Playbill for The Song of Jacob Zulu: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for The Song of Jacob Zulu. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below title depicting several performers with the foreground consisting of a man looking up and smiling with his hands raised and open. [PLAYBILL/PLYMOUTH THEATRE/THE SONG OF/JACOB ZULU] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1993.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1993
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, American, founded 1918
• Subject of: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South African, founded 1960
• Subject of: Gerry Becker, American, born 1951
• Subject of: Pat Bowie
• Subject of: Robert Breuler, American
• Subject of: David Connelly, American
• Subject of: Leelai Demoz, American, born 1968
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.90
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.