Stage Entertainment will produce the Disney musical "Tarzan" with the music of Phil Collins in Germany. The theatre hasn't been announced yet, only that the show will open in autumn 2008 – and that the two leads Tarzan and Jane will be sought on a TV casting show on German channel Sat.1.
All roles will be cast through regular auditions in January in various German cities and in Vienna – but those selected for Tarzan and Jane will then proceed to appear in the new television show which is scheduled to run for ten weeks on Sat.1, starting in February. The producers hope to encourage people to apply for the parts even if they aren't classically trained musical performers. The lead performer Ron Link of the Dutch "Tarzan" production was found on Dutch television as well and the show has gone on to be a great hit with the audience in Scheveningen. Producer Stage Entertainment now hopes to copy this success in Germany as well.You can find further information on www.musicals.de – and of course you can find the full casting notice here on StagePool!