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We're chatting with Zach Bencal, who is currently making his Broadway debut as Babkak in Aladdin! Zach told us all about his pre-show rituals, favorite backstage moments, and more!

It was a magical day at the New Amsterdam Theatre yesterday! Disney's Aladdin celebrated its 9th anniversary on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special day and you can check out photos below!

Brad Weinstock, who stars in Aladdin on Broadway in the role of Omar, will appear as a contestant on Jeopardy tonight. Weinstock made his Broadway debut in Aladdin in 2016. He has also appeared in national tours of Jersey Boys (Frankie Valli) and Wicked (Boq), and the Chicago production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip).

Watch Michael Korte & Bryson Camper's fresh and soulful take on Friend Like Me featuring Brooke Simpson!

The audience follows Aladdin on a journey from street rat to Prince Ali of Ababwa. He believes now that he is a prince, Princess Jasmine will fall in love with him (Senzel Ahmady). What he does not understand is she would love him simply for who he was, not because he was a prince. The musical was incredibly entertaining for audiences of all ages.

Disney’s hit musical Aladdin will welcome Sonya Balsara to the company as Jasmine beginning Thursday, January 19. Aladdin marks Balsara’s Broadway debut, though she played the role on Broadway for several weeks last fall. 

Check out photos as Disney’s magical hit musical Aladdin celebrates its 3,000th performance on Broadway! Today, Wednesday, December 28, the production celebrated this astounding milestone at its matinee performance. 

For all those growing up watching Disney movies, and for the kids who absolutely loved Aladdin, the Genie and Princess Jasmine or even Abu, this is a must-watch! Big band, big sound, big show — with enough energy to light up a few thousand lamps.

BroadwayWorld was in the recording studio with the cast of Aladdin as they laid down their track- 'Together for Good” a new holiday song with music and lyrics by Angelo Soriano, Augie Haas and Alex Ortega for 'Broadway's Carols for a Cure 2022'. Check out exclusive photos from the sessions below!

This weekend, Audra McDonald and Will Swenson stopped by Aladdin on Broadway and posed with members of the cast backstage. Check out the photo here!

Full casting has been announced for the North American tour of Disney's Aladdin. The production will feature Adi Roy (Aladdin), Marcus M. Martin (Genie), Senzel Ahmady (Jasmine), Anand Nagraj (Jafar), Aaron Choi (Iago), Sorab Wadia (Sultan), Ben Chavez (Omar), Jake Letts (Babkak), Colt Prattes (Kassim), Dwelvan David (Standby Genie, Jafar & Sultan) and J. Andrew Speas (Standby Genie, Sultan & Babkak).

Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, has released full casting for the eagerly-anticipated North American tour of Disney’s Aladdin.

Rodney Ingram (Aladdin in the Mexico City production Aladdin) and Katie Terza (Ensemble and Jasmine Understudy in the Broadway Company on Aladdin) performed an “Exclusive” dual language performance of “A Whole New World” on Univision’s “¡Despierta América!” Watch here!

Cast members from Disney’s hit Broadway musical ALADDIN will perform on Saturday, June 11 at Belmont Park as part of the 2022 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.

Watch Michael James Scott (Genie in Aladdin in Broadway) perform the U.S. National Anthem during yesterday's Opening Ceremony for The Special Olympics in Orlando Florida. 

Tonight's performance of Aladdin at The New Amsterdam Theatre Thursday 5/27/22 has been canceled due to illness in the company. Announcements about future performances will be made as soon as possible.

Tonight’s performance of Aladdin at The New Amsterdam Theatre Thursday 5/26/22 has been canceled due to illness in the company. Announcements about future performances will be made as soon as possible.

Tonight’s performance of Aladdin at The New Amsterdam Theatre Wednesday 5/25/22 has been canceled due to illness in the company.

Disney Theatrical Productions is partnering with Volantio to announce RePrize, a brand-new ticket upgrade program at the Broadway production of Aladdin.  Disney Theatrical Productions is the first business outside of the airline industry to offer this innovative program from Volantio.

Tonight, the company of Aladdin on Broadway took a moment at their curtain call to remember comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, whom Disney fans fondly remember as the voice of Jafar's sidekick, Iago, in the animated film.