Disney's Tarzan is coming to Broadway -- I Vote for Hugh Jackman!

Disney will be presenting Tarzan The Musical (based on the 1999 animated film) on Broadway sometime in the 2005/2006 season.

I think Hugh Jackman would be perfect to play Tarzan! I mean, it would be pretty easy to take two hours of Hugh in a loin cloth, don't you think? And that boy can sing!

In this article from Playbill:

Caught between the world of gorillas and the world of humans, he is a human raised by a family of apes in the African jungle. We must identify with him and care about him and his emotional journey. Charming (Ed: Hugh Jackman = YES), sexy, (Ed: Hugh Jackman = YES), vulnerable (Ed: Hugh Jackman = YES), lots of humanity, animal-like. (Ed: Again, Hugh Jackman = WOLVERINE!). Physically lean but toned, a swimmer;s body -- NOT a muscle man. Strong upper body strength, physical, agile, fearless, must be very comfortable with movement. His body must be at one with the environment (OH BABY, OH BABY: This is Hugh to a tee...). Will fly. Needs a terrific pop/rock singing voice.

Well, there goes the G rating...

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