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BroadwayWorld is excited to report that Disney Theatrical Productions will be holding an open casting call across North America for its current and future productions of the award-winning musicals ALADDIN and THE LION KING. Casting representatives from both productions will hold open auditions for local singers, dancers, actors and children (for THE LION KING only) in Chicago on November 7 and 8, 2015.

The Tony winning song and dance Genie takes time out to give an impromptu plug for the New York institution.

YouTuber Jesse Wellens dressed up as Disney's Aladdin, and rode a magic carpet on wheels throughout the streets of New York, thrilling onlookers who tried to whip out their phones and quickly snap a video of the Disney prince. Check out the video, set to a remixed version of 'Friend Like Me'!

IN THE HEIGHTS' Jade Ewen and HERE LIES LOVE's Dean John-Wilson could be singing 'A Whole New World' on the magic carpet when it flies across the pond for ALADDIN's West End debut next summer.

The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Broadway Theatre League announced today that single tickets will be on sale tomorrow, Friday, October 30 at 10 a.m.

This morning, James Monroe Iglehart, Tony Award-winning star of Disney's hit Broadway musical ALADDIN, stopped by the New York Stock Exchange to ring the Opening Bell. See him in action below!

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking 3 week run in 2014 returns to Cincinnati for a limited engagement March 29 - April 4, 2016 at the Aronoff Center. An exclusive online pre-sale for American Express Card-members will begin at 10 a.m. today, October 23. Single tickets will go on sale today, October 30 at 9:00AM. Tickets will be available at the Aronoff Center box office downtown at 650 Walnut Street, online at CincinnatiArts.org or by phone at 513.621.ARTS. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 513.369.4363. 

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking two week run in 2014, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins November 3, 2015 at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore and plays a limited two week engagement through November 15, 2015. In Baltimore, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 a piece.

This evening, Suzi Bass Awards, Inc. revealed nominations for the 2014-2015 Atlanta professional theatrical season. The Suzi Nomination Party, which rotates venues, was hosted this year by Horizon Theatre. Guest announcers included the ladies of The Weird Sisters Theatre Project: Kelly Criss, Veronika Duerr, Jaclyn Hofmann, Tiffany Porter, and Megan Rose.

$31 orchestra seats for three select performances of Something Rotten! (Friday, October 30 at 8PM; Saturday, October 31 at 2PM; and Saturday October 31 at 8PM) are available for purchase beginning today, Friday, October 23, for a limited time only, using the code SRHALL31, to celebrate Halloween. Only Nostradamus knows how long supplies will last - or does he? - so get your tickets now!

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking 2 week run in 2014, returns to Charlotte for a limited engagement Feb. 23-Mar. 6, 2016 at Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Single tickets will go on sale Friday, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at the Belk Theater box office (130 N. Tryon St.), by visiting BlumenthalArts.org, or by calling 704-372-1000. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 704-348-5752.

Watch Jonathan Freeman, star of Broadway's ALADDIN and Disney's original 'Jafar', perform a special Disney Villains Medley for Oh My Disney. Click below to hear him channel the Sultan's evil advisor, Ursula from THE LITTLE MERMAID, 101 DALMATIANS' Cruella de Vil, and Oogie Boogie from THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS!

Aladdin's Jasmine, Courtney Reed, offers another episode of her inspirational web series, #CourtneyChat, where she and Broadway friends talk about important issues like feminism, having confidence and compassion.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking two week run in 2013 returns to Seattle for a limited engagement from December 29 through January 10, 2016 at The Paramount Theatre.  Single tickets will go on sale on Monday, October 26 at 10 am.  Tickets will be available on-line at stgpresents.org and tickets.com, by calling 877-STG-4TIX (784-4849), at select Ticketmaster locations and in person at The Paramount Theatre Box Office (Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm).

Disney's Aladdin, the Tony Award-winning hit musical based on the Academy Award®-winning animated film, is now in its second smash year on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street). This weekend TODAY show anchor Natalie Morales took in the show - check out photos from her visit below!

'The adventures of a sweet courtesan searching for courtly love in Thames Square.'

Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie and the gang will experience a 'whole new world' when they travel across the ocean next year! BroadwayWorld has just learned that Disney's Tony Award-winning new musical Aladdin will kick off its West End premiere on Thursday June 9, 2016 at the Prince Edward Theatre, with previews from Friday, May 27. Broadway cast member Trevor Dion Nicholas will also be making his London stage debut as Genie.

Disney's Aladdin, a new musical comedy based on the classic Academy Award-winning animated film, will open in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre in August 2016.

THE BOOK OF MORMON currently holds the all-time record at Boston Opera House for the highest weekly gross (for an eight-show performance week) for the week ending April 28, 2013 during which the show grossed $2,416,438.00.  

In 1989, Disney revitalized both animation and musical theatre for generations to come with their Academy Award-winning film THE LITTLE MERMAID. They followed up that success with BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in 1991, which won another two Oscars, and then in 1992 they again broke the animated mold with ALADDIN, which took home two more trophies. Not only did these three films reinvigorate the nearly dead genre of animated musicals, but ALADDIN specifically inspired decades of films that were not only enjoyable to kids, but were also funny on another level that kept adults entertained as well.