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'Tarzan The Musical' has simple script, vivid visuals.(FEATURES)(WEEKEND)

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From: The Christian Science Monitor
Date: 20060512
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Byline: Iris Fanger

Disney's "Tarzan The Musical," which opened this week at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre, offers a "Me Tarzan, You Jane" reduction of the complex themes of Edgar Rice Burroughs's novels.

The show falters due to the simplicity of David Henry Hwang's script, but there's wonder to be had whenever Tarzan and his ape-family are airborne. Josh Strickland, the hunky "American Idol" alum, makes his Broadway debut as Tarzan, swinging in from the balcony and across the stage on elaborate harness and bungee-cord equipment. He has a voice that both rocks with ...

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