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Disney's Tarzan Flies Out of Broadway Jungle After 486 Perfs on July 8

NEWS June 23, 2007 | 12:21AM

Disney Theatrical Productions' Tarzan will close at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Sunday, July 8. Based on the animated film, the high-flying musical will have played 35 preview and 486 regular performances at the time of closing. The European premiere of the musical continues to play at the Circustheatre in the Netherlands, where it opened in April and has won ... Read More...

Rob Evan to Sub for Shuler Hensley in Tarzan, Beginning 3/28

NEWS February 22, 2007 | 11:25AM

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 ... Read More...

Josh Strickland

Q&A January 8, 2007 | 1:54PM

Smeared with stage dirt, weighed down by pounds of dreadlocked hair and strapped into a harness, Josh Strickland may not, at first glance, seem like the definition of grace in Disney's Tarzan. But a winning combination of charisma, talent and a soaring pop tenor has quietly—and, yes, gracefully—made the 23-year-old actor one of Broadway's most well-liked ... Read More...

Phil Collins

Q&A May 4, 2006 | 6:31PM

Long before Phil Collins wrote and recorded a string of '80s pop hits like "Sussudio" and "Against All Odds," before he spent 25 years in the rock group Genesis, before he played drums for Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin, he began his performing career as the Artful Dodger in the original London production of Oliver! "Barry Humphries [Dame Edna] was ... Read More...

Complete Cast Announced for New Broadway Musical Tarzan

NEWS December 8, 2005 | 4:08PM

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway production of Tarzan. Josh Strickland will play the title role in the tuner, which will also star Jenn Gambatese as Jane, Merle Dandridge as Kala, Shuler Hensley as Kerchak, Chester Gregory II as Terk, Timothy Jerome as Professor Porter and Donnie Keshawarz as Clayton. Daniel Manche and Alex Rutherford will alternate ... Read More...

Tarzan Sets Dates at Broadway's Richard Rodgers; Musical to Open 5/10/06

NEWS September 12, 2005 | 9:12PM

Disney Theatricals has officially announced a theater and dates for Tarzan. The show, directed and designed by Bob Crowley, will begin previews at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on March 24 in preperation for a May 10 opening. Tarzan will be the final opening of the Broadway season as it opens on the final day for eligibility for the 2006 Tony ... Read More...