On this day in 2014, Disney's Aladdin, a new musical comedy based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
BroadwayWorld was there for all of the magical opening night festivities, and Richard Ridge was on hand for the special purple carpet to chat with the evening's guests. Below, check out interviews with Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Kate Wetherhead, Michael Arden, Harvey Fierstein, Corey Cott, Josh Strickland, Alan Menken, Cheyenne Jackson, Laura Benanti and more!
The Little Mermaid, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, opened on this day in 2008 at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Trevor Dion Nicholas, who will soon star as The Genie in ALADDIN in London, takes a stroll through Times Square for a new video wishing fans a Merry Christmas. Check it out below!
Broadway's ALADDIN stars Courtney Reed, Nathan Lucrezio, Jaz Sealey and Angelo Soriano put together a medley of all your favorite Christmas songs. Warm your heart for the holidays and watch the clever video below!
Watch Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed, stars of Broadway's Aladdin, bring their own twist to Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' for Disney Sessions. Click below to hear their duet, and follow this link to see ALADDIN co-star Jonathan Freeman's Disney villains medley!
A brand new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC launched its national tour at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre on September 30. Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, the production closes in Los Angeles on October 31, 2015, and will then tour North America for multiple seasons, playing multi-week and week-long engagements. Click below to watch stars Kerstin Anderson and Ashley Brown perform 'My Favorite Things' on Good Day LA!
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!
The cast of the brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, will soon hit the road. Check out Kerstin Anderson performing on KTLA below!
The cast of the brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, which will soon hit the road, has just met the press - and BroadwayWorld was on hand. Below, go inide the rehearsal room with Ashley Brown, Ben Davis, Kerstin Anderson and more!
The cast of the brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, which wool soon hit the road, has just met the press - and BroadwayWorld was on hand. Below, check out a very first look at Ashley Brown, Ben Davis, and Kerstin Anderson in rehearsal!
ALADDIN star Courtney Reed left the warm breezes of Agrabah for the cold winds of Arendelle in an all-new music video she made as a tribute to her sister and nieces.
Last night at the New Amsterdam Theatre, home to Disney's Tony Award®-winning hit musical Aladdin, the show welcomed its one millionth guest since beginning performances on Broadway on February 26, 2014.
In honor of today's big casting announcement for the new brand new national tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, BroadwayWorld introduces you to the star of the production, PACE student Kerstin Anderson! Check out videos from her official YouTube page below!
ALADDIN's James Monroe Iglehart took to Instagram today after performing at the White House for this year's Kids' State Dinner. Monroe captioned the shot, 'We Came. We Sang. We Pet The Dogs. White House.' Scroll down for a photo of the cast with the Obamas' dogs Sunny and Bo, plus watch the full performance!
Disney's Aladdin, the Tony Award-winning new musical comedy based on the Academy Award®-winning animated film, is in its second year on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street). Aladdin opened to critical acclaim on March 20th, 2014 at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre and went on to receive 24 major theatrical award nominations.
Below, watch as Aladdin and Jasmine themselves (Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed) record the musical's most beloved ballad- 'A Whole New World.'
Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed, the stars of ALADDIN on Broadway sharewhat they've learned from playing Broadway's most romantic couple in this all-new video titled 'You Can't Wish for Love.'