Rob Evan will sub for Shuler Hensley as Kerchak in the Broadway production of Tarzan, beginning on March 28. According to a production spokesperson, Hensley is taking a leave of absence to appear in the Westport Country Playhouse's production of the musical All About Us, which will run from April 10-28. Evan will remain with Tarzan until May 6.
Evan's Broadway credits include Jekyll & Hyde, Little Shop of Horrors, Dance of the Vampires and Les Misérables. Off-Broadway, he appeared in Johnny Guitar and The Prince and the Pauper. Evan has toured in a concert version of Jekyll & Hyde, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Dream Engine: Songs By Jim Steinman. He is a member of the rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
In Tarzan, a shipwreck leaves an infant orphaned on the West African shore. The helpless baby is taken under the protection of a gorilla tribe and becomes part of their family. When he eventually encounters his first human—Jane Porter, a curious young explorer—both their worlds are transformed forever. Directed by Bob Crowley and featuring a score by Phil Collins and a book by David Henry Hwang, the show opened on Broadway on May 10, 2006, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
According to the Westport Country Playhouse's web site, All About Us is a musical based on Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth. It features a score by John Kander and the late Fred Ebb and a book by Joseph Stein of Fiddler on the Roof fame.
