THEATER OF THE STARS Officially Announces Indefinite Postponement of TARZAN

Difficult economic times and the resulting general falloff in ticket sales has caused Theater of the Stars to indefinitely postpone its planned production of TARZAN® which was originally scheduled to play Atlanta's Fox Theatre from January 16-25, 2009.

The show was also scheduled to preview in North Charleston, SC in early January and to perform additional engagements in San Jose, CA in February and Dallas, TX in March.

"Like most Performing Arts organizations, the recent economic turmoil hasseverely affected our ticket sales and as a result our cash flow," stated NickManos, President of Theater of the Stars. "As much as we love this show and have the greatest faith in our creative team and actors, it impossible for us to continue with this exciting but intricate and expensive project at this time. Therefore, we have reluctantly decided to postpone the production indefinitely until economic conditions improve sufficiently to allow the show to be produced inan appropriate scale and manner."

"We sincerely apologize to everyone affected by this postponement for the disruption and inconvenience that this action has caused. That list includes the patrons, subscribers and management of each of the theaters affected." adds Christopher B. Manos, Producer of Theater of the Stars. "We hope that you will continue to support Theater Of The Stars and all of the other Performing Artsorganizations during this difficult period. The Arts are an important aspect of thefabric of every major city especially in troubled times."

"It is a great disappointment to us that we are not able to continue on this show," continues Manos. "We have a long history of artistically and financially successful co-productions with other professional theaters around the country,and this is the first production that we have not been able to complete. A great deal of time, energy and money have gone into this production, and we are saddened that those efforts will not immediately come to fruition. However,cancellations are a part of the fabric of the theater business, and we are workingwith the other theaters on repayment plans for their pre-production advances."Theater of the Stars (TOTS) is one of America's premier not-for-profit RegionalTheaters. For over 56 years, TOTS has produced and presented the best ofBroadway in Atlanta and throughout America. 

TARZAN tells the classic tale of a shipwreck that leaves an infant boy orphaned on the shores of West Africa. The helpless child is adopted and raised by the mate of the leader of a tribe of gorillas who is grieving the loss of her baby. As he grows and matures, the boy yearns for acceptance from his ape father and to discover the reason for his uniqueness. Eventually he encounters his first human - Jane Porter, a curious young explorer - and all of their worlds are transformed. 

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