Aladdin (musical)

Aladdin is a musical based on a Walt Disney movie of the same name. The musical was staged in Seattle and Toronto before opening at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on 20 March 2014.

Aladdin was played on Broadway by Adam Jacobs, Jasmine by Courtney Reed, and the Genie by James Monroe Iglehart. The music was composed by Alan Menken, and the lyrics were written Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin, who also wrote the book.

The Broadway production received mixed to positive reviews. Critics liked the Magic Carpet ride that occurs after the Intermission. Thom Grier of Entertainment Weekly gave the show a "B" and said, "Overall, this is one of the better Disney stage musicals, complete with several eye-popping production numbers... "

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