Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
#1Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:14pmSure, Beauty is basically a copy of the film, but I still find this production miles better than the unwatchable Tarzan. Anyone else think Tarzan should go and Beauty should stay?
#2re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:18pm
I rarely complain however Tarzan was one of the worst experiences I have ever had at the theatre. I am surprised it is still around.
Updated On: 6/14/07 at 09:18 PM
#2re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:20pmHow about along with BEAUTY?
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#3re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:21pmWell, at least Beauty has wonderful costumes and a wonderful story. Its a great introduction piece for young people and I think is bashed unfairly.
FutureAladdinOnB'Way
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/07
#4re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:22pmI still think Beauty is the best of the four, not counting Aida, open right now...
#5re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:29pmWhile I'm no fan of Beauty, I would much rather see Tarzan go before Beauty and the Beast.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#6re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:45pmI think Lion King and Mary Poppins are better than Beauty and the Beast but Beauty and the Beast is worse than Tarzan.
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#7re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:50pmB&B might have been good five years ago, but its quality has significantly declined since then. Although this happens to most, if not all shows, Tarzan is still running strong from its fresh-opening. Lion King is starting to slip in the quality department as well, and I would love to see it re-visited or set a closing date before it gets too far down the ladder.
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#8re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:08pmUpdated On: 6/19/07 at 10:08 PM
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#9re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:09pmBeauty and the Beast is much more enjoyable. I would love to see it stay open as opposed to Tarzan; however, I wouldn't want Mermaid to get the Richard Rogers.
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ben4
Stand-by Joined: 6/10/07
#10re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:14pmTrazan features a hot guy in loincloth, therefore it should remain open for decades.
#11re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:15pm
Beauty and the Beast is much more enjoyable. I would love to see it stay open as opposed to Tarzan; however, I wouldn't want Mermaid to get the Richard Rogers.
Which is why they're closing Beauty and keeping Tarzan.
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#12re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:16pmHmmm...I honestly have to say that TARZAN is actually enjoyable..I mean YES its a Disney Musical but if its making money then "HEY" they must be doing something right because its still open. I like Beauty and The Beast and it is treated unfairly but its time for the show to go now..to me they messed up when they downsized everything and brought in the National Tour Set.
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#13re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:17pm
" if its making money then "HEY" they must be doing something right because its still open."
Becuase, it's a Disney show.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
FutureAladdinOnB'Way
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/07
#14re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:19pm
Ok I agree Mary Poppins is better than Beauty.. 
MarkRascati
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#15re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:22pmTarzan's aweful. Close it.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#16re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:23pm
"Which is why they're closing Beauty and keeping Tarzan."
Even if they closed Tarzan, it doesn't mean Mermaid would've gone into the Rodgers.
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#17re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:24pmI agree that Beauty is a better show. There is no reason to close it. It has paid for itself, and tourists still fill it. Tarzan is truly insulting, but I must agree that I would hate to see Little Mermaid at the Richard Rogers.
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#18re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:29pmIf I remember correctly, one of the reasons given for choosing BatB was that Disney did not want to have two traditional princess musicals running at the same time--they both appeal to the same market and would be kind of redundant. Obviously there's much more to the decision than that, but it's something to consider.
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ben4
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#19re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:35pm
But come on...
If you close it, where will I go for eye candy?
Updated On: 6/14/07 at 10:35 PM
#20re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:38pm
Disney's full of crap. I haven't believed one word they've stated in the press ever. Once Tarzan closes after five years, obviously having lost dozens of millions of dollars, Disney will state that they have no regrets and that Tarzan was kept open strictly because of strong ticket sales and the public's positive reaction towards it. Tarzan's one of the biggest duds to come along the Great White Way in a long time. Disney doesn't want to admit defeat...just yet, so it seems more obvious to them to close up shop on their longest running show that is still doing relatively well and at least has great source material, than to shut down their worst entry yet simply because of ego.
If only Katzenberg were still with Disney. Man was a nut job, but he knew what he was doing.
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#21re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/15/07 at 12:47am
And what if the new "Princess" show is a mess like TARZAN.
No wonder Tommy will be out by the begining of next year.
#22re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/15/07 at 1:18amI def think tarzan needs to leave. Beauty isn't in the best shape. Personally I'd love to see them both close, have beauty redone, recast, and freshened up, and reopened possibly in a different theatre. Thats what I think should be done since it is so successful.
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#23re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/15/07 at 2:39ami think Beauty is way past its prime.
#24re: Anyone Else Think Tarzan Should Be Booted Before Beauty?
Posted: 6/15/07 at 3:37am
"I'm surprised the powers that be in Burbank haven't said or done anything about this financial irresponsibility."
As a denizen of Burbank, I announce the show's closing as August 21. Buy your tickets now, because obviously you haven't yet.
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