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Thomas Schumacher, Chief Creative Officer of Disney Theatrical Group, to Step Down

by Darryn King

Thomas Schumacher, the chief creative officer of Disney Theatrical Group, Disney's theatrical division, is stepping down after decades with the company. The move was announced in a memo sent by Alan Bergman, the co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, on September 3. Joining Disney Animation as a producer on the 1990 animated film The Rescuers Down Under, Schumacher was named president of Disney Animation in 1999"by wh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 1:06pm on September 3, 2025