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Worcester Center for Performing Arts, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, owns and operates The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Marcus M. Martin (Genie) and Company. Aladdin Tour. Photo Deen van Meer. (c) Disney.Music by
ALAN MENKEN
Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher presents
Lyrics by
HOWARD ASHMAN
TIM RICE and CHAD BEGUELIN
Starring
ADI ROY MARCUS M. MARTIN SENZEL AHMADY ANAND NAGRAJ AARON CHOI SORAB WADIA
BEN CHAVEZ JAKE LETTS COLT PRATTES
DWELVAN DAVID J. ANDREW SPEAS
Book by CHAD BEGUELIN
CARINA R. AVILA DANIEL BRACKETT BRANDON BURKS VICTORIA BYRD KYLE CARESS EDWARD CUELLAR
CODY HERNÁNDEZ JOSHUA KENNETH ALLEN JOHNSON TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION MAYA KAZZAZ
BRANDON J. LARGE LAUREN MARIASOOSAY MELISSA HUNTER McCANN ANGELINA MULLINS ADRIANA NEGRON
OMAR NIEVES CAMERON SIRIAN TAYLOR MACKENZIE SMITH ASTEN STEWART
Technical Supervision GEOFFREY QUART/ HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES
Production Supervisor JASON TRUBITT
General Manager MYRIAH BASH Casting TARA RUBIN CASTING FELICIA RUDOLPH, CSA
Associate Choreographer JOHN MacINNIS
Dance Music Arrangements GLEN KELLY
Sound Design KEN TRAVIS
Associate Director BEN CLARE
Music Coordinator HOWARD JOINES
Dance Supervisor JENNIFER RIAS
Original Fight Direction J. ALLEN SUDDETH
Hair Design JOSH MARQUETTE
Production Stage Manager ANDREW BACIGALUPO
Projection Designer DANIEL BRODIE
Makeup Design MILAGROS MEDINA-CERDEIRA
Costume Design GREGG BARNES
Lighting Design NATASHA KATZ
Co-Producer ANNE QUART
Scenic Design BOB CROWLEY
Orchestrations
DANNY TROOB
Music Supervision
Incidental Music & Vocal Arrangements
MICHAEL KOSARIN
Directed and Choreographed by CASEY NICHOLAW
Music Director/Conductor JAMES DODGSON
Special Effects Designer JEREMY CHERNICK
Illusion Design JIM STEINMEYER ROB LAKE
© Disney
Based on the Disney film written by RON CLEMENTS, JOHN MUSKER, TED ELLIOTT & TERRY ROSSIO and directed and produced by JOHN MUSKER & RON CLEMENTS
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Genie ............................................. MARCUS M. MARTIN
Jafar .................................................. ANAND NAGRAJ
Iago AARON CHOI
Aladdin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADI ROY
Jasmine .............................................. SENZEL AHMADY
Sultan ................................................. SORAB WADIA
Babkak JAKE LETTS
Omar .................................................... BEN CHAVEZ
Kassim................................................. COLT PRATTES
Shop Owner ........................................ EDWARD CUELLAR
Razoul CODY HERNÁNDEZ
Henchmen ....................... BRANDON J. LARGE, CAMERON SIRIAN
Prince Abdullah ...................................... BRANDON BURKS
Attendants .................... VICTORIA BYRD, LAUREN MARIASOOSAY, ADRIANA NEGRON
Fortune Teller ....................................... ADRIANA NEGRON
Ensemble ....... CARINA R. AVILA, DANIEL BRACKETT, BRANDON BURKS, VICTORIA BYRD, EDWARD CUELLAR, CODY HERNÁNDEZ, JOSHUA KENNETH ALLEN JOHNSON, TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION, BRANDON J. LARGE, LAUREN MARIASOOSAY, ANGELINA MULLINS, ADRIANA NEGRON, CAMERON SIRIAN, TAYLOR MACKENZIE SMITH
STANDBYS
For Genie/Jafar/Sultan DWELVAN DAVID
For Genie/Sultan/Babkak ............................... J. ANDREW SPEAS
SWINGS
KYLE CARESS, MAYA KAZZAZ, MELISSA HUNTER McCANN, OMAR NIEVES, ASTEN STEWART
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the performance.
ALADDIN: Daniel Brackett, Brandon J. Large;
JAFAR: Cody Hernández;
JASMINE: Victoria Byrd, Lauren Mariasoosay;
KASSIM: Brandon Burks, Edward Cuellar;
OMAR: Daniel Brackett, Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson;
BABKAK: Cameron Sirian;
IAGO: Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson, Cameron Sirian
DANCE CAPTAIN: Melissa Hunter McCann
ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: Omar Nieves
FIGHT CAPTAIN: Omar Nieves
Spooky Voice/Voice of the Cave Colt Prattes
Character List
Aladdin: A resourceful but reluctant thief, Aladdin seeks a life beyond the confines of poverty. His best friends are Babkak, Omar and Kassim.
Genie: The Genie of the Lamp is quick-witted, fast-talking and allpowerful. He yearns for his freedom, and befriends the new master of the lamp, Aladdin.
Jasmine: An intelligent young princess who seeks a life beyond the confines of privilege.
Jafar: The Sultan’s advisor schemes to take possession of the throne through any means necessary.
Sultan: The kind-hearted, widowed ruler of Agrabah, the Sultan values tradition and law.
Iago: Jafar’s lackey is always ready to assist his boss in an evil plan.
Babkak: Aladdin’s friend and fellow thief, Babkak thinks only of food.
Omar: Aladdin’s friend and fellow thief, Omar is more timid than his companions.
Kassim: Aladdin’s friend and fellow thief, Kassim is tough as nails.
Fun FActs
• 352 people in 28 different shops worked on the construction of the costumes for Aladdin.
• Aladdin’s spectacular costumes feature 2,039 fabrics and trims from Morocco, Turkey, India, Uzbekistan, China, Tahiti, Japan, Guatemala, Mexico, France, Italy, England and Germany.
• There are 337 costumes and 161 custom made shoes in the show! During one performance, 102 costume changes take place in under 1 minute and 52 costume changes take place in less than 30 seconds!
• Jasmine's wedding dress weighs 12 pounds because of all the crystal beading.
• From dazzling pyrotechnics to a flying Magic Carpet, Aladdin features 84 illusions and effects. There are 38 tons of flying scenery, lighting and automated effects suspended from the grid in the North American tour.
• It takes 75 people to deliver each performance of Aladdin on tour. This includes actors, stage crew, musicians, dressers, hairstylists and make-up artists.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
“Arabian Nights”*.................................................................................. Genie, Company
“One Jump Ahead”† .......................................................................... Aladdin, Ensemble
“Proud of Your Boy”* ......................................................................................... Aladdin
“These Palace Walls” Jasmine, Female Attendants
“Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim”* .......................... Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim, Jasmine, Ensemble
“A Million Miles Away” ....................................................................... Aladdin, Jasmine
“Diamond in the Rough” .................................................................. Jafar, Iago, Aladdin
“Friend Like Me”* Genie, Aladdin, Ensemble
Act One Finale
(“Friend Like Me” Reprise* / “Proud of Your Boy” Reprise) ................ Genie, Aladdin
ACT II
“Prince Ali”* ................................................. Babkak, Omar, Kassim, Genie, Ensemble
“A Whole New World”† ....................................................................... Aladdin, Jasmine
“High Adventure”* Babkak, Omar, Kassim, Ensemble
“Somebody’s Got Your Back” ......................... Genie, Aladdin, Babkak, Omar, Kassim
“Proud of Your Boy” (Reprise II)*...................................................................... Aladdin
“Prince Ali” (Sultan Reprise) ............................................................... Sultan, Company
“Prince Ali” (Jafar Reprise)† .................................................................................... Jafar
Genie’s Exit (“Somebody’s Got Your Back” – Reprise) Genie
Finale Ultimo
(“Arabian Nights” Reprise / “A Whole New World” Reprise†) ....................... Company
Music by Alan Menken. *Lyrics by Howard Ashman. †Lyrics by Tim Rice. All other lyrics and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin.
THE ALADDIN ORCHESTRA
Conductor: James Dodgson
Associate Conductor/Keyboard 1: Jason Yarcho; Keyboard 2: Leslie Wickham;
Reeds: Ricky Roshell; Trumpets: Ryan Lepage; Trombones: Brian Troiano; Bass: Andy Hainz; Drums: Greg Germann; Percussion: Russ Nyberg; Keyboard Swing: Polina Senderova.
Music Coordinator: Howard Joines
Music Preparation: Anixter Rice Music Services
KeyComp Programming: Christoph Buskies
THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
Journey to the Stage: The Origins of
The Aladdin story, on which the Broadway musical is based, has its origins in One Thousand and One Nights. Although the stories were compiled by Antoine Galland, a french translator, around 1710, the tales themselves are much older having been passed down for generations.
In the original collection, “Aladdin” is set in China, though all the characters have Arabic names and the country uses Islamic law. China represented the land most distant from the original listeners’ homeland (nothing further east was known) and was probably chosen to emphasize the great distances traveled by the characters and the otherworldly use of magic. In the past, China seemed like a far off, magical land. One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of stories. A legendary Persian woman named Scheherazade, sentenced to death in the morning, delays her execution by telling cliffhanger tales to the Sultan. In the original “Aladdin” story, there are two genies and two wicked sorcerers. For Scheherazade, the longer the story, the better, which might explain why the original plot is more complicated than some future adaptations. After telling the Sultan a thousand stories, and delaying her execution for a thousand nights, she has no more tales to tell and prepares for her death. By then, the Sultan has fallen in love with her, and Scheherazade becomes his queen on the 1001st night.
Aladdin has served as the basis for stage plays, musical suites, ballets, and over two dozen movies, including the earliest surviving animated feature, a 1926 German film called "The Adventures of Prince Achmed." There is even a Bollywood version from the 1960s, in which Aladdin teams up with Sinbad for some crazy adventures (and musical numbers) and finally marries the Genie, who in this version is a beautiful woman!
In 1992, the Disney feature animated film "Aladdin" opened in movie theaters worldwide. Disney’s creative team took an entirely new approach to the story and simplified the more complicated plot of the original tale. Only one genie made the cut, and the two wicked sorcerers from the original story were combined to create the wicked vizier, Jafar. The setting moved from China to a fictional Arabian city called Agrabah, and elements like a magic flying carpet were borrowed from other One Thousand and One Nights tales. And now Disney’s Aladdin is a Broadway musical! “Aladdin” has come a long way since its origins in Scheherazade’s tales, but at its heart it has remained a magical story of honesty, bravery and adventure.
Adapted from an article by Albert Evans, with permission from The 5th Avenue Theatre
Word Search
Look for and circle the words below in this puzzle. Words can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal. Can you find all of the words?
Three wishes
Decorate your own magic lamp!
If you had three wishes, what would they be?
1:________________________________________________________ 2:________________________________________________________ 3:________________________________________________________
1. What is the name of Jafar’s sinister sidekick?
A) Omar B) Kassim C) Iago D) Ralph
2. How many wishes does Genie grant for Aladdin?
A) One B) Three C) Five D) None
3. Where does Aladdin discover the magic lamp?
A) Cave of Wonders
C) the desert
B) the market place,
D) Bed, Bath and Beyond
4. What name does Aladdin choose for himself after Genie turns him into a prince?
A) Prince Phillip B) Prince Charming,
C) Prince Ali D) Prince Henry
5. What is the name of the fictional kingdom where Aladdin and Jasmine live?
A) Arendelle B) Pride Rock C) Agrabah D) Cleveland
6. What iconic Oscar-winning song do Aladdin and Jasmine sing during their magic carpet ride?
A) “Colors of the Wind”
B) “A Whole New World”
C) “Let It Go”
D) Friend Like Me”
Answer Key: 1. C, 2. B, 3. A, 4. C, 5. C, 6. B
Trivia
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