Stars Visit Holland to Launch Tarzan, The Musical

Tarzan's Broadway stars Josh Strickland (Tarzan), Jenn Gambatese (Jane) and Chester Gregory (Terk) paid a visit to Amsterdam last week to help introduce Tarzan in Holland. 

The actors performed songs from Tarzan at a presentation hosted by Disney Theatrical Productions' President Thomas Schumacher, who noted the great success of Disney Theatrical's long relationship with Joop van den Ende and Stage Entertainment.

Stage Entertainment'sproduction of Tarzan will open at Holland's Circustheatreon April 15, 2007 --less than twelve months following the show's opening on Broadway. Tarzan opened on Broadway on May 10, 2006 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre where it has set a new box office record. A third production is expected tofollow in Germany in 2008.

In addition, members of the Tarzan creative team from both New York and London were in Amsterdam this past week to continue auditions for the Disney Theatrical Productions and Stage Entertainment production of Tarzan. The casting process is underway in Holland, with casting decisions to be announced in the coming months.

When Tarzan opens in April, the 100-year old Circustheatre will hold the unique distinction of being the only venue in the world to host productions of all of Disney's Broadway productions to date --Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida played for eighteen months from October 2001 to April 2003 and was followed by The Lion King's record-smashing 28-month engagement. Stage Entertainment's Dutch-language tour of Beauty and the Beast is currently playing there through the end of the year.

In addition to Tarzan, Stage Entertainmentis currentlyproducingthree Disney shows --The Lion King in its fifth year in Hamburg, Beauty and the Beast on tour in Germany and Holland, and Aida on tour in Germany.

Visit www.tarzanonbroadway.com for more information.