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Published on January 3rd, 2018 | by Admin

Disney’s Aladdin – Final weeks before magic carpet takes flight

Disney’s Aladdin enters its final weeks in Melbourne with the production’s last performance on Sunday 28 January.

The hit Broadway musical from the producers of The Lion King and Mary Poppins, has played to rave reviews and packed houses in Melbourne since its premiere at Her Majesty’s Theatre in April 2017. The magic carpet is poised to take flight on 20 February 2018 in Brisbane, and 19 July 2018 in Perth.

“A KNOCKOUT PRODUCTION GUARANTEED TO PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE”

The Age

“ALADDIN IGNITES THE STAGE”

Herald Sun

“A SHINING, SHIMMERING SPLENDOR.”

Channel 7

The Australian production boasts a cast of 34 and a staggering 337 glittering costumes, featuring 1,225 different fabrics, 712 different styles of beads and more than 500,000 Swarovski crystals.

The principal cast features Gareth Jacobs as Genie, Ainsley Melham as Aladdin, Hiba Elchikhe as Jasmine, Adam Murphy as Jafar, Aljin Abella as Iago, George Henare as the Sultan, Adam Jon Fiorentino as Kassim, Troy Sussman as Babkak and Robert Tripolino as Omar.

Based on the Academy Award®-winning animated film, Aladdin made its world premiere to critical acclaim at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20th, 2014. It quickly established itself as one of the biggest new blockbusters in recent years, breaking 12 New Amsterdam Theatre house records and welcoming over five million people worldwide. Its global footprint has expanded to include productions in Tokyo, Hamburg, London and a tour across North America.

Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, the show features music by Tony Award® and eight- time Oscar® winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Sister Act), lyrics by two-time Oscar winner Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid), three-time Tony Award and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice (Evita, Aida) and four-time Tony Award nominee Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer), with a book by Beguelin, and is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).

Aladdin, adapted from the Disney film and centuries-old folktales including “One Thousand and One Nights,” is brought to fresh theatrical life in this bold new musical. Aladdin’s journey sweeps audiences into an exotic world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance. This new production features a full score, including the five cherished songs from the Academy Award- winning soundtrack and more written especially for the stage.

The animated film Aladdin was released by Disney in 1992 and was a critical and box office smash, grossing over $500 million worldwide (not adjusted for inflation) and becoming the highest- grossing film of the year.

The film won the Oscar for Best Original Score and introduced the hit song “A Whole New World,” which won the second of the film’s two Academy Awards as Best Original Song. The Peabo Bryson/Regina Belle recording of the tune soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Aladdin is designed by seven-time Tony-winning scenic designer Bob Crowley, six-time Tony- winning lighting designer Natasha Katz, two-time 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.

The musical made its Australian premiere in Sydney on 11 August 2016. Tickets for the Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth seasons are available from aladdinthemusical.com.au.

AladdinTheMusical.com.au

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