A host of theatre favorites took part in a recent celebration of the 10th anniversary of Broadway's Aladdin.
Michael James Scott, who currently plays the Genie at Broadway's New Amsterdam, was joined at EPCOT’s International Festival of the Arts in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, by Bradley Gibson (The Lion King), Mandy Gonzalez (Aida), and Shoba Narayan (Aladdin).
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Watch the artists perform selections from Aladdin, including ”Proud of Your Boy,” “A Whole New World,” “Friend Like Me,” and more, in the video above.
Adrian Sarple directed the Aladdin on Broadway Concert Celebration with musical direction by Jim Abbott. The band included Chris Queenan on bass, Matt Brown on drums, John Mason on keyboards, and Luis Guerrero on guitar.
READ: All the Actors Who Have Played Aladdin, Jasmine, and the Genie in Aladdin on Broadway
The stage production, which expands the 90-minute film into a two-act
format, has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by the late Howard Ashman and
Tim Rice and a book and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin. Casey Nicholaw
directs and choreographs.
Aladdin opened at the New Amsterdam March 20, 2014,
following previews that began February 26. The musical was nominated for
five 2014 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. James Monroe Iglehart
won the Tony for his performance as the Genie. Globally, there have been
11 productions of Aladdin on four continents.
Aladdin is designed by Tony-winning scenic designer Bob
Crowley, Tony-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz, Tony-winning
costume designer Gregg Barnes, and sound designer Ken Travis.
The production team also includes illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer, hair designer Josh Marquette, and makeup designer Milagros Medina-Cerdeira. The music team is headed by music supervisor and music director Michael Kosarin, who also created the vocal and incidental music arrangements, joined by orchestrator Danny Troob and dance music arranger Glen Kelly. John MacInnis is the associate choreographer, Jason Trubitt is the production supervisor, and Myriah Bash is the general manager. Anne Quart serves as executive producer.