Indigo is back with another installment of “A Kid’s View of Disney.” This time we go on a flying carpet high over Adventureland for a unique POV video. The Magic Carpets of Aladdin is one of the attractions we have been wanting to ride for… Read More »A Kid’s View of Disney – The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
Walt Disney’s influence knows no national boundaries and so we go half-way around the world for this week’s Videopolis. Formed in 2010, SAMA Quartet was the first all male, Arabic, Emirati Barbershop Quartet and they’re taking the Middle East, and soon (they hope), the world… Read More »Videopolis: Emirati Barbershop version of Aladdin’s A Whole New World
Good things come to those who wait. Disney Theatrical Productions has officially announced that Aladdin, a new musical based on the Academy Award winning animated film, will play its pre-Broadway engagement at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre (formerly the Canon) November 13, 2013 to January 12, 2014 and will open at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre in 2014. The show will feature music by Alan Menken; lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin with a book by Beguelin. Casey Nicholaw will direct and choreograph.
Mary Poppins currently is installed at the New Amsterdam. It will close on March 3, 2013 and the theatre will get a much needed refurbishment.
Casting, Broadway dates and ticket information for both Toronto and Broadway will be announced at a later date. To receive news about Aladdin in the coming months, please sign-up for email alerts at www.aladdinbroadway.com.Read More »Disney’s Aladdin, A New Broadway Musical, Heading to Toronto for Previews
10 years ago about this time I was waiting in line at California Adventure for my first glimpse of “Disney’s Aladdin – A Musical Adventure.” The show was part of Disney’s slow self-realization that the original hip & edgy vision for DCA needed a bit… Read More »Aladdin Celebrates 10 Years at Disney California Adventure
After a record setting run at the Muny in St Louis and a similarly strong performance at Utah’s Tuacahn theater, Disney’s Aladdin – The New Stage Musical is headed to Broadway. This, at least, according to Alan Menken, who spoke at ‘Destination D’ last week… Read More »Aladdin Musical Heading To Broadway
Ever since Nick Pitera did his cover of both parts, A Whole New World has been THE demo video for aspiring musical talent. Today’s videopolis is no exception. Morgan sent in this video and I’m happy to share it with you. She is 14 and… Read More »Videopolis – A Whole New World
On September 25th at the 4:50 pm show of Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular at California Adventure there was a frightening malfunction of the flying carpet effect during the show. Thankfully, redundant safety systems prevented any real injury, but the show was stopped and the audience evacuated while performers on the flying carpet swung upside down above the audience.
This video shows the moments after the carpet flipped over. Both performers can be seen strapped into the carpet, but the Jasmine performer is obviously (and understandably) upset. So don’t watch the video if that bothers you:
Here’s another angle that shows the carpet actually flipping over:
Well, at least it wasn’t anything violent.
I wasn’t going to post about this incident, chalking it up to a freak accident, but it turns out this is not the only time the flying carpet effect has had problems. Spoilers and more details below:
Read More »Aladdin Accident Video – Flipped Flying Carpet Stops Show
Disney Theatrical and Seattle’s 5th Avenue theater have been workshopping a Broadway scale stage musical production of Aladdin. It’s moving into its final nights of dress rehearsal preparing for a July 7th bow and the stakes are high. Depending on how well Seattle’s audiences receive… Read More »Aladdin moves closer to opening night in Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater