Schumacher Announces 'Gift-A-Book' Pilot Program

Thomas Schumacher, producer of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical The Lion King, announced the 'Gift-A-Book' Pilot Program has been launched to provide drama teachers and students throughout New York's public schools with 'gift' copies of his new theater book for young people, How Does the Show Go On? An Introduction to the Theater (Disney Publishing Worldwide).

The 125-page book, which has just been released, has become an instant holiday gift favorite.  Individuals interested in gifting a copy of How Does The Show Go On? to a New York City public school can go to www.howdoestheshowgoon.com for simple instructions. 

How Does The Show Go On?, written with Jeff Kurtti, gives readers the opportunity to meet the casts of characters who work onstage and behind the scenes to deliver unforgettable performances, and explore the inner workings of the theater building itself.  Filled with artifacts you can pull out and hold in your hand, the book is a totally unique guide to what goes on behind the curtain.   From informative descriptions of the playwright, choreographer, stage manager and fight director to explanations about the role of the set designer, composer, usher, director and leading lady, Schumacher has created a stimulating, interactive and all together indispensable introduction to the theater.