Table of Contents

Part 1: Once Upon A Time: Disney Enters the Great White Way 1 Be Our Guest: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast 2 Disney Comes to Times Square: The New Amsterdam Theatre 3 The Disney Way Part 2: Anything Can Happen: Disney Theatrical Production Models 4 King of the Broadway Jungle: Disney’s The Lion King 5 For the First Time: Disney’s Tarzan: The Musical 6 Watch What Happens: Newsies: The Musical Part 3: We’re All in this Together: Collaboration and Cooperation 7 Never Had a Friend Like Me: Disney In Partnership

About the Author

Amy S. Osatinski is a director, performer, scholar, teacher, and designer. She is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of Northern Iowa, where she teaches courses in Directing, Analysis, and Musical Theatre. Amy holds a PhD in Theatre from the University of Colorado Boulder, an MA in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Colorado Denver, and a BA in Theatre from the University of Denver.