Following Broadway Musical Hamilton’s Success on Disney+, Will Aladdin Be Next?
Aladdin the Musical debuted in 2016 at the Prince Edward Theater in the West End and ran for three years. The musical was filmed before its London closing last year in its entirety. The special cast featured popular actor Trevor Dion Nicholas as the genie.
Aladdin the musical was originally slated to air on Disney+, but was pushed for the release of Hamilton. After the extreme popularity of Hamilton, it seems Aladdin is back on track for a Disney+ release with hopes to keep those Broadway loving subscribers who picked up Disney+ specifically for Hamilton.
Aladdin is a Broadway musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film of the same name with a book by Chad Beguelin, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Beguelin. The musical was nominated for five Tony awards and closed in March of 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Ticket sales for the Broadway production have been suspended until January 3rd, 2021. So, a Disney+ airing of the musical would be the only way to see a live production right now.
The musical has all the hallmarks of Disney’s original animated movie. Aladdin, Jasmine, Jafar and the Genie are all primary characters. The stage production, however, is full of gliz and glam and over-the-top art deco decorations. Big musical numbers and fantastic costumes are hallmarks of the show.
Disney+ is beginning a nice line-up of Broadway musicals. A live performance of musical Newsies was filmed in 2017 and is available, Hamilton was a resounding success and still drawing subscribers to Disney+. Aladdin is sure to bring success especially with its already established Disney audience and don’t forget…Princess Jasmine.
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