Jane (Katie Jackson) and Tarzan (Barret Harper) touch hands in a scene from Candlelight Dinner Playhouse’s “Tarzan.” (Courtesy of Candlelight Dinner Playhouse)
“Tarzan” is one of the most famous stories in our history,” Arpan said. “It’s been translated into so many languages and globally it’s a very popular story.”
So when Arpan was brought on to direct a musical production of “Tarzan” at Johnstown’s Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, she decided to use it as an opportunity to determine what went wrong with the Broadway show—and how it could be corrected.