Michael Cassel Group Hires Disney Theatrical's Jane Abramson (EXCLUSIVE) Brent Lang, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Australia-based theatrical producer Michael Cassel Group is planting a flag in the United States. The company has made its first New York City-based hire, tapping Jane Abramson to serve as its new head of creative development. It’s a statement-making move. Abramson joins Michael Cassel Group from Disney Theatrical Group, where she held the role of director of creative development. Over the last two decades she has managed and helped launch several Broadway musicals for Disney such as “Frozen,” “Aladdin,” “Newsies,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Mary Poppins” and “The Lion King.” She also assisted with regional, international, and developmental productions of “Hercules,” “Freaky Friday,” “The Jungle Book,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Aida,” “Tarzan” and “High School Musical.”