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with Michel M. Grilikhes, who made effective changes, including rearranging or removing acts, to reduce costs and time without affecting the show's quality. Grilikhes, affectionately known to the cast and crew as "Mr. G", would executive-produce and direct further editions of
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and a cavalcade of Disney characters dancing on the stage and personally greeting members of the audience. The show would then present lavish musical segments, depicting characters and scenes from Disney films, alongside smaller comedy routines with characters like
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on December 25, 1969, and was an instant success. However, the show suffered from an overabundance of props, inexperienced performers, high costs and a run time of nearly three hours, so NBC replaced producer
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The initial concept for the production was conceived by Thomas Sarnoff and presented to his brother, Robert Sarnoff. The elder Sarnoff had served as the President of
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booked 77,255 people in nine days, some 38% of the population. It later toured Europe, Australia, Asia and Latin America, making $ 64 million worldwide.
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weekly anthology television series. To produce the show, Walt Disney Productions teamed with the network to create Nawal Productions, with NBC being the
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in December 1971. By 1976, the shows ceased performing internationally.
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was well received by audiences and critics. The first edition's run at
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made a record $ 400,000 in advanced ticket sales, and a run in
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was videotaped and broadcast as a one-hour special on NBC's
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