For Immediate Release:
June 30, 2014
Contact: Denny Miller
Marketing Manager
Manatee Players
941-749-1111
The Manatee Players’ production of Disney’s TARZAN will be the area premier
of this family friendly musical! Disney’s TARZAN opens at the Manatee
Performing Arts Center on Thursday August 7 and plays through Sunday August
24.
Performances are Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $27-$37 including facility fee for
adults, $15-$18 including facility fee for teachers and $13-$16 including facility
fee for students. Tickets may be reserved by calling 941-748-5875 Monday –
Friday from 9-5 and one hour before curtain on performance days or on the
Manatee Players’ website: www.manateeplayers.com. All performances are at
the Manatee Performing Arts Center at 502 3rd Avenue West in downtown
Bradenton.
Based on Disney’s epic animated musical adventure and Edgar Rice Burrough’s
Tarzan of the Apes, TARZAN features heart-pumping music by rock legend Phil
Collins and a book by Tony Award-winning playwright, David Henry Hwang.
High-flying excitement and 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.
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.
Starring as ‘Tarzan’ is Brian Kleinschmidt, best known as a contestant on CBS’s
THE AMAZING RACE: Season 15. Playing ‘Jane’ is Sarah Cassidy, who
starred as ‘Fantine’ in last season’s hit production of LES MISERABLES and
‘Princess Fiona’ in SHREK. Also in the cast are MaryKate Duignan as ‘Kala’,
Dave Downer as ‘Kerchak’, Miranda Wolf as ‘Terk’, Maverick Wolf as
‘Young Tarzan’ and Jack Harkleroad as ‘Professor Porter’. A large ensemble of
singers, dancers and acrobats rounds out the cast. Aerial effects are being created
by On The Fly productions, who currently has The Mothmen appearing on NBC’s
America’s Got Talent.
The show is being directed and choreographed by Rick Kerby with Rick Bogner
as musical director.
The Manatee Players is an award-winning non-profit community theater located in
downtown Bradenton, Florida. Our Mission is to represent, enrich and stimulate people
through the art of live theatre by providing entertainment, education and an artistic outlet.
The Manatee Players and its performance venue serve as a significant cultural, educational
and economic resource for the Florida Gulf region.
The Manatee Players, Inc.
Manatee Performing
Arts Center
502 3rd Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Patron Services:
941-748-5875
Administration:
941-749-1111
Manateeplayers.com
Board of Directors
Chair
Arline Spino
Vice-Chair
Patricia Whitesel
Treasurer
Jeffrey Evans
Secretary
David Schrott
Members of the Board
Ron Allen
Steve Bayard
Linda Diem
Randy Hanson
John Hargreaves
Jack Hawkins
Eileen Hoffner
Ron Lennon
Thomas Moseley
Fay Murphy
Patricia Pickelsimer
Nina Richardson
Dr. Steve Tinsworth
Advisory Team
Kenny Langston
Raleen Reiher
Jack Schlegel
Mary Smith
Tom Sparks
Hal West
Key Staff
Executive Director
Janene M. Witham
Producing Artistic Director
Rick Kerby
Development Officer
Susan Romine
Comptroller
Mary Johnson
