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| name = Thomas Schumacher | image = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1958}} | birth_place = | birth_name = | known_for = | spouse = Matthew White (married 2012-present) | occupation = Theatrical producer }} Thomas Schumacher (born 1958) is a theatrical producer, currently president of Disney Theatrical Group,[1] the theatrical production arm of The Walt Disney Company. Life and careerSchumacher studied theatre at UCLA. In 1987 he was associate director of the Los Angeles Festival of Arts, presenting the American premiere of Cirque du Soleil and the English-language premiere of Peter Brook’s The Mahabharata. Previously, he spent five years on staff at the Mark Taper Forum, served as a line producer on the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival, and served as assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Ballet. He then joined the Disney company in 1988, producing the animated film, The Rescuers Down Under,[2] which was released in 1990. He was ultimately named President and oversaw some 21 animated features including The Lion King, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, Tarzan, and Lilo & Stitch, as well as working closely with Pixar on their first five films. After producing dozens of films, Schumacher left Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, replaced by David Stainton. He transitioned to solely focus on the growing theatrical business as its head. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Tony Administration Committee and the Advisory Committee of the American Theatre Wing. He is a mentor for the TDF Open Doors program and serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia University. In November 2012, Schumacher married his longtime partner, interior designer Matthew White.[3] On February 21, 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported that Schumacher was the subject of an internal investigation at Disney into inappropriate behavior, with eyewitness accounts detailing aggressive sexual language and intimidation.[4] Theatrical productionsSchumacher has worked with The Walt Disney Company since 1988 and currently serves as President of Disney Theatrical Group. PublicationSchumacher is the author of the book How Does the Show Go On? An Introduction to the Theater (Disney Editions, 2007). References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E3DA123FF930A15756C0A9629C8B63&scp=7&sq=&st=nyt|title=The Tony Awards |publisher=New York Times |date=2004-05-23 |accessdate=2008-02-05 | first=Jason | last=Zinoman}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/downloadthisshow/disney/9045306|title=The man who ran Disney Animation in the 90's explains how Toy Story happened|date=2017-10-12|website=Radio National|language=en-AU|access-date=2017-10-13}} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Elice|first=Rick|title=This Past November 24th|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-elice/this-past-november-24th_b_2381225.html|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=2 January 2013}} 4. ^{{cite news|last=Fritz|first=Ben|title=At Straitlaced Disney, a Star Producer’s R-Rated Behavior Draws Complaints|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-straitlaced-disney-a-star-producers-r-rated-antics-draw-complaints-1519228818?tesla=y|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=February 21, 2018|accessdate=February 21, 2018}} External links
6 : Living people|University of California, Los Angeles alumni|Walt Disney Theatrical|Disney executives|LGBT producers|1958 births |
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