ALADDIN'S James Monroe Iglehart Will Co-Host ABC's BROADWAY BACKSTAGE on 5/30

Big-name stars, blockbuster musicals, riveting revivals and brand new dramas: "Broadway Backstage: Spring Preview" gives you a taste of them all. This half-hour special airs on Saturday, May 30th at 7pm and is hosted by WABC-TV's Reporter/Anchor, Michelle Charlesworth and James Monroe Iglehart, the Genie in Disney's Aladdin, for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

You'll see highlights from this season's shows and hear from a bevy of Broadway stars, including: Kristin Chenoweth, Jim Parsons, Kelli O'Hara, Peter Gallagher, Carey Mulligan, Kelsey Grammer, Tyne Daly, David Hyde Pierce, Chita Rivera, Bill Nighy, Brian D'Arcy James, Vanessa Hudgens, Ken Watanabe, Christian Borle, Julie White, Steven Boyer, Ben Miles and many more.

WABC takes you behind the scenes to meet a top theatrical photographer whose iconic images appear in numerous Broadway posters, newspapers and magazines. You'll learn how to speak like a theater professional with TDF's Theatrical Dictionary and hear the surprising secrets behind how the stars "gear up" for those grueling two show days.

"Broadway Backstage: Spring Preview" will have an encore telecast on Sunday morning, May 31st at 5:30am on WABC-TV.

Disney's Aladdin, the Tony Award-winning new musical comedy 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).

Aladdin opened to critical acclaim on March 20th, 2014 and went on to receive 24 major theatrical award nominations. Entertainment Weekly has deemed Aladdin "Broadway's biggest new hit!" New York Magazine calls it "Musical comedy wish-fulfillment!" while The New York Times hails the show as "Fabulous... Extravagant! It defies expectations," and the Daily News declares, "Seriously, it's amazing!"

Since beginning performances on Broadway, Aladdin has been seen by over three quarters of a million people and broken six New Amsterdam Theatre house records. Despite beginning performances eight weeks into 2014, Aladdin was the third highest-attended Broadway show of last year - only the juggernauts Wicked and The Lion King entertained more people - and finished 2014 as the fifth highest-grossing show of the year, the only show of last season to make the top five.

For more information on Aladdin, visit AladdinTheMusical.com. Connect with Aladdin on Facebook.com/Aladdin and Twitter.com/Aladdin.

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