Ben Chavez News

Disney's ALADDIN Announces Casting For East Lansing's Limited Premiere Engagement

by Stephi Wild — November 18, 2019

Casting has been announced for the East Lansing engagement of Disney's Aladdin.

BWW Interview: Zach Bencal on Teaching Authenticity with ALADDIN

by Rowena Winkler — November 5, 2019

The national tour of Aladdin is coming to the Hippodrome as part of its Broadway Series in November, and it's certainly a performance you do not want to miss.

BWW Review: Absolutely Magical ALADDIN at the Providence Performing Arts Center

by Erica Cataldi-Roberts — November 1, 2019

Nearly six years after opening on Broadway and 27 years after appearing as a beloved animated Disney film, the national touring cast of the musical ALADDIN soars into the Providence Performing Arts Center.

ALADDIN Will Launch 'Newly-Configured' National Tour in 2021

by Nicole Rosky — October 21, 2019

Disney Theatrical Productions announced today that a newly-configured North American tour of Aladdin is scheduled to launch in Fall 2021, allowing the hit Broadway musical to entertain new audiences in cities and venues which couldn't previously accommodate the production.

Disney's ALADDIN At Enters Its Final Week At DPAC

by A.A. Cristi — October 18, 2019

BWW Review: ALADDIN National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center

by Jeffrey Kare — October 4, 2019

Based on Disney's 1992 Academy Award-winning animated film musical of the same name as well as the Arabic folktale from the One Thousand and One Nights, Aladdin follows an Arabian street urchin who steals food in order to support himself.

Disney's ALADDIN Opens Tonight At DPAC

by A.A. Cristi — October 3, 2019

The DPAC premiere of Disney's Aladdin opens tonight, October 3, 2019, at 7:30 PM for a limited engagement of 4 weeks through Saturday, October 26, 2019, as part of SunTrust Broadway's, 2019 / 2020 season.

BWW Review: THE “GENIE-US” OF ALADDIN at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

by Vickie Evans — September 14, 2019

With the iconic song 'A Whole New World', Aladdin certainly delivered 'the magic' of Disney that took the audience on a mind-blowing journey of 'toe tappin' dance performances and tickled our imagination to believe that we too could embark on a fairy-tale infused 'magic carpet ride'.

Photo Flash: Be Proud of Your Boy with All New Photos of ALADDIN On Tour

by Julie Musbach — September 10, 2019

Get an all new look at the North American tour of Disney's Aladdin featuring new tour cast members Jonah Ho'okano (Aladdin) and Korie Lee Blossey (Genie), along with current tour cast members Kaena Kekoa (Jasmine), Zach Bencal(Babkak), Ben Chavez (Omar) and Colt Prattes (Kassim).

Major Attaway and Clinton Greenspan Join Broadway Company of ALADDIN; Plus New Tour Casting Announced!

by Stephi Wild — August 21, 2019

Disney's Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical, will welcome new stars to both the Broadway and North American tour casts.

BWW Review: ALADDIN Animates The Hobby Center with Showmanship and Spectacle

by Audrey Morabito — June 28, 2019

ALADDIN is a vibrant kaleidoscope of extravagant costumes, choreography, and vocal performances.

Photo Flash: It's a Whole New World On Tour with Disney's ALADDIN

by Julie Musbach — May 28, 2019

We've got an all new look at the North American tour of Disney's Aladdin, featuring new tour cast members Major Attaway (Genie), Kaena Kekoa (Jasmine), Ben Chavez (Omar) and Colt Prattes (Kassim), along with original tour cast members Clinton Greenspan (Aladdin) and Zach Bencal (Babkak).

BWW Review: ALADDIN Brings a Whole New World to Broadway Sacramento

by Courtney Symes — May 19, 2019

According to Genie, 'Agrabah has more glitz and glamour than any other fictional city in the world.

Review Roundup: ALADDIN on Tour, What Did the Critics Think?

by Alan Henry — October 30, 2019

Disney's 'Aladdin' is currently flying around America, entertaining audiences nationwide with the Agrabah glitz and glamour.

BWW Review: ALADDIN at the Eccles Theater is Filled with Glitz and Showmanship

by Tyler Hinton — April 27, 2019

The national tour of Disney's ALADDIN has arrived in Salt Lake City in all its splendor with an ode to old-school Broadway.

Cast Announced For ALADDIN In Salt Lake City!

by A.A. Cristi — April 8, 2019

As it approaches its 2nd anniversary, the North American tour of Disney's Aladdin is pleased to announce that five new principal cast members will join the company starting on April 25 in Salt Lake City, where the hit Broadway musical will play a limited three-week engagement at The Eccles Theatre t

Kaena Kekoa, Reggie De Leon, and More Join the ALADDIN North American Tour

by Stephi Wild — April 8, 2019

As it approaches its 2nd anniversary, the North American tour of Disney's Aladdin has announced that five new principal cast members will join the company starting on April 25 in Salt Lake City, where the hit Broadway musical will play a limited three-week engagement at The Eccles Theatre through Ma

BWW Review: 76 Reasons to See THE MUSIC MAN at the Asolo Repertory Theatre

by Peter Nason — November 23, 2018

It will tap its way into your heart.

Asolo Rep Announces Complete Casting For Jeff Calhoun-Helmed Production Of THE MUSIC MAN

by A.A. Cristi — October 11, 2018

Asolo Rep proudly kicks off its 60th season with a highly imaginative production of Meredith Willson's Tony Award-winning exuberant masterpiece THE MUSIC MAN.

BWW Spotlight: Village Theatre's 18th Annual Festival of New Musicals

by Jay Irwin — August 21, 2018

Several years ago, I remember watching the Tony Awards and seeing Broadway power couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker presenting the award for Best Score and getting all giddy and nerdy over it because "NEW SONGS!" Well that's how I feel every summer at Village Theatre's Festival of Ne