DISNEY
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS TO PRESENT
“BROADWAY AND BEYOND”
A MUSICAL JOURNEY
INTO DISNEY’S HISTORY ON BROADWAY AND BEYOND
BURBANK,
Calif. – June 11, 2013
– D23: The Official Disney Fan Club is thrilled to announce a special
theatrical performance, Broadway and Beyond.
Thomas Schumacher, president and
producer, Disney Theatrical Productions will host a musical journey into
Disney's history on Broadway and beyond at the D23
Expo: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. The performance features an all-star
line-up, including Heidi Blickenstaff
(THE LITTLE MERMAID), Ashley Brown (MARY POPPINS and BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST), Merle Dandridge
(TARZAN® and AIDA), Josh
Strickland (TARZAN®) and
Alton Fitzgerald White (THE LION KING), who sing beloved songs
from the award-winning musicals they starred in as well as classic tunes from
the Disney on Broadway catalogue.
The one night only performance will take place on
Friday, August 9, 2013 at 6:30pm on Stage 23 inside the Anaheim Convention Center.
DISNEY
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, a division of The Walt Disney
Studios, was
formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Thomas Schumacher.
Worldwide, its eight Broadway titles have been seen by over 124 million
theatergoers, grossed over $8.9 billion and have cumulatively run a staggering
195 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 is now the highest grossing show in Broadway history. The
show continues in its 16th smash year, having welcomed over 68
million visitors worldwide. The Lion
King can also currently be seen on tour across North America, the U.K., and Japan,
and in London’s West
End, Hamburg, Tokyo,
Madrid, and Sao Paulo.
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 established itself as one of the biggest stage musical successes to
emerge in recent years. The Tony Award®-winning Broadway production played more
than six years at Disney’s New Amsterdam Theatre and can now be seen on
tour across North America and in Mexico
City.
Tarzan®, which opened on Broadway in 2006, is now
an international hit with an award-winning production in its 6th
year 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 three new productions around the world: Holland,
Russia and Japan.
Two new critically acclaimed
productions opened on Broadway in 2012, receiving seven Tony® Awards between
them: Newsies, in its second year
at the Nederlander Theatre, and Peter
and the Starcatcher, now playing at New World Stages.
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.
Its new musical, Aladdin, will open in Toronto in fall 2013.
About D23 Expo 2013
The D23
Expo—The Ultimate Disney Fan Event—brings the entire world of
Disney under one roof, providing attendees with unprecedented access to Disney
films, television and theme parks. For the latest D23 Expo 2013 news,
visit www.D23Expo.com. To be part of the D23 Expo
conversation, make sure to follow @DisneyD23 and tag your tweets with #D23Expo.
About
D23
The name
“D23” pays homage to the exciting journey that began in 1923 when
Walt Disney opened his fledgling studio in Hollywood. D23 is the first official
club for fans in Disney’s nearly 90-year history. D23 gives its
members a greater connection to the entire world of Disney by placing them in
the middle of the magic through its quarterly publication Disney twenty-three; a rich website at D23.com; member-exclusive discounts and special
events for D23 Members throughout the year, highlighted by the D23 Expo in
Anaheim, California, August 9–11, 2013.
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