Nicholaw again directed and choreographed, with book and additional lyrics by Beguelin, scenic design by Bob Crowley, and costume design by Gregg Barnes. The musical was staged in Spanish in Bogotá, Colombia, in 2013.Īladdin had a pre-Broadway tryout at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, from November 2013 to January 2014. Directed by Bobby Garcia and Chari Arespacochaga, it starred Tom Rodriguez as Aladdin and featured Aiza Seguerra as Genie. In 2012, Aladdin was staged in Manila at the Meralco Theater. In 2012, productions of the musical played at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre in Ivins, Utah, from June to October 2012 and The Muny in St. The show was directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw. The executive director of a US minority rights organisation also drew attention to the show’s missed opportunity to feature an underrepresented minority on Broadway.
Disney’s colourblind casting policy meant ethnicity was not considered in the casting process which sparked some controversy as the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee received numerous complaints from actors of Middle Eastern descent. Additional cast included James Monroe Iglehart as Genie Clifton Davis as the Sultan Don Darryl Rivera as Iago and, playing Omar, Kassim and Babkak, a trio of characters originally conceived by the film’s creators but not used, were Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Brian Gonzales and Brandon O’Neill, respectively. Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed played Aladdin and Jasmine, despite the characters being Middle Eastern. Jonathan Freeman, who voiced Jafar in the film, played the role in the stage adaptation. The musical premiered in Seattle, Washington, at the 5th Avenue Theatre from July 7 to 31, 2011.
WHO WROTE ALADDIN THE BOOK MOVIE
In November 2010, Alan Menken confirmed that a musical theatre adaptation of the movie was in the works with a book written by Chad Beguelin. Wheelchair-accessible restroom facilities are also available at the New Amsterdam Theatre on each of our three levels: the Balcony, Mezzanine, and Orchestra levels. Tickets to designated wheelchair locations for people who use wheelchairs and their able-bodied companions are sold at the price of the least-expensive seat in the house and are subject to availability.
Monday – Tuesday 9.45am – 7.45pm Weds -Saturday : 9.45 am – 8.15 pm Subway: A, C, E to 42nd St–Port Authority N, Q, R, 42nd St S, 1, 2, 3, 7 to 42nd St–Times Square It was used as a movie theatre beginning in 1937, closed in 1985, and was leased by the Walt Disney Corporation and renovated by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer in 1995–97 to be the flagship for Disney Theatrical Productions presentations on Broadway.Ģ14 West 42nd St (between 7 Ave & 8 Ave) New York, NY 10036 It was built in 1902–1903 and was designed by the architecture firm of Herts & Tallant The Roof Garden, where more risqué productions were presented, and which is no longer extant, was added in 1904, designed by the same firm.įor many years the theatre was the home of the Ziegfeld Follies, George White’s Scandals and Eva LeGallienne’s Civic Repertory Theatre. The New Amsterdam Theatre is a Broadway theater located at 214 West 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Theater District of Manhattan, New York City, off of Times Square. TIME LINE Reopens on Broadway 28 Sept 2021 It opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, 2014, to mostly warm reviews and was nominated for five Tony Awards. After several regional and international productions in 2012, the musical was given a Toronto tryout in 2013. Set in the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah, the characters and setting are Middle Eastern.Īladdin premiered at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle in 2011. The story follows the familiar tale of a poor young man who is granted three wishes by a genie in a lamp, which he uses to woo a princess and to thwart the sultan’s evil Grand Vizier.
The musical includes three songs written for the film by Ashman but not used and four new songs written by Menken and Beguelin. Music – Alan Menken Lyrics – Howard Ashman/Tim Rice/Chad Beguelin Book – Chad BeguelinĪladdin is a musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin.
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