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Disney Theatrical Group history
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Buena Vista Theatrical Group Ltd. was the name of Disney Theatrical Productions as of November 23, 1999 with Disney Theatrical Productions becoming its first division.
In 1999, Disney Theatrical launched its first world premiere production outside of the US, as The Hunchback of Notre Dame was adapted for the stage.
Featuring daring aerial acrobatics and an extended score by Phil Collins, who originally provided songs such as "Two Worlds" and "You'll Be in My Heart" for the 1999 animated classic, the stage musical starred Josh Strickland in the title role.
In September 2000, all three US DTG shows, both Hyperion and DTP, were placed under the "Disney on Broadway" banner, then under "Disney on Broadway on Tour" when the shows went on national tour.
Schneider left Disney Studio in June 2001 to form his own theater production company partly funded by Disney.
In 2003, Music Theatre International became licensing agent for Disney musicals and plays for the school performances.
After a tryout at the Bristol Hippodrome in the UK, the show premiered in the West End and opened on December 15, 2004, with leading actress Laura Michelle Kelly receiving an Olivier Award for her interpretation of the title character.
On May 10, 2006, Disney's Tarzan swung into the Richard Rodgers Theatre and officially opened on the Great White Way.
The Broadway production moved to its current home of the Minskoff Theatre in June 2006, where it still plays today to full houses eight times a week.
After May 2007, Buena Vista Theatrical Group changed its trade name to Disney Theatrical Group.
Although Tarzan proved not to be a commerical success for the company in New York, closing on July 8, 2007, it has since become an international hit and is currently still enjoying a phenomenal run in Germany, where it is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary this year.
On October 31, 2010, the group closed its Glendale, California office and cut staff in a DTG reorganization.
In 2010, Disney Theatrical Group launched its free Disney Musicals in Schools outreach program in New York City.
In April 2013, Disney Studios initiated a 5% layoffs across all unit including DTG as the Disney conglomerate moves towards a reorganization later in the year.
After the unprecedented success of the 2013 movie, which went on to become the highest-grossing animated feature ever, it was only a matter of time before Disney Theatrical would announce a Broadway stage adaptation.
After tryouts in Seattle and Toronto, the magic carpet finally landed in New York and Aladdin officially opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, 2014 and quickly became a box office smash.
On April 28, 2014, the Group was an honoree at the Actors Fund Annual Gala.
Disney India launched its Live Entertainment operations in 2015 with the production of Beauty and the Beast musical to be shown from October to December in Mumbai and Delhi.
Although a Broadway transfer was decided against, the production returned to Berlin in 2017 (where its life on stage was born), before moving to Munich and can now be seen in Stuttgart.
By the end of 2017, the program was available in 18 cities having added 5 more cities, including the first international city London, that year.
Disney's The Lion King Tickets are available now for performances through to August 12, 2018.
However, the unit's head, executive vice president Cohen, who was also executive vice president of Legal Affairs, was laid off immediately after the Disney acquisition of 21st Century Fox in March 2019.
On July 3, 2019, Fox Stage Productions was moved into Disney Theatrical Group as Buena Vista Theatrical division with all top executives leaving at that time.
In March 2020, The New York Times stated that 'A trade association representing producers and theater owners, said the 41 Broadway houses would remain shuttered at least through June 7'. Which puts the Disney Theatrical Group's Frozen performances on hold until possibly June 2020.
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