Facetime Theatre to Perform 'Tarzan the Stage Musical'

The following was provided to Patch by Facetime Theatre:

Facetime Theatre’s Summer Stage II program will be the first in the area to present “Tarzan the Stage Musical” on August 7 and 8 at 7 p.m. and August 9 at 2 p.m. in the beautiful Lenfest Theatre in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center at Ursinus College. Tarzan the Stage Musical is based on Disney’s epic animated film and Edgar Rice Burrough’s story, “Tarzan of the Apes.”

Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an infant boy is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan’s life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe’s territory and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time. Tarzan struggles to navigate a jungle, thick with emotion as he discovers his animal upbringing clashing with his human instincts.

Students from 4th grade through college will perform this exciting show featuring heart-pumping music by rock legend Phil Collins and a book by Tony Award winning playwright David Henry Hwang. Hits like the Academy Award winning “You’ll Be in My Heart” as well as “Son of Man” and “Two Worlds” make Tarzan an unforgettable theatrical experience.

Join us on Aug. 7, 8 and 9 in the Lenfest Theatre in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center at Ursinus College, 601 East Main St., Collegeville, PA. Enter the campus via the west entrance on 9th Ave. and drive straight into the parking lot for the Kaleidoscope. For more information and tickets go to www.facetimetheatre.org.

Photo: Tarzan (Christian Eagen) wants to know about these “Strangers Like Me.” Photo by Mike Lantzy