Timbuktu!

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

Timbuktu! - 1978 - Broadway History , Info & More

Mark Hellinger Theatre
237 West 51st St. New York, NY

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


From the play by Edward Knoblock

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Rubicon Theatre Company to Present Kander & Ebb Musical Revue THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND Directed By Wren T. Brown
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2023

Rubicon Theatre Company will present 'THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND,' a Kander & Ebb Musical Revue directed by Wren T. Brown. Get all the details about the opening night on December 9th at the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura!

New Federal Theatre to Present TELLING TALES OUT OF SCHOOL Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 23, 2023

Four women writers of the Harlem Renaissance meet in 'Telling Tales Out of School' by Wesley Brown, directed by Woodie King, Jr. at Castillo Theatre/ASP. The play offers a unique perspective on the Harlem Renaissance by providing a character study of four of its most-noted female prime movers. Check out event information here!

Tony Winner Melba Moore Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 10, 2023

Award-winning performer Melba Moore will be honored on August 10, with the 2,760th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star will be unveiled at 1645 Vine Street near the historic corner of Hollywood & Vine. Moore will be awarded her star in the category of Live Theatre/Live Performance.

Work by Camille A. Brown, Ronald K. Brown & More to be Presented as Part of Harlem Stage's 40th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2023

Harlem Stage has announced its 40th Anniversary Season, a celebration of the institution that has, since its founding, provided an indispensable platform to both emerging and established artists of color working in an array of forms.

The Music Center Announces Lineup For SUMMER SOUNDWAVES Outdoor Concert Series
by Blair Ingenthron - May 21, 2023

The Music Center has announced an electrifying lineup of global music artists for its third annual Summer SoundWaves outdoor summer concert series. From Tropical Latin and Afro-Mexican rhythms to West African beats and Jazz Fusion, The Music Center's Summer SoundWaves will bring the heat to The Music Center all summer long.

Angela Davis, A.B. Spellman & More to Join BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT: THEN AND NOW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2023

Harlem Stage has announces details for the Black Arts Movement: Then and Now Conference, curated by Harlem Stage Associate Artistic Director/Artist-in-Residence Carl Hancock Rux and exploring the legacy of the groundbreaking, influential, and controversial movement of the 1960s and ‘70s.

RAISED ON RHYTHM is Now Playing at Dramaten
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2023

Rhythm makes the world go round - i alla fall om du frågar dansaren och koreografen Niki Tsappos som ligger bakom denna föreställning. Men var kommer rytmen ifrån? Vad gör den med oss?

RAISED ON RHYTHM is Now Playing at Dramaten
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2023

Rhythm makes the world go round - i alla fall om du frågar dansaren och koreografen Niki Tsappos som ligger bakom denna föreställning. Men var kommer rytmen ifrån? Vad gör den med oss? Och var börjar och slutar den?

New Federal Theatre to Present TELLING TALES OUT OF SCHOOL in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2023

New Federal Theatre will present 'Telling Tales Out of School,' a new play by Wesley Brown, from May 2 to 7 as a work in progress at Castillo Theatre/ASP.

Angela Davis, A.B. Spellman & More to Take Part in BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT: THEN AND NOW CONFERENCE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2023

Harlem Stage has announced details of the Black Arts Movement: Then and Now Conference, curated by Harlem Stage Associate Artistic Director/Artist-in-Residence Carl Hancock Rux.

RAISED ON RHYTHM Comes to Dramaten This Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 3, 2023

Rhythm makes the world go round – i alla fall om du frågar dansaren och koreografen Niki Tsappos som ligger bakom denna föreställning. Men var kommer rytmen ifrån? Vad gör den med oss? Och var börjar och slutar den? 

Harlem Stage to Present 2023 Edition of E-MOVES in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2023

Harlem Stage will present the 2023 edition of E-Moves, the institution’s signature dance series, which for more than 20 years has convened choreographers, dancers, artists, and musicians of color in an exploration of movement and message.

LaChanze Joins Lineup of WALL TO WALL WOMEN OF SOUL at Symphony Space
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2023

Tony- and Emmy-winning actress, singer, and dancer LaChanze has joined the lineup of Wall to Wall Women of Soul at Symphony Space.

Grammy-Nominated Malian Artist Fatoumata Diawara's New Album 'London Ko'
by Michael Major - Mar 23, 2023

With the new album, Diawara continues to reinvent traditional African music, combining her Mandinka roots with afrobeat, jazz, pop, electronic and hip hop influences. That synthesis is reflected even in the album’s title, combining the names of the Western metropolis of London with that of the Malian capital of Bamako.

Harlem Stage Announces 2023 WaterWorks Emerging Artists Cohort
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2023

Harlem Stage has announced the 2023 cohort for its WaterWorks Emerging Artists program.

OZ Arts Nashville to Celebrate West African Culture In Music City With Yeli Ensemble Collaboration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2023

Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville will present world-class percussion and dance group the Yeli Ensemble on stage stage alongside multiple local artists for the premiere of a new theater, dance, and music collaboration in OZ's expansive warehouse April 14 and 15.

Harlem Stage Receives $750K From Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2023

Harlem Stage has received a $750,000 grant from The Diana King Memorial Fund, presented by The Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation.

Caramoor Announces Summer Season Lineup Featuring Six-Time Tony-Winner Audra McDonald And More
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2023

 Caramoor – long a byword for the transformative power of live music coupled with spectacular open-air venues, intimate indoor spaces, and world-renowned artists – officially opens its 2023 summer season (June 17–Aug 18; grounds open June 4) with a very special concert featuring stellar vocalist Audra McDonald, with Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) led by Andy Einhorn.

Paddy Keenan, Founding Member Of The Bothy Band, to Perform At DeBarras This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2023

Paddy Keenan will return to DeBarras, his spiritual home, for the first time since February 2020 where Paddy was filmed in the Folk Club for the TG4 TV Show 'Se mo Laoch'.

Review: CIRQUE BERSERK, Riverside Studios
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 20, 2023

Say what you like but little beats the thrill of live circus. Featuring motorcycles speeding around a Globe Of Death and incredible displays of acrobatics, balancing and knife-throwing plus one of the loveliest clowns in the business, Cirque Berserk returns to London for another run.

Cast Announced For RETROGRADE at the Kiln Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2023

With Zadie Smith’s The Wife of Willesden about to transfer to the US, Kiln Theatre has announced the full cast for the world première of Ryan Calais Cameron’s new play based on a true event in the life of actor Sidney Poitier in 1950s Hollywood – Ian Bonar (Bobby), Ivanno Jeremiah (Sidney), and Daniel Lapaine (Mr Parks).

Ali Farka Touré Shares 'Cherie' Featuring Oumou Sangaré
by Michael Major - Feb 13, 2023

Voyageur, the new album from the legendary African guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré, is out next month on World Circuit Records. In anticipation of the forthcoming record World Circuit is debuting the new track “Cherie” featuring acclaimed Malian diva and longtime friend of Touré’s Oumou Sangaré.

Stephanie Berry, Carl Hancock Rux & More to Take Part in 'INVISIBLE MAN' AT 70: A HARLEM CELEBRATION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2023

Harlem Stage and Maysles Documentary Center have brought together a consortium of six Harlem-based arts organizations to produce a rich celebration of Ralph Ellison’s seminal novel Invisible Man — marking the 70th anniversary of the book’s publication.

Thulani Davis, Wadada Leo Smith & the Kikuyu Ensemble to Join a Nights of Poetry and Music at Harlem Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2023

Harlem Stage is continuing its season-long series Black Arts Movement: Examined with an evening convening playwright, journalist, librettist, novelist, poet, and screenwriter Thulani Davis; Pulitzer Prize-nominated trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith; and Smith’s Kikuyu Ensemble.

OZ Arts Nashville Announces 2023 Spring Season Featuring Artists From Around the World
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2023

Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville is giving the city a unique window on the world in its expansive Spring season of groundbreaking performances featuring some of the world's most influential artists at the forefront of dance, music, theater, and multimedia.

Timbuktu! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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
Timbuktu! has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1978 and Broadway which opened in 1978.
Best Costume Design for Geoffrey Holder and Most Innovative Production of a Revival for Luther Davis.

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