Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN "Tour"
Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN "Tour"
#1Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN "Tour"
Posted: 9/25/08 at 5:50pm
Heard from a reliable source today that Patti Murin (the much beloved Kira cover in XANADU) will star as Jane Porter in the spring "tour" of TARZAN being produced by Atlanta's Theater of the Stars.
The production will open in Atlanta in January, followed by stops at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose in February, the Progress Energy Center in Raleigh in March, and the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dalas in April.
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#2re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 6:03pm
I loved Patti, in the Kira role, more than Kerry!
Congrats Patti.
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bwayfan9
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/08
#2re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 6:04pmthere's going to be a tarzan tour
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#3re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 6:38pmYes, but a completely new, revamped production. I personally cannot wait. On broadway it was a hot mess, but had it's moments (aka, the beginning).
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#4re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 6:51pmYou are probably just friends with the Young Tarzan in it.
"I don't see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing. I feel the actors are being put through a kind of nightmarish labor. They're like animals being forced to pull heavy carts of vegetables at incredible speeds." --- Wallace Shawn
#5re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 6:54pm
There is also mention of it on her website.
How exciting! Congrats to Patti!
#6re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 6:57pm
What did I do to you? Oh right, NOTHING. Don't think you have actual leverage, or what you say matters. This is a thread for TARZAN, not for you to ridicule, you imbecilic child.
But back on topic, congratulations Patti!!!! Such a wonderful woman!!!!!
"He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want— not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
Updated On: 9/25/08 at 06:57 PM
#7re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 6:58pmI'd say, overall... a very good month for Patti !!! YAY !!!
#8re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 7:06pmShe could have been a really cute Margot in LB or Kate Monster in Avenue Q.
#9re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 7:21pmI wish they would do 3 weeks on Broadway.
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#10re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 7:21pm
I'm so happy for her!!
Updated On: 9/25/08 at 07:21 PM
#11re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 7:36pmWell, that solves the mystery as to whether or not that's a tour in San Jose.
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RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#12re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/25/08 at 11:00pmWhy is it a good month for her? Her Broadway show closes this Sunday...
#13re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/26/08 at 1:38am^She very recently got engaged.
Parks
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
#14re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/26/08 at 3:22amI can't wait to hear how the new Tarzan is!
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#16re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:04am
Patti's birthday is also tomorrow, born Sept. 28, 1980* ... ummm 1980 - I do believe that was "the year all inspiration left the arts." 
What a crazy time for this super talented gal...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTI 
*I hope she doesn't kill me for telling her year of birth.
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Kermit1103
Swing Joined: 7/11/07
#17re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/27/08 at 2:11pmI am so excited. Hope she stays in til Dallas. She's great!!
#18re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/27/08 at 3:24pmShe's quite a talent, and I thought Tarzan was quite good (not great, but good) so I'll definitely be booking a ticket to Atlanta.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#19re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/27/08 at 4:22pm
I've seen Patti as Kira, as well as her usual role, and she's great. I'm happy that she got the role in Tarzan, which if nothing else will serve to enhance her prominence. I wish it were a better show, but beggars and choosers and all that crap . . . And Congratulations to Patti and Curtis!!!!
BroadwayEd
Updated On: 9/27/08 at 04:22 PM
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#20re: Patti Murin to Star in TARZAN 'Tour'
Posted: 9/27/08 at 5:05pmI actually really enjoyed Tarzan (more than The Lion King) so I'm excited I just wish they would be doing a stop in the area. I'm so happy for Patti!
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
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