order the new album now!

Harlem Stage Announces 2022 Spring Season
by Marissa Tomeo - Jan 5, 2022

Harlem Stage, the legendary uptown performing arts venue led by Patricia Cruz (artistic director and CEO), announced its new spring 2022 season of live performance (music, theater, dance) and digital programming, curated with multidisciplinary artist Carl Hancock Rux, who recently joined the organization as associate artistic director/curator-in-residence.

Photos: MTA Encourages New Yorkers to Take the Subway to Broadway With New Ad Campaign
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2021

In 1977, stars from Broadway shows gathered onboard a New York City subway car to take what would become an iconic photo, appearing with the tag line “The Only Sure Way to Make It to Broadway.” Forty-four years later, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Broadway advertising agency RPM collaborated to re-create this photo.

Ebony Repertory Theatre Presents BLUES IN THE NIGHT
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2021

Ebony Repertory Theatre announces full cast and creative team for BLUES IN THE NIGHT, the Tony and Olivier Award-nominated musical conceived by Sheldon Epps. Presented by Ebony Rep, in association with International City Theatre, ERT's Founder and Producing Artistic Director Wren T. Brown (ERT's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill) directs this powerful and soulful blues celebration.

Ebony Rep to Present BLUES IN THE NIGHT Starring Vivian Reed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2021

Ebony Repertory Theatre has announced full cast and creative team for BLUES IN THE NIGHT, the Tony and Olivier Award-nominated musical conceived by Sheldon Epps.

Full Cast And Tour Dates Announced For The Thirteenth Annual Papatango New Writing Prize Audio Plays
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2021

In a reimagined iteration of the annual awards, in partnership with ETT (English Touring Theatre), the audio productions will play from free listening stations or via a QR code in theatres across the UK, with copies of the scripts including braille translations available.

BWW Review: CIRQUE BESERK!, Garrick Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 26, 2021

Cirque Beserk! is a circus with a very good pedigree. Founded by Martin Burton, the original Zippo The Clown, this entertaining and skillful production brings the traditional circus show into the modern age, using talent sourced from around the globe.

CABARET Comes To Sweden Beginning 2 October 2021
by Alan Henry - Jul 21, 2021

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome till Cabaret! Kliv in på Kit Kat Klub och låt dina bekymmer försvinna. Utanför blåser vinden snålt och kallt, hungern river och fattigdomen skär, men här inne är livet härligt, glatt och fullkomligt gränslöst. 

Yohann Le Ferrand To Release 'Yerna Fassè' Friday, July 2nd
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jun 28, 2021

Since his beginnings in traditional Breton music, his playing has been informed by African-American aesthetics (jazz / funk) which led him on a musical journey to West Africa.

Claire Danes, Hugh Dancy, Tamara Tunie, Joy Reid & More Join Harlem Stage Virtual Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2021

Harlem Stage today announced the line-up for its 2021 virtual gala, “Art and Activism,” to be held on Friday, May 21 at 8 PM (ET), co-hosted by poet and playwright, Carl Hancock Rux and Harlem Stage artistic director and CEO, Patricia Cruz, and directed by filmmaker, Sekou Luke.

American Ballet Theatre Partners With Chanel to Launch PAS DE DEUX Docuseries
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2020

In a new collaboration, American Ballet Theatre partners with CHANEL to launch Pas de Deux, a limited documentary series exploring the intersection of dance and other diverse art forms. The series premieres Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 7:00PM EDT on American Ballet Theatre's YouTube channel and IGTV.

New Federal Theatre Sets 2020 Poetry Jam This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2020

On September 21 and 28 at 7:00 PM, Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre will present '2020 Poetry Jam: She Speaks, He Speaks, We Speak, Generations Speak.' 

ArtsEd Welcomes Staff to Schools of Acting & Musical Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 3, 2020

ArtsEd has announced new appointments to its staff. In September, the School of Acting will welcome Steven Kavuma as Foundation Acting Course Leader and Gabrielle Nimo as Head of Movement.

BWW Exclusive: Harlem Stage Executive Director Patricia Cruz - 'Our Calling Out for Justice Has Been Long and Consistent'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 19, 2020

Patricia Cruz, Executive Director of Harlem Stage has penned an article exclusively for BroadwayWorld, discussing Harlem Stage's past, present and more. 

Afel Bocoum Announces New Album LINDE & Premieres Music Video for 'Avion'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 10, 2020

Celebrated Malian songwriter and guitarist Afel Bocoum's new studio album Lindé is due September 4 via World Circuit Records.

LaChanze, Tamara Tunie and Celia Rose Gooding to Co-Host CELEBRATING HARLEM STAGE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2020

On Monday May 18, 2020 at 7:00pm, Harlem Stage, the legendary uptown performing arts venue will host an online premiere celebration on Facebook and Instagram in place of its annual spring gala.

Harlem Stage Postpones A DROP OF MIDNIGHT
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 7, 2020

From March 30a?"April 4, Harlem Stage would have presented to very enthusiastic audiences, the premiere of our newest WaterWorks artist and commissioned project, Jason 'Timbuktu' Diakité's A Drop of Midnight. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, A Drop of Midnight will now premiere on October 13, with performances through October 18.*

Cast And Creative Announced For GHOST HOUSE By Tristan Bernays at VAULT Festival
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2020

Victor Alli will perform the role of 'V' in the world premiere of Ghost House, a new horror play by Tristan Bernays directed by Andrew Twyman.

Swedish Hip-Hop Star and Author Jason 'Timbuktu' Diakite Will Premiere Autobiographical Theater Piece A DROP OF MIDNIGHT at Harlem Stage
by Stephi Wild - Feb 3, 2020

Join Harlem Stage commissioned WaterWorks artist Jason 'Timbuktu' Diakité for a full week of performances as he debuts his autobiographical theater project, A Drop of Midnight. A Drop of Midnight is directed by Farnaz Arbabi, production dramaturgy by Jonathan McCrory, composed by Erik Hjärpe, and features live band, The Rakiem Walker Project.

Celebrate Eartha Kitt's 93rd Birthday Over MLK Weekend with DOWN TO EARTHA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2020

Actress, singer, author, and activist Eartha Kitt might be best known as the singer behind 'Santa Baby' and 'C'est si bon,' or as the third Catwoman on the sixties Batman TV series.

BWW Interview: Alexa Niles And Kayleigh Jarkowsky of A LITTLE PRINCESS at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - Oct 21, 2019

The musical A Little Princess by Andrew Lippa and Brian Crawley, is based on the 1905 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It first appeared on stage in Mountain View, California in 2004 and premiered in London in 2018. The story opens with Sara Crewe in her room at her school in London. She tells Becky, a maid at the school, about her life growing up in Africa and how she came to be in London. The musical takes the audience on a journey filled with memories, wild flights of imagination, magic, heartbreak, friendship, and love.

DOWN TO EARTHA Will Celebrate Eartha Kitt's 93rd Birthday and 52nd Anniversary Of Infamous White House Incident
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2019

Actress, singer, author, and activist Eartha Kitt might be best known as the singer behind a?oeSanta Babya?? and a?oeC'est si bon,a?? or as the third Catwoman on the sixties Batman TV series. However, a government-led blacklisting following anti-war statements she made at a White House luncheon halted her career for an entire decade. The infamous blacklisting forms the basis for the AUDELCO nominated play Down To Eartha, a one-woman show which will hold a four-show run at the Dwyer Cultural Center (258 Saint Nicolas Ave. in Harlem), January 17 through 20 next year. January 17 marks what would have been Kitt's 93rd birthday, as well as the 52nd Anniversary of the White House incident. Tickets for opening night are on sale now for $35, with the remaining dates on sale ranging from $20-$30.

BWW Review: Jenelle Lynn Randall Brings Eartha Kitt to Feinstein's
by Don Grigware - Sep 18, 2019

Actress/singer Jenelle Lynn Randall got raves for her participation in this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival. She premiered her one woman play with music about the life of actress/songstress Eartha Kitt entitled I Wanna Be Evil: The Eartha Kitt Story. For one night only Randall brought her evening to Feinstein's at Vitello's on Monday September 16 and was totally engaging, sparking a great big hit. Kitt was sultry with a purr that would stop a clock. Born into poverty as a plantation

Timbuktu! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the songs are in Timbuktu! and what's the order?
Sands Of Time
Rhymes Have I
Fate
In The Beginning, Woman
Baubles, Bangles, And Beads
Stranger In Paradise
Gesticulate
Night Of My Nights
Rahadlakum
And This Is My Beloved
Golden Land, Golden Life
Zubbediya
What productions of Timbuktu! have there been?
Timbuktu! has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1978 and Broadway which opened in 1978.
What Tony Awards has Timbuktu! been nominated for?
Best Costume Design for Geoffrey Holder and Most Innovative Production of a Revival for Luther Davis.

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