James Monroe Iglehart is the Tony award winning originator of The Genie on Disney’s Aladdin the Musical and a huge Disney fan. In a new video posted to GMA’s YouTube channel, Iglehart entertains fans with a special Disney medley recorded right in his home. The… Read More »James Monroe Iglehart, Broadway’s original Genie, lights up our lives with Disney medley
What’s better than one Genie? How about five Genies? To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Aladdin on Broadway, 5 current and former Genies stopped the show following today’s matinee with a medley of Aladdin hits at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The 5 Genies were originator… Read More »5 Genies stop the show at Aladdin to celebrate 5 years of Broadway Magic
Let me just tell you how much I love James Monroe Iglehart. He portrays The Genie in Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway, a role he has won a Tony for, bringing magic to thousands of guests every week. This week, he decided to have a little… Read More »The Genie springs to life in Wax Museum Prank
As we covered previously “Tangled: Before Ever After” is set between the events of the feature film and the start of the 2012 short film, “Tangled Ever After.” Premiering in 2017 on Disney Channels around the world, the series unfolds as Rapunzel acquaints herself with… Read More »Former Disneyland performer joins star-spangled voice cast for Disney’s “Tangled: Before Ever After” animated series
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”
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
This last Saturday, Disney asked three of its Broadway musical ‘originals’ to perform a Disney musical medley at the D23 Expo in Anaheim. These performers all originated the role on Broadway, even after they’d been made famous by someone else, not an easy task. But… Read More »Disney’s Broadway Stars take the stage at D23 Expo
The Genie was working overtime last month when Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway welcomed its 1 millionth guest to the New Amsterdam theatre. The lucky patron was Stephanie Lubin, a medical student from Melville, NY. Not only did she receive an upgrade to VIP seats, the… Read More »Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway welcomes 1 millionth guest with huge surprise