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DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS
DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, a division of the Walt Disney Studios, was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Thomas Schumacher. Worldwide, its seven Broadway titles have been seen by more than 103 million theatregoers, grossed over $7.4 billion and have cumulatively run a staggering 177 years. With 15 productions currently produced or licensed, a Disney musical is being performed professionally somewhere on the planet virtually every hour of the day. The company’s inaugural production, Beauty and the Beast, opened in 1994. It played a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and has been produced in 28 countries worldwide. In November 1997, Disney opened The Lion King, which received six 1998 Tony® Awards including Best Musical, and continues in its 14th smash year, having welcomed more than 55 million visitors worldwide. The Lion King can also currently be seen on tour across North America and in Las Vegas, London’s West End, Hamburg, Tokyo and Singapore. In October 2011, the first Spanish production will bow in Madrid. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida opened on Broadway next, winning four 2000 Tony® Awards, and spawning productions around the world. Mary Poppins, a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh, opened in London in 2004 and has established itself as one of the biggest stage musical successes to emerge in recent years. The Tony Award®-winning Broadway production opened in 2006 at Disney’s New Amsterdam Theatre, where it continues to delight audiences. Mary Poppins can also be seen on tour across North America, in Holland and Australia. Tarzan®, which opened on Broadway in 2006, is now an international hit with an award-winning production in Germany. In January 2008, The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway and was the #1-selling new musical of that year. Its success continues with an upcoming European debut in Holland. Other successful stage musical ventures have included King David in concert, the national tour of On the Record, several touring versions of Disney’s High School Musical and Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame in Berlin. In addition, DTP licenses stage performance rights to more than a dozen Disney musicals around the world through Music Theatre International.
