Photo Coverage: Thomas Schumacher Receives Sardi's Caricature

By: Mar. 07, 2008
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Thomas Schumacher, producer of the Tony Award winning musical The Lion King was honored with his caricature unveiling at the world famous Broadway eatery, Sardi's Restaurant (234 West 44th Street) on Thursday, March 6. Schumacher joins the ranks of Broadway royalty whom have been honored with a caricature on the famous walls of Sardi's Restaurant.

In addition to the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical The Lion King, Thomas Schumacher supervised the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast (which ran on Broadway for 13 years) and is the producer of Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, Mary Poppins (with producer Cameron Mackintosh), Tarzan and The Little Mermaid.  Schumacher's producing credits also include Disney's High School Musical: On Tour (which will reach more than 60 cities on tour through 2008) and On the Record, a musical celebrating Disney's catalogue of beloved songs.  He recently released his book "How Does The Show Go On? An Introduction to the Theater" (Disney Additions) with Disney historian Jeff Kurtti.

Photos by Peter James Zielinski


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