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Disney Animation Sculptor Kent Melton Passes at 68

Artist Kent Melton, an animation sculptor who created maquettes made of clay for classic Disney films in the 1990s and 2000s, has passed away at the age of 68. His Disney Career Melton was a key player in the Disney animation renaissance of the 1990s,… Read More »Disney Animation Sculptor Kent Melton Passes at 68

Michael Korte’s tribute to Disney’s Aladdin Musical includes gender-flipped take on The Genie

We’ve highlighted Micheal Korte’s gender-flipping takes on Disney classics before including ‘Queens sing King‘ and the male Muses of Hercules. Now he’s taking on the iconic role of The Genie from Disney’s Aladdin with a gender-flipped take on “Friend Like Me.” Here’s Brooke Simpson putting… Read More »Michael Korte’s tribute to Disney’s Aladdin Musical includes gender-flipped take on The Genie

Disney finds story it likes, green lights Aladdin sequel

The Will Smith led live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin conjured up an impressive $1.05 billion at the global box office. So the question became will Disney want a follow up? The answer, of course, is yes. For the last six months or so, Disney has… Read More »Disney finds story it likes, green lights Aladdin sequel

The original Broadway Jasmine will return to Aladdin for special performance run

The original Broadway Jasmine will return to Disney’s hit Broadway musical Aladdin for a limited time later this month. Courtney Reed will step back into Jasmine’s slippers beginning Wednesday, October 16th through Sunday, October 27th. Reed previously held the role on Broadway, opening March 2014… Read More »The original Broadway Jasmine will return to Aladdin for special performance run

Aladdin the Musical Broadway and Tour Announce New Stars

Disney Theatrical Productions has shuffled the cast of their Broadway and touring productions of Disney’s Aladdin musical. The popular musical debuted in 2014 and has been one of Broadway’s biggest earners welcoming over 10 million people so far and earning over $1 billion for its… Read More »Aladdin the Musical Broadway and Tour Announce New Stars