Thomas Schumacher Videos

STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held earlier today, May 27th in Shubert Alley, between Broadway and 8th Avenue and 44th and 45th Streets. Hosted by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH's Darren Criss, Broadway's best turned out for the annual performance - including The Lion King's Gugwana Dlamini, who performed 'The Circle of Life'- check it out below!

Carrying the Banner to the Durham Performing Arts Center from June 2nd-7th is the national touring production of Disney's hit musical Newsies!

The Broadway cast of The Lion King took a break between shows on June 28th and took over a New York City subway car to give riders a little surprise. Check out their performance of 'Circle of Life' below!

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, will air its newest and final episode of Season 3 onBroadwayWorld.com on Sunday, June 8, immediately following the Tony Awards broadcast. The season finale of Submissions Only will then be available to view on demand at any time throughout the day on Monday. Check out a trailer below!

Disney's On the Record, a musical revue and theatrical celebration of 75 years of Disney music, will have its tri-state regional premiere on the White Plains Performing Arts Center's main stage June 20 - 29. This show-stopping musical from Disney is set in a contemporary recording studio that sparkles with 64 of the most beloved songs ever written, from some of the most popular films ever made over the past 75 years. Below, check out an inside look at the production, featuring performance previews!

The Sydney company of THE LION KING recently travelled to Brisbane to announce that the show will open at the Lyric Theatre in September 2014. On their way back, the cast treated their flight to a special 'Circle of Life' flashmob that you can check out below!

At a press event held on July 2, 2013, in Paris, Manon Taris and Yoni Amar performed the title song from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, which will make its French-language premiere in France this October. Click below to watch their performance, accompanied by composer Alan Menken on the piano!

TEDxBroadway aims to engage all participants and stakeholders in the vitality of the community-both on stage and in the audience-to develop a vision and commitment to the future of Broadway. Click below to watch TEDxBroadway 2013 presentations by George Takei, Randi Zuckerberg, Terry Teachout, Thomas Schumacher, Josh Harris, Kristoffer Diaz and many more!

Producer and President of Disney Theatrical Productions, Thomas Schumacher and Shiki Theatre Company will continue their ongoing producing partnership with The Little Mermaid, which will open in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, April 7th, 2013 at Shiki's Natsu Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a video of the set being built below.

Producer and President of Disney Theatrical Productions, Thomas Schumacher and Shiki Theatre Company will continue their ongoing producing partnership with The Little Mermaid, which will open in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, April 7th, 2013 at Shiki's Natsu Theatre. Check out the trailer below.

Betting Big on Broadway takes viewers backstage with the mega-producers behind the biggest bet ever made in Broadway history, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Maria Bartiromo speaks candidly about all the money and drama surrounding Spider-Man with original Director Julie Taymor and the show's lead producers Jeremiah Harris and Michael Cohl. Get a sneak peek at the program below!

This week, Thomas Schumacher, President and Producer, Disney Theatrical Group (Broadway's The Lion King, Newsies, Aida, Mary Poppins, Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast), wraps up his visit on THE GRAHAM SHOW. Watch the episode below!

Thomas Schumacher, President and Pruducer, Disney Theatrical Group (The Lion King, Newsies, Aida, Mary Poppins, Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast), visits THE GRAHAM SHOW this week to talk about his early years growing up in California and how he came to find the world of theater.

Sherie Rene Scott ('Everyday Rapture,' Aida,' 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,' 'The Last Five Years') is back on The Graham Show to talk about her early years in the Midwest and finding the theater. Watch the interview below!

The UK Tour of Disney's legendary musical THE LION KING opened at The Bristol Hippodrome on September 6, 2012. Take look at the red carpet and opening night party with the cast and crew below!

The new weekly web interview series "The Graham Show," hosted by Graham Douglass, premieres today, Friday, September 28. The inaugural episode features an interview with Tony Award-winning actor Christian Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher, "Smash"). Watch the episode below or at www.TheGrahamShow.com!

Graham Douglass announced the launch of "The Graham Show", an all-new, weekly web series featuring intimate one-on-one chats with New York's top stage stars and theater professionals, aimed at young theater-lovers everywhere. The series, set to launch on Friday, September 28, will be available, free of charge, at www.TheGrahamShow.com. Get a sneak peek of the show in the video below!

The producers of Peter and the Starcatcher, the five-time Tony® Award-winning play by Rick Elice, will celebrate the 10th annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day on Wednesday, September 19th, with a special "Stache Day" in honor of their own pirate, Black Stache. On the morning of September 19th, the first 100 fans in line at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street) with mustaches (real or fake!) will receive one free ticket for that evening's performance.

The acclaimed new American play PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, by Tony Award nominee Rick Elice, directed by Tony Award-winner Roger Rees and Drama Desk Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), began preview performances on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street) on March 28th and is set to open on April 15th. In honor of the show, the cast went sailing. See what they had to say about their adventure below!

As previously reported, the Tony Award's Administration Committee has announced that Theatre Development Fund's Open Doors program will be among those honored with a special 2012 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.