cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . no cleanup reason has been specified . please help improve this article if you can . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message disney theatrical productions ltd. type division of disney theatrical group industry theater founded 1993 ; 23 years ago 1993 founder ron logan headquarters new york city united states key people thomas schumacher president 1 products productions parent disney theatrical group limited the walt disney studios website disneyonbroadway.com disney theatrical productions limited dtp also known as disney on broadway is the flagship stageplay and musical production company of the disney theatrical group a subsidiary of the walt disney studios a major business unit of the walt disney company . founded in 1993 by longtime disney entertainment veteran ron logan as walt disney theatrical the division has gained a reputation within the industry for creating professional and popular both critically and financially performances starting with the acclaimed beauty and the beast in 1994 and most recently with aladdin in 2014 . the company is a division of disney theatrical group led by thomas schumacher . contents 1 history 2 animation adaptations 2.1 beauty and the beast 2.2 the lion king 2.3 the hunchback of notre dame 2.4 tarzan 2.5 the little mermaid 2.6 aladdin 2.7 the jungle book 2.8 upcoming productions 2.8.1 frozen 2.8.2 pinocchio 3 live action adaptations 3.1 mary poppins 3.2 high school musical 3.3 high school musical 2 3.4 camp rock 3.5 newsies 3.6 upcoming productions 3.6.1 the muppets 3.6.2 the princess bride 3.7 more upcoming productions 3.7.1 alice in wonderland 3.7.2 father of the bride 3.7.3 freaky friday 4 other adaptations 4.1 king david 4.2 on the record 4.3 peter and the starcatcher 4.4 shakespeare in love 5 tv special 6 see also 7 references history edit walt disney theatrical production ltd. dtp was formed on 000000001993 02 08 0000february 8 1993 2 with ron logan disney park s live production head as president to produce beauty and the beast a new musical . 3 beauty and the beast opened on broadway at the palace theatre on 000000001994 04 18 0000april 18 1994 . disney theatrical signed a 49 year revenue based lease for new amsterdam theatre in 000000001995 05 01 0000may 1995 . the building was renovated by disney development company . 4 with the lion king under consideration for the next broadway adaption eisner ceded dtp to theater rooted disney animation president peter schneider and thomas schumacher at their request making them president and executive vice president of dtp respectively . in 1997 dtp reopened new amsterdam with king david followed by the lion king musical . 5 peter schneider was promoted to disney studios president in 000000001999 01 01 0000january 1999 while thomas schumacher was promoted to president of walt disney feature animation and walt disney theatrical productions while both are made co presidents of disney theatrical . 1 on 000000001999 11 23 0000november 23 1999 the corporate name was changed to buena vista theatrical group limited 2 with disney theatrical productions becoming a division of the group with the formation of hyperion theatricals in 000000002000 01 01 0000january 2000 . 6 schneider left disney theatrical in 000000002001 06 01 0000june 2001 to form his own theater production company partly funded by disney . 7 his first project there was developing and directing the stage version of sister act with michael reno . the musical had its official world premiere on november 3 2006 at the pasadena playhouse with it adding dtp as an associated presenter with its broadway run . 8 9 animation adaptations edit beauty and the beast edit main article beauty and the beast musical the show began previews in new york city on march 9 1994 and officially opened at the palace theatre on april 18 1994 . the musical was the first broadway adaptation by disney based on the 1991 animated film by linda woolverton and with music and lyrics by alan menken howard ashman and tim rice . several new songs were written for the broadway musical including home a ballad sung by belle which quickly became the signature song of the musical . it had a continuous run and the final performance took place on july 29 2007 at the lunt fontanne theatre to make room for another disney production the little mermaid . at 5 461 performances the show is currently the ninth longest run in broadway history . it has been performed internationally first in melbourne australia and has also been performed in london vienna toronto kyoto seoul stuttgart sydney mexico city guayaquil johannesburg madrid moscow milan sao paulo and has also toured around the usa and united kingdom . in the netherlands this production was co produced by joop van den ende s stage entertainment . the production had new sets and costumes . the lion king edit main article the lion king musical the lion king followed buddy the buddy holly story at the theater im hafen hamburg . the theatre was completely renovated by stage entertainment before the lion king transferred to germany . the show debuted july 8 1997 in minneapolis minnesota at the orpheum theatre and was an instant success before premiering on broadway at the new amsterdam theater on october 15 1997 in previews with the official opening on november 13 1997 . on june 13 2006 the broadway production moved to the minskoff theatre to make way for the musical version of mary poppins which later was replaced by aladdin . 10 it is now broadway s third longest running show in history . the show uses a range of theatrical techniques and is not a conventional musical yet is probably the most popular production disney theatrical has ever conceived and one of the most loved productions in the world . it has consistently been one of the highest grossing musicals on broadway every week always performing to nearly sold out audiences . the production won the tony award for best musical at the 1998 tony awards . its popularity has spawned several additional opening performances around the world including in london toronto hamburg scheveningen sydney perth melbourne shanghai montreal tokyo paris nagoya russia seoul johannesburg las vegas taipei tempe phoenix scottsdale mesa flagstaff madrid norway italy and s o paulo . the hunchback of notre dame edit main article the hunchback of notre dame musical in 2008 stephen schwartz said i think we re starting up hunchback of notre dame hopefully next year 2009 . rumor has reached my ear that it s happening . 11 thomas schumacher head of disney theatrical discussed current and future stage productions in an article published by the columbus dispatch on september 21 2008 . in the article a us version of hunchback is listed among others as being in development disney s first original foreign language production which ran from 1999 to 2002 in berlin is being revamped for its u.s. premiere . 12 the musical had its us premiere at la jolla playhouse from october 28 through december 7 2014 . the production was directed by scott schwartz and the creative team includes chase brock as the choreographer michael kosarin as the music supervisor and arranger michael starobin as the orchestrator alexander dodge as the scenic designer alejo vietti as the costume design howell binkley as the lighting designer and gareth owen as the sound design . the hunchback of notre dame had a workshop in february 2014 . 13 14 the la jolla playhouse production transferred to the paper mill playhouse from march 4 through april 5 2015 . 15 16 tarzan edit main article tarzan musical the show was based on the movie of the same name and the novel tarzan of the apes by edgar rice burroughs and debuted on broadway on may 10 2006 at the richard rodgers theatre . the show was heavily publicized with phil collins and the lead actors promoting the new musical on several media shows including the today show good morning america and live with regis and kelly . after playing at the richard rodgers theatre for over a year the show closed on july 8 2007 . 17 on april 15 2007 the musical debuted in europe in the netherlands as the successor of the lion king in scheveningen . a broadway musical had never previously arrived in the netherlands so soon after its broadway premiere . phil collins was a special guest at the 2006 johnny kraaijkamp musical award s. there he announced the news that tarzan was coming to the netherlands . due to the size of the circustheater the show was expanded beyond the original broadway production . in 2008 a new production opened in germany . a casting show on tv called ich tarzan du jane i tarzan you jane searched for actors for the roles of tarzan and jane . a revamped tour version had previously been announced to debut in january 2009 in atlanta at the theatre of the stars . the new production was supposed to feature the same music and book and directed and choreographed by lynne taylor corbett with scenic design by kenneth foy aerial design by paul rubin and lighting design by ken billington . 18 this production has since been canceled due to a supposed mismanagement of funds by theatre of the stars . 19 the little mermaid edit main article the little mermaid musical the musical began broadway previews on november 3 2007 and opened on january 10 2008 at the lunt fontanne theatre even through trouble due to the local one stagehands strike which ended on november 28 2007 . the world premiere took place at the ellie caulkins opera house at the denver center of the performing arts in denver colorado . the show features all songs in the movie and will boast nine new songs written by menken and lyricist glenn slater . the book for the new musical is by pulitzer prize and tony award winning playwright doug wright with direction by francesca zambello choreography by stephen mear scenic design by george tsypin costume design by tatiana noginova and lighting design by natasha katz . the musical on broadway opened to mixed reviews . the original broadway cast featured sierra boggess as ariel norm lewis as king triton sherie rene scott as ursula eddie korbich as scuttle sean palmer as prince eric brian d addario and major curda as flounder and tituss burgess as sebastian . the musical closed on august 30 2009 after 685 performances and 50 previews . 3 in 2012 a dutch production premiered . aladdin edit main article aladdin 2011 musical in november 2010 alan menken confirmed that a musical theatre adaptation of the show is in the works with a book written by chad beguelin . 20 the show premiered at the 5th avenue theatre in seattle from july 7 to july 31 2011 . 21 another production played at the muny theatre in st. louis from july 5 13 2012 . 22 23 the musical premiered on broadway on february 26 2014 in previews and officially on march 20 2014 at the new amsterdam theatre taking the place of mary poppins which closed on march 3 2013 . 24 25 26 27 the musical had a pre broadway tryout at the ed mirvish theatre in toronto lasting from november 13 2013 to january 12 2014 . 28 casey nicholaw directed and choreographed with chad beguelin writing the book and additional lyrics bob crowley as the scene designer and costume design by gregg barnes . 28 29 it was also announced that the musical would open at london s west end officially in june 2016 at the prince edward theatre taking the place of the revival of miss saigon which closed on 27th february 2016 . the jungle book edit variety stated that there is an early stages project of jungle book a tuner