Pearland Theatre Guild Premiering Tarzan The Stage Musical at the Pearl Theater in Pearland, TX - Southeast Texas Premier Performances August 16 Through September 8, 2013

    HOUSTON, TX, July 23, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Pearland Theatre Guild is premiering TARZAN the Stage Musical at the Pearl Theater, August 16 through September 8, 2013. Written by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, TARZAN is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes and the 1999 Disney animated film.

Making its southeast Texas premier, TARZAN is being directed by Nathan C. Hand who directed the immensely popular 9 to 5 the Musical at the Pearl Theater last season. With exciting music by pop icon Phil Collins, including Grammy and Oscar winning song, "You'll Be in My Heart", and musical direction by Heather Tipsword, TARZAN will please audiences of all ages. The cast includes both children and adults and features talented vocal artists, actors and dancers from Pearland, Houston, Missouri City, Friendswood and other area communities.

TARZAN tells the story of an infant boy orphaned on the shores of west Africa who is raised by a tribe of gorillas. The young boy strives for acceptance by his ape father while grappling with his uniqueness. When a human expedition arrives, Tarzan -now a man- encounters strangers like himself for the first time.

Tickets for TARZAN are on sale at the Pearl Theater Box Office, 713.340.2540 and online at www.pearl-theater.com. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 p.m. Buy One Get One Free night is Thursday, Aug 22 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday Matinees are Aug 25, Sept 1, and Sept 8 at 3:00 pm. The Pearl Theater is located at 14803 Park Almeda Dr., Houston TX 77047.

TARZAN, the first show of the 2013/2014 season, will be followed by Anne Frank and Me, written by Cherie Bennett; Deathtrap, written by Ira Levin; The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson; Fences, written by August Wilson; Music From A Sparkling Planet, written by Douglas Carter Beane; Wonderland!: The Musical Misadventures of a Girl Named Alice, book by James Devita, music & lyrics by Bill Francouer; All I Really Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, written by Ernest Zulia and David Caldwell.

Pearland Theatre Guild, a non-profit theatre, has been producing shows and events in the Pearland area since 2010. For more information about Pearland Theater Guild and the Pearl Theater, to offer support, or participate visit www.pearl-theater.com.

Note: "TARZAN" was originally Produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions. TARZAN is owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and is used with permission.

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