Timbuktu! (1978)

Music by George Forrest
Directed by Geoffrey Holder
Cast: Eartha Kitt, Melba Moore, Gilbert Price, Daniel Barton, George Bell, Miguel Godreau, Ira Hawkins, Bruce A. Hubbard

is a musical, with lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright, set to music by Borodin, Forrest and Wright. The book is by Luther Davis. It is a resetting of Forrest and Wright's musical Kismet (which also had a book co-written by Davis) and the majority of the play's songs are reused from Kismet. The musical is set in 1361 in Timbuktu, in the Empire of Mali, West Africa.

Theater: Mark Hellinger Theatre · Broadway
Closed: September 10, 1978

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When does Timbuktu! close?

Timbuktu! closed on September 10, 1978.