VIDEO: 10 Questions With ALADDIN Star Matthew Croke!

Having opened to critical acclaim in London's West End in June 2016, Disney's Aladdin, the hit musical based on the classic Academy Award-winning animated film, celebrated its first birthday in the West End on 15 June 2017.

Matthew Croke stars in title role of Aladdin, with Jade Ewen and Trevor Dion Nicholas playing the roles of Jasmine and Genie respectively. The cast also features Don Gallagher as Jafar, Peter Howe as Iago, Irvine Iqbal as the Sultan, Nathan Amzi as Babkak, Stephen Rahman-Hughes as Kassim and Rachid Sabitri as Omar.

Aladdin features the timeless songs from the 1992 animated film as well as new music written by Alan Menken. With lyrics from Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin, and a book by Beguelin, Aladdin is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw.

Watch an interview with star Matthew Croke below!