You ain’t never seen an anniversary like this!! Today Disney’s Aladdin celebrates its 10th anniversary on Broadway! Following an out of town try out in Toronto, Aladdin began Broadway previews on February 26, 2014 before officially opening on March 20 ten years ago tonight. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Disney Theatrical are hosting a 10th Anniversary Special Performance next week. Original director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw has returned to add a number of Easter eggs throughout the show along with a special mid-show surprise during the showstopping “Friend Like Me”. T ..read more

It's time to celebrate in truly magical style tonight as Disney Theatrical bring the magic of Disney's 100th anniversary to the Royal Variety Performance! The fabulous new cast of Aladdin's UK and Ireland Tour join the West End casts of The Lion King and Frozen alongside the German cast of the brand new production of Hercules for this once in a century performance at London's Royal Albert Hall!! And that's not all as the performance also sees the return of Samantha Barks as Elsa, ahead of her West End return next year, and Aladdin's own Trevor Dion Nicholas in a duet wit ..read more

  Cast of Aladdin UK & Ireland Tour Tonight is the night! Four years after Aladdin closed in the West End, Disney's most magical musical is taking the flying carpet on tour and the first ever UK and Ireland tour opens previews in Edinburgh tonight!! I am so happy to see this amazing show back in the UK and featuring an incredibly talented cast who I can't wait to see bringing this iconic tale to life on stage. I just want to wish everyone involved, on stage and off, the very best of luck for tonight's first preview and for your entire run. You've all worked so ha ..read more

  A long overdue blog update and what fantastic news to return with! The cast for Aladdin's new National Tour was officially announced yesterday so please join me in extending a warm Agrabah welcome to: Adi Roy as Aladdin, Senzel Ahmady as Jasmine, Marcus M. Martin as Genie, Anand Nagraj as Jafar, Aaron Choi as Iago, Sorab Wadia as Sultan, Ben Chavez as Omar, Jake Letts as Babkak, and Colt Prattes as Kassim! Joining them on this magic carpet ride across the United States (in photo order) will be Dwelvan David (standby Genie, Jafar & Sultan), J. Andrew Speas (standby Genie, Ba ..read more

  Today is the 9th anniversary of Aladdin's official Broadway opening. After 9 incredible years of granting wishes the show has played over 3000 performances and is now one of the twenty longest running shows in Broadway history with no signs of slowing down. It is, quite simply, a truly magical run. I am forever grateful to this amazing show and to the hundreds, if not thousands, of people who have helped bring Agrabah to life every night these last 9 years. I have said it before, but the sheer joy that this show brings means so much to me and, I'm sure, countless others in New York ..read more

  "Let's make some magic!" The magic is back!! Disney's Aladdin returns to the UK this year with the first ever UK and Ireland tour! Announced this morning, the tour will premiere this October at the Edinburgh Playhouse where it will run from 24th October to 18th November. From there it will move to the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff (7th December 2023 to 14th January 2024), the Theatre Royal in Plymouth (17th January to 11th February 2024), the Sunderland Empire (15th February to 10th March 2024), and the Milton Keynes Theatre (24th April to 19th May 2024) with mov ..read more

  Michael Maliakel (Aladdin), Shoba Narayan (Jasmine), and Michael James Scott (Genie), Photo by Evan Zimmerman It's hard to believe that its been 8 years since this amazing show opened on Broadway! Like all of us, its been through a lot, including one of the most challenging times in Broadway history, and is back stronger than ever, making people laugh and smile 8 shows a week. And that's the real magic that makes this show so special. We have so many incredible memories with this show, from the pilot production in Seattle (which celebrated its 10th anniversary last year), to ..read more

  The cast of Broadway's Aladdin, Photo from Disney It's been a busy time in Agrabah! Shortly before the end of last year the show celebrated 3000 magical performances on Broadway! To celebrate this milestone achievement the cast and at the New Amsterdam receive an incredible 3000 cake in the show's signature colours. It looks too good to eat but I bet it tasted amazing! Shortly before this milestone, Aladdin joined The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast in the top 20 longest running shows on Broadway, overtaking Hello, Dolly!'s original run of 2844 shows ..read more

  All hail the new Grand Vizier! Tonight Dennis Stowe officially takes over as Aladdin's new Jafar! A member of the original Broadway cast, Dennis has been Aladdin's standby Jafar since 2018 and now steps into the iconic role full time following the departure of the legendary Jonathan Freeman. It's a big turning point for the show as Jonathan was the original voice of Jafar and played the role on stage for more than a decade before passing on the staff in an emotional farewell on Sunday night at the New Amsterdam Theatre. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aladdin the Music ..read more

  The Disney D23 Expo is back! Today sees the return of the massive fan event to the Anaheim Convention Center just a few blocks away from Disneyland itself. The expo opens, as always, with the Disney Legends Awards Ceremony. This year's ceremony will be hosted by Tamron Hall and give fans an early look at the upcoming Disney 100 Years of Wonder celebration. And that's not all! This year the opening ceremony, which will be streamed live, will feature an extra special performance from the casts of Broadway's Aladdin, The Lion King, and the National Tour cast of Frozen!! Now that's how ..read more