ALADDIN Begins Performances at the Ed Mirvish Theatre
By: Alan Henry Nov. 01, 2013
ALADDIN, Disney's new Broadway-bound musical, begins performances this evening at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. The production features the beloved music by Academy and Tony Award-winning composer Alan Menken and lyricists Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin, with a book by Beguelin.
Brought to you by the producer of Toronto's record-breaking hits The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin will be directed and choreographed by Tony -winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon) and will feature the award-winning and acclaimed design team of Bob Crowley (sets), Gregg Barnes (costumes) and Natasha Katz (lights), with illusions by Jim Steinmeyer.
Adam Jacobs (The Lion King) stars in the title tole as Aladdin. The company will also feature James Monroe Iglehart (Memphis) as the Genie, Courtney Reed (In the Heights) as Princess Jasmine, and Jonathan Freeman (The Little Mermaid) as Jafar.
ALADDIN will play Broadway in late February 2014.
Where and When?The Ed Mirvish Theatre
Performances start Nov 1. Tickets are available at Mirvish.com.
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