Last week, Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway made history being the first Broadway production to bring 360 degree video into a Broadway theater. The result is a 5-minute video of the opening puppet filled number “Circle of Life” that lets you step on stage… Read More »The Lion King on Broadway “Circle of Life” in 360
Disney Sessions is a video series that features Disney’s Broadway performers showing the breadth of their talent in an off-broadway venue. The new video this week is a Jazz club cover of “Friend Like Me” by James Monroe Iglehart. Iglehart plays “The Genie” in the… Read More »James Monroe Iglehart remixes Genie’s “Friend Like Me”
In New York City you can watch a Broadway show one night and see the star of that show walking on the street the next morning (although more likely a lunch). If you’re lucky you’ll see them performing a benefit concert or other event where… Read More »Aladdin stars cover Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud”
Disney’s magical Broadway hit Aladdin will play in London’s West End beginning in the May of 2016. It will move into the Prince Edward Theater (currently home to a revival of Miss Saigon, which itself is rumored to be moving to Broadway). This is a… Read More »Disney’s Aladdin hops flying carpet to London
The cast of Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway continues to show they have talents that extend beyond the stage. The latest is Jonathan Freeman who plays the evil Jafar. Freeman shows his vocal talents, with back up from other members of the Aladdin cast, in a… Read More »Villains Medley by Aladdin on Broadway’s Jafar
The amazing James Monroe Iglehart is a man of many talents. He steals the show every night as the tap dancing, wish granting, improvising, magical The Genie in Disney on Broadway’s Aladdin, but did you know he also has a passion for the rare lexiconic… Read More »Disney Broadway’s “The Genie” in a Marvel Rap Battle with DMC
It’s official, Disney’s Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular is out of the Hyperion Theatre at Disney California Adventure and a Frozen-inspired production is moving in in summer of 2016. The final curtain call for Aladdin will come on January 10, 2015 after nearly 14,000 entertaining… Read More »Frozen Musical To Replace Aladdin at Disney California Adventure
Broadway’s Aladdin and Jasmine, played by Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed, share their backstage journey from rehearsals to the stage of the New Amsterdam Theatre as part of this music video for ‘A Whole New World.’ Jacobs recently met up with Playbill’s Seth Rudetsky for… Read More »Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway “A Whole New World” Music Video