Eartha Kitt--Timbuktu!, In the Beginning Woman, 1978 TV

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Eartha Kitt and the cast of the Broadway musical "Timbuktu!" performed Eartha's incredible entrance and opening song, "In the Beginning Woman" on this live 1978 Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy, hosted by Jerry Lewis. The number was staged by Geoffrey Holder (who also designed the costumes) and featured Tony Carroll, a former Mr. Universe. Also in the chorus is Obba Babatunde. "Timbuktu!" was a re-working of the classical musical "Kismet," set in Africa, but this is one of the new songs written for it by the original writers, Robert Wright and Chet Forrest.

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@ThyGeekGoddessMuze 7 лет назад

This wasn't opening night. Her opening night was met with thunderous applause and a standing ovation before she opened her mouth! We saw the show and then she broke TV ratings for this fund-raiser. Her return was magnificent! We got the Boy Scout popcorn for this show!

@aeichler Год назад

This video clip is from a telethon and there wasn't any audience. It's canned applause.

@hansvonrittern9168 Год назад

I was there opening night, the "I'm here!" had so much double meaning.

@elizbethcurtsinger5818 9 лет назад

She was one of our Queens!!!!!

@rebekah2526 6 лет назад

I know y'all saw how perfectly the light hit her costume when the sound went off at 2:16

@george-nm9ol 3 года назад

Right! lol I noticed that too.

@jermainethomas1570 3 года назад

Perfect

@JohnSmith-qj6bj 3 года назад

Yes! Serendipity!

@staticbb 2 года назад

lol that was kind of magic.

@DrBeeSpeaks 2 года назад

YEP!

@brianwebberable 9 лет назад

best entrance EVER!!

@chocolatesouljah 7 лет назад

Right! I mean that was incredible!!!!

@liliilani 5 лет назад

day light it was even more dramatic on the stage!!

@narviawilliams2340 6 лет назад

I was a fan of Eartha Kitt when I was a little girl. I'm glad my parents told me when they were alive, about our different people who sung and danced on Broadway and Hollywood. Eartha Kitt used to make me laugh. She was a beautiful woman. I seen her in an old movie with Nat King Cole and a little boy, who was Billy Preston.

@lenabluetv 4 года назад

Narvia Williams St. Louis Blues 💙

@charlesc.b2435 6 лет назад

Back when entertainers had class and talent!

@fourthgirl Год назад

My father always had a crush on Eartha Kitt. When she toured with Timbuktu to San Francisco, I think he was first in line to get tickets! I was 15 years old and he took me and my sister Thirdgirl to the Orpheum Theater for the show. It was a really nice night out.

@1927Norma 10 лет назад

Wow what a cool cat...no pun meant. I saw this great lady in this stage production in the late 70s as a young kid. She was soooo awesome. Hats off and U left this world December 25, 2008 (same years as my mother died and both born in the same year and month January of 1927). U died the day of your Signature song...Santa Baby!! Must have been Kismet!!!!!

@AliciaNyblade 5 лет назад

Wow, where has "In the Beginning Woman" been all my life?! As a Wiccan, I have to say, THAT has to become a classic in Pagan/Wiccan circles. What a wonderfully feisty, tongue-in-cheek gem of a song. I love it! Wherever your spirit is now, Eartha, dear lady, wise crone, may you be at peace. Blessed be, witchy woman. )O(

@Nephinim 5 лет назад

R.I.P Tookie Williams, who held Eartha up at the end. The message is true.

@StrutTIGER1870 3 года назад

Thank you! She definitely wasn’t singing about a fantasy! She was a majestic little QUEEN! 👑

@natashaswain9303 6 лет назад

I was amazed when she first came out. I love how talented she and how gorgeous she was. Absolutely brilliant!

@Dragonrider1227 7 лет назад

I could believe this how Eartha Kitt made all her entrances XD

@speedyjefferson1289 9 лет назад

Lawd have mercy!! This woman was the best of the best. I remember this play as a kid and remember this on the Jerry Lewis telethon my first time seeing it great, great, great...

@lyndalarose51 7 лет назад

Speedy Jefferson lawd have mercy is right!

@Pipmus 8 лет назад

Wow! How wonderful having these magic moments available again. Bravo and Brava to Eartha Kitt.

@mr.warmth1511 6 лет назад

glad your here

@memoriam.victoriam 4 года назад

i love 1:46 when she smiles at the audience then immediately goes back into character

@Muttonchop_USA 3 года назад

That was deliberate. The Timbuktu audiences (and the general public) knew that LBJ tried to have her blacklisted. This was her comeback...and her smile of triumph. She did it opening night on Broadway and here on the telethon. I don't know if she did it at other times.

@keyonwoodswjj387 9 лет назад

But can we talk about Mr. Holder's costume design-- and how it didn't win a tony? Eartha's costume has got to go down as one of the best leading lady costumes on Broadway.

@VintageRS 5 лет назад

This is how I plan on entering my wedding lol!!!!

@messdfedeiudfe2539 3 года назад

Hahahaha but the married man go away when he Saw all these muscled man, he Can t compete! Lol

@just_eboni 3 года назад

@@messdfedeiudfe2539 😭😭✋

@kimberlyking925 Год назад

lmbo

@foxybill1836 7 лет назад

That beautiful lady gave the best earth story beginnings that was pure fact. Awesome! Class act!

@FreyaGem 6 лет назад

A true goddess from the planet of cats! 💕💕

@johnathonf1 4 года назад

Her eyes----I'm Here!! I've loved her forever! Of course all of the male backgrounders were gorgeous too!!

@carolegrimsley5249 5 лет назад

in the entrance she said "I am Back. A rebuke to Lady Bird Johnson .

@purplepauline 4 года назад

@Jeff Webb the uk she worked here we loved her

@hiawathaclemons 3 года назад

@@purplepauline Sounds about right. All other countries adore Black people except America

@sonnytwins 6 лет назад

omg at 2:17 that diamond bling!!! Ding! hahahaha! iconic

@darrenjohnson3374 6 лет назад

The greatest stage entrance EVER!

@tutu5718 9 лет назад

I saw Timbuktu in New York with Eartha, I think it was her first broad way show after she came back from her exile in Europe.

@Msbuddy08sej 2 года назад

Wowwwww. What a treasured memory.

@ACinemafanatic 3 года назад

God bless Jeffrey Holder for bringing her back with this amazing performance

@robertd.carver6240 6 лет назад

I moved to NYC at the end of 78 just after this closed. The three-sheets were still in the display cases and the marquee of the Broadway theater still proclaimed Eartha's star status.

@Loy801 4 года назад

That Entrancement was Everything!

@koshersalaami 24 дня назад

I remember seeing this live in Washington, DC. you don’t forget that entrance.

@mixedlove1234 7 лет назад

Very reminiscent of the Coming to America dance break. I can definitely see the influence.

@FreyaGem 6 лет назад

PLANE JAIN -So true!! I’d expect no less of an introduction for the incomparable Eartha Kitt.

@iamDavidaRose 6 лет назад

True however she did it 1st

@butterflylovenj7300 2 года назад

@@iamDavidaRose hence the term "influence"

@MichaelHecker 8 лет назад

Eartha the Devine

@laurietalks 7 лет назад

Sister rosesetta

@christabelle__ Год назад

Truly the woman for all women to aspire to be like! She came from the worst of circumstances, and used her accidental fame and fortune to give voice to those who were just like her - outcasts amongst society - be they black, or gay, or any combination thereof! The way the U.S. Government did her back in the day was a crime - literally - and all she ever did was be honest, and uplift those who had no voice... and in the end, her suffering was worth it - she changed the world, and touched so many lives! Her legacy will truly be one that lasts throughout the ages.

@aliciaburney9199 8 лет назад

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH✊✊✊✊💪🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🎉🎉

@shontemoses2833 10 лет назад

Her body. Wow.

@tsitracommunications2884 6 лет назад

RIP, Eartha. To think you once portrayed The Catwoman.

@theman36 2 года назад

Saw this at The Orpheum Theater San Francisco. She WAS the show!

@GetTheGrandFunkOut 8 лет назад

The divine Miss K. Miss you much!

@msmazahs 9 месяцев назад

Unmatched!

@theroadtoria 6 лет назад

Wow I'm realising how inspired todays divas are by this kind of performance. The muscilar men, shiny swim-suit type dresses. Nice

@Thisismyusername227 8 лет назад

thank you for posting this. This show is barely remembered but still holds up!

@aeichler 8 лет назад

It was reworking of "Kismet" and "Kismet" is timeless.

@ThyGeekGoddessMuze 7 лет назад

Kennedy Center - I was never the same. It was as if my own mother sent her to me. Suffice it to say, my reaction was noted. Those fierce, sparkly eyes!!

@yoncedelrey 2 года назад

what an entrance!!!

@Vodkastinger 8 лет назад

This is an absolute treasure! Thank you for sharing!

@laurietalks 7 лет назад

Vod KaStinger

@mr.warmth1511 6 лет назад

your welcome

@hannahestes4171 3 года назад

Eartha Kitt was the real life Norma Desmond we actually got to have

@aeichler 3 года назад

Eartha didn't live in the past and she certainly wasn't reclusive, constantly traveling all over the world.

@lataciajackson6574 3 года назад

Beautiful!!! Before Coming to America Gifts from GOD 🙏🏽

@narviawilliams2340 6 лет назад

This was on Broadway for many years and I never got to see it. Go ahead Eartha Kitt BEAUTIFUL -TIMBUKTU

@user-sh4mv3tc3r 6 месяцев назад

It did not run for years. Not even close. This modernization of the score probably greatly contributed to it's failure. It only ran from 221 performances, less than six months.

@misslangleysoryuisiconic 3 года назад

_Eartha Kitt was a one iconic queen even she plays as Yzma_

@jermainethomas1570 3 года назад

That's my favorite 😂😂

@misslangleysoryuisiconic 3 года назад

@@jermainethomas1570 🥰🥰🥰

@totisantiago1 4 года назад

Truly One of a KIND!

@markascales787 4 года назад

Lovely star rest peace

@varadero1839 8 лет назад

Hi Mr. Eichler, This is brilliant, and an amazing find. Wish I'd seen your post sooner! Thanks to my friend Susan for sending to me, and, of course to you for having uploaded this delightful Eartha treasure! Grateful to you as always! Best wishes, varadero

@sunsetsun-qt3uw 2 года назад

Ohhh so lovely and exotic ,like josephine baker style

@liamshaughnessy6246 Год назад

RIP Eartha Kitt!😂💀🪦💔

@popcornelove848 6 лет назад

She could speak French too my great grandpa told me when he lived in France he went to the ertha kit plays in pairs rip papa and before he moved to Montreal Canada

@OpWo45 4 года назад

she actually spoke 5 languages fluently and sang in 11

@biblegirl2980 5 лет назад

Eddie Murphy’s Coming To America inspiration 😊

@george-nm9ol 3 года назад

Probably one of the best opening numbers you could have.

@WoodRatGirl 9 лет назад

Wow! AMAZING Eartha Kitt performance here.

@sjcohen4444 6 лет назад

I saw this on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. But I remember Eartha perched between the shoulders of 2 body builder for her entrance.

@liliilani 5 лет назад

I saw thus show in LA... she was a-maze-ing!!

@clarenceleblanc9445 7 лет назад

Man Thanx!!! I watched Batman.. My Mother took me to see my EARTHA!! on her due date with my lil sister. I miss u EARTHA!!!!

@lapoupee88 4 года назад

Thé freedom she carried whoaaa

@KailahUhura 2 года назад

Fun Fact the dancer in the light purple is Sanaa Lathan mother Eleanor McCoy

@ChristopherIGomes 4 месяца назад

Iconic

@aweofme 2 года назад

I’MMMMM HERE!!!!!!

@Msbuddy08sej 2 года назад

She was fantabulous.

@mrfunky1768 4 года назад

The Personification of ......DIVA!!!!

@robinandrews6859 3 года назад

I remember seeing Timbuktu when I was 14 at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles.

@kinghiggins5021 2 года назад

Queen

@CurlyCrafter8 4 года назад

How could people be racist against such beautyful people

@peteranthonymoore 6 лет назад

I am putting this back on Broadway with Raquel Chavis from Alvin Ailey

@aeichler 6 лет назад

If you're serious, I'd love to talk to you about it. I worked with it for two years and was associate producer.

@TheChristianCrochetAddict 4 года назад

Actress here. I pray you do actually do it.

@gaesornthecold.8337 3 года назад

Queen of all queen.

@clivecarser7356 2 года назад

She's channeling another legend miss mae west who had muscle men in her act .fabulous!! And as jayne Mansfield said ,I'll have a medium steak and the guy on the right🤣🤣🤣

@luismariofloresalcaraz8804 2 года назад

A true Diva !!! ❤

@marcostyle1971 7 лет назад

Absolutly.... The number 1.....

@evonwilliams7502 7 лет назад

So beautiful

@Apathynosebleed 4 года назад

I’m in the band (trumpet)

@christophertracy2807 2 года назад

They dont make badass chicks like this anymore

@kurtjackberhalter1537 7 лет назад

Thankful for this!

@pamela6458 7 лет назад

wooooooooooooooooooooooow Eartha mio dio con quei bonazzi!

@chelllockhart9404 5 лет назад

Beautiful smile

@bstwrt1703 7 лет назад

MAGIC!!!!

@t.least.he.is.honest 7 лет назад

sHE WAS VERY FAMOUS TO ME AS A KID ,i WOULD NEVER HAD GUESSED SHE WAS AMERICAN

@GV-wv8uf 7 лет назад

Iconic.

@wbdrugstrat 7 лет назад

Absolute genius!

@GilPritchett 8 лет назад

LOVELY

@klieis9491 5 лет назад

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@joaneskins6510 6 лет назад

Prrrfect.

@nategrey86 6 лет назад

I'mmmmmmm-Ah Here! ABSOLUTE BEST...! Lol

@leemclaury6251 5 лет назад

That was one Black Adonis of muscle

@aeichler 5 лет назад

Tony Carroll, a former Mr. Universe.

@lynziwtf 5 лет назад

ABSOLUTE Q U E E N

@isaacjoseph1807 4 года назад

Where they find all then fine men at😍😍😍

@diannebrown2199 4 года назад

WOMAN!!!

@timurchevket6032 5 лет назад

Goddess😻😻😻

@mariaconway405 4 года назад

Batmàn brought me here. Eartha Kitt was definitely a cat in another life

@kxngkat5305 7 лет назад

Yzma vibes

@Susieq26754 3 года назад

I thought this was "Coming to America"

@DBMe33 6 лет назад

👏👏👏

@Bev1946 6 лет назад

3:19 LOL He almost fell down:)

@tyleranyways 2 года назад

"...About Adam and hisss absent rib" 🤣

@juanlopez-ss8jj 3 года назад

How an entrance SHOULD be done right

@laqualaharris7963 4 года назад

So this is where Coming to America idea sprung from

@justmyvideos14 5 лет назад

Is there a soundtrack for the musical.I saw it in LA in late 70s and have been looking for a sountrack ever since.

@aeichler 5 лет назад

Unfortunately, they never did a cast album.

@eartha80 5 лет назад

@@aeichler there IS an LP of Timbuktu ! But it is a bootleg,not an official castrecording. I HAVE that LP ! All of the singers on tht LP were not singing in the Timbuktu version Eartha was in.( Johnny Mathis,etc.) But Eartha`s two songs from Timbuktu are on it ! And the sound of the recording is very good.