This is a beautiful September 19th, 1978 playbill from the Post-Broadway engagement of the ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST musical "TIMBUKTU!" at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. (The production opened March 1st, 1978 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City and ran for 221 performances before going on the road.) ..... An All-Black version of the 1953 musical hit "KISMET", the show starred EARTHA KITT and featured GREGG BAKER, VANESSA SHAW, BRUCE A. HUBBARD, HOMER BRYANT, DYANE HARVEY, DANIEL BARTON, RONALD A. RICHARDSON and GEORGE BELL ..... CREDITS: Book by LUTHER DAVIS based on the musical "Kismet" by CHARLES LEDERER and LUTHER DAVIS and the play by EDWARD KNOBLOCK; Musical Adaptation and Lyrics by ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST ("Song of Norway", "Kismet", "At the Grand", "Magdalena", "Dumas & Son", "Kean", "Anya", "Timbuktu", "Grand Hotel") based on their musical "Kismet"; Music from African Folk Music and Themes of ALEXANDER BORODIN; Sets designed by TONY STRAIGES; Costumes designed by GEOFFREY HOLDER; Playbill Cover illustrated by AL HIRSCHFELD; Directed and Choreographed by GEOFFREY HOLDER; Produced by LUTHER DAVIS in association with THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ..... DETAILS: The 28 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: This playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.