Anne Hamburger

Anne Hamburger is a serial cultural entrepreneur and the founder and executive producer of En Garde Arts, founded in 1985. En Garde creates multimedia, documentary theatre, site-specific theatre and immersive work.

Hamburger was executive vice president of Walt Disney Creative Entertainment from 2000–2008,[1] the global organization which was founded with her arrival to the Disney company. She spearheaded the creative development of all the major stage shows, parades and daytime and nighttime spectacles for all the parks worldwide.

Prior to joining The Walt Disney Company, Hamburger was the artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse in 1999–2000. Thoroughly Modern Millie the musical began production under her tenure and later transferred to Broadway and won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2002. She also was one of the original producers for the Tony Award winning Spring Awakening, giving the creative team their first workshop in 2000.