A TRUSTED THEATRE RESOURCE SINCE 1884
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
Site Navigation
A Trusted Theatre Resource Since 1884
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
What’s Playing on Broadway and Beyond
Broadway Shows
Off-Broadway Shows
Broadway Weekly Schedule
Broadway Rush, Lotto, SRO Policies
Upcoming Broadway Shows
Playbill Ticket Discounts
Playbill Editorial
News — Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond
Special Features
Photo Galleries
Videos - My Life in the Theatre, Getting Ready, More
Seth Rudetsky’s Column
Classic Arts
Industry Resources
Jobs
Broadway Grosses
Playbill Vault - Shows, Actors, and More
Current and Future Broadway Theatre Bookings
Upcoming Cast Recordings
More from Playbill
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Playbill Emails
Playbill Store
Playbill Travel & Cruises
Playbill Podcast
Games
Advertise with Us
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
0 Related Articles
Video: Darren Criss, Helen J. Shen Perform 'How to Be Alone,' 'Rainy Day We Met,' More
Watch the Cast of
Ragtime
Perform the Show's Opening Number
How Disney Cruise Lines Create Broadway-Style Shows on the High Seas, Even in Rocky Waters
See Who's Starring in Aya Ogawa's
Meat Suit
Off-Broadway
Peter and the Wolf, Peter and the Starcatcher
, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From
0 New
Search
Ipi-tombi
Broadway
Original
close gallery
Ipi-Tombi Playbill - Jan 1977
Ipi-tombi
Broadway
Original
Harkness Theatre
1887 Broadway at 62nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Bertha Egnos
music:
Bertha Egnos
lyrics:
Gail Lakier
People (49)
Gideon Bendile
Performer
(Original)
Matthew Bodibe
Performer
(Original)
Betty Boo Hlela
Performer
(Original)
Busi Dlamini
Performer
(Original)
Dorcas Faku
Performer
(Original)
Zelda Funani
Performer
(Original)
Philip Gama
Performer
(Original)
Sam Hlatshwayo
Performer
(Original)
Count Wellington Judge
Performer
(Original)
Andrew Kau
Performer
(Original)
Nellie Khumalo
Performer
(Original)
Ali Lerefolo
Drummer
(Original)
Jabu Mbalo
Performer
(Original)
Martha Molefe
Performer
(Original)
Lydia Monamodi
Performer
(Original)
Shadrack Moyo
Performer
(Original)
David Mthethwa
Performer
(Original)
Thembi Mtshali
Performer
(Original)
Elliot Ngubane
Performer
(Original)
Simon Nkosi
Drummer
(Original)
Dudu Nzimande
Performer
(Original)
Coreen Pike
Performer
(Original)
Daniel Pule
Performer
(Original)
Junior Tshabalala
Chief Drummer
(Original)
Linda Tshabalala
Performer
(Original)
View All Current Cast
Gideon Bendile
Performer
(Original)
Matthew Bodibe
Performer
(Original)
Betty Boo Hlela
Performer
(Original)
Busi Dlamini
Performer
(Original)
Dorcas Faku
Performer
(Original)
Zelda Funani
Performer
(Original)
Philip Gama
Performer
(Original)
Sam Hlatshwayo
Performer
(Original)
Count Wellington Judge
Performer
(Original)
Andrew Kau
Performer
(Original)
Nellie Khumalo
Performer
(Original)
Ali Lerefolo
Drummer
(Original)
Jabu Mbalo
Performer
(Original)
Martha Molefe
Performer
(Original)
Lydia Monamodi
Performer
(Original)
Shadrack Moyo
Performer
(Original)
David Mthethwa
Performer
(Original)
Thembi Mtshali
Performer
(Original)
Elliot Ngubane
Performer
(Original)
Simon Nkosi
Drummer
(Original)
Dudu Nzimande
Performer
(Original)
Coreen Pike
Performer
(Original)
Daniel Pule
Performer
(Original)
Junior Tshabalala
Chief Drummer
(Original)
Linda Tshabalala
Performer
(Original)
View All Cast
Bertha Egnos
Book
Music
Conception
Director
Gail Lakier
Lyricist
Sheila Wartski
Choreographer
Neil McKay
Additional Choreography
Elizabeth Mac Leish
Scenic Design
Timothy Heale
Lighting Design
John Wain
Lighting Design
Sander Hacker
Sound Design
Robert D. Mitchell
American Scenic Supervision
Jeremy Johnson
American Lighting Supervision
David Toser
Costume Supervisor
Patrick Horrigan
Production Stage Manager
Barbara Dilker
Assistant Stage Manager
Andre Love
Assistant Stage Manager
Ralph Roseman
General Manager
Max Eisen
General Press Representative
Barbara Glenn
Press
The Blaine Thompson Agency
Advertising
Mike Mones
Advertising
A. Deshe (Pashanel)
Producer
Chaim Topol
Producer
Ray Cooney Productions, LTD
Produced by Arrangement with
Academy Theatre
Produced by Arrangement with
Brooke Theatre
Produced by Arrangement with
Originally Produced in March 1974
View All Production Team
Pro Info
First Preview
Dec
28
1976
Opening Date
Jan
12
1977
Closing Date
Feb
13
1977
Previews
17
Performances
39
as of Dec 04, 2025
Inside The Playbill
close gallery
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Reset
Ipi-Tombi - Opening Night
Ipi-Tombi - Opening Night
Ipi-Tombi - Opening Night
Ipi-Tombi - Opening Night
Ipi-Tombi - Opening Night
Ipi-Tombi - Opening Night
Ipi-Tombi - Opening Night
Ipi-Tombi - Opening Night
Ipi-Tombi - Opening Night
Find Theatre Souvenirs Here
The Playbill Store
Click to Shop Now
Shows That Opened That Season: 1976–1977
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Secret Service
Boy Meets Girl
The 30th Annual Tony Awards - 1976
Shirley MacLaine
View All