Productions2 on Broadway
| 1911 | Knickerbocker Theatre Original. December 25, 1911 · Harrison Grey Fiske · predates this show | 184 performances |
| 1953 | Ziegfeld Theatre Revival. December 3, 1953 · Albert Marre | 583 performances · 1 Tony wins |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. 1 of these predate the show itself and are almost certainly a different work of the same name. Shown, marked, not merged. West End runs are not yet held.
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Kismet matched on title alone — a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
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In the literature34 passages
Alexander Borodin (1833–1887) had died seventy years before “his” musical Kismet opened on Broadway, and thus became the oldest Tony Award winner (of course, his music had been adapted by Robert Wright and George Forrest). book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p366
Steve Reeves played the Muscle Man and Samson in the musical, and previously was one of the Wazir’s tough guards in Kismet. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p512
She first gained widespread acclaim in 1953 for her performance as the lusty, busty Lalume in Kismet, her style perfectly suited to the exotic songs “Not Since Nineveh” and “Rahadlakum.” After the out-of-town closing of the 1956 version of the Ziegfeld Follies with Tallulah Bankhead, she worked exclusively with her hus… book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p175
ctor Richard Kiley, who, in a Jramatic | his rich baritone voice to great advantage in Broadway musicals. He musical debut as the juvenile lead in Kismet, singing ‘ Redhead, and was almost continually employed through the 1960s, as the r tic lead of No Strings and in the Buddy Hackett vehicle / Had a Ball. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p213
he soon delivered another star turn as Hajj in Kismet, winning a Tony Award. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p245
Kismet made its way back to Broadway renamed Timbuktu! book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p263
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