The modern Jasmine, however, wants to take over the kingdom from her father, despite the fact that only men have been allowed to rule, and marry Aladdin. In the original animated Aladdin, Jasmine’s primary fight is to marry the title character despite her father’s disapproval because he is poor and not royalty. In the new Aladdin, Princess Jasmine a feminist politician, according to star Naomi Scott, and it seems like a fitting evolution for the iconic character in 2019. But for Disney’s new live-action remake of Aladdin, the Princess of Agrabah not only goes to bat for the right to make her own choices about her life, but she also tries to make an even bigger public impact. Anne Quart serves as co-producer.Jasmine has always been one of the more fierce Disney princesses, always fighting for what’s right and displaying strength against any obstacle. The musical is produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher. The music team is headed by music supervisor and music director Michael Kosarin, who also created the vocal and incidental music arrangements, joined by orchestrator Danny Troob and dance music arranger Glen Kelly.

The production team also includes illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer, hair designer Josh Marquette, and makeup designer Milagros Medina-Cerdeira. The musical reopened September 28, 2021, following the pandemic-related Broadway shutdown.Īladdin is designed by Tony-winning scenic designer Bob Crowley, Tony-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz, Tony-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes, and sound designer Ken Travis. James Monroe Iglehart won the Tony for his performance as the Genie. The musical was nominated for five 2014 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Casey Nicholaw, also represented on Broadway with Some Like It Hot and The Book of Mormon, directs and choreographs.Īladdin began previews at the New Amsterdam February 26, 2014. The stage production, which expands the 90-minute film into a two-act format, has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by the late Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The musical opened at the New Amsterdam March 20, 2014. The musical also recently joined the Top 20 longest-running Broadway productions when it surpassed the original run of the Tony-winning Jerry Herman musical Hello, Dolly! Aladdin joined two other Disney hits, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, both on that list as well.ĭisney's Aladdin, based on the 1992 animated film of the same name, celebrated its eighth anniversary on Broadway March 20. The Broadway company of Aladdin is also currently headed by Michael Maliakel in the title role, Michael James Scott as the Genie, and Dennis Stowe as Jafar.Īladdin celebrated its 3,000th performance at the New Amsterdam at the December 28 matinee. Her screen credits include FBI and Mozart in the Jungle.

She did, however, play the role on Broadway for several weeks last fall while Shoba Narayan, who will play her final performance as Jasmine January 15, was working on a new project.īalsara's theatre credits include The Karate Kid (pre-Broadway lab), Sense and Sensibility (Theatreworks), and West Side Story (international). Sonya Balsara will step into the role of Jasmine in the Broadway production of Disney's Aladdinbeginning January 19 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.Īladdin marks Balsara’s Broadway debut.

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