Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 5:07pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Exclusive-Scoop-Disneys-ALADDIN-Set-To-Begin-Broadway-Previews-226-New-Artwork-Opening-Info-20130829

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 5:17pm

I love the new logo.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 5:27pm

That is a hot f*ckin' logo. Pretty excited for this (with trepidation).

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 5:41pm

I'm actually not a fan of the logo. It looks boring.

I hope this show turns out well after the disappointment that was Little Mermaid.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 5:44pm

I didn't see The Little Mermaid. Why did people dislike it so much?

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 5:52pm

We actually had a discussion about that just a few weeks ago.


Link

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Updated On: 8/29/13 at 05:52 PM

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 5:54pm

I had to think for a moment until I realized it was the genie... Meh.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 5:54pm

Can we not go off-topic so quickly? This has already been discussed here...
TARZAN and MERMAID Hate

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 5:54pm

Anyone know if they've interpolated "Proud of Your Boy"? Such a gorgeous song.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:02pm

I'm surprised Disney is going with the extremely generic and trite "New Musical Comedy" given all their past Broadway artwork/promotions.

As a whole, the artwork also does nothing for me.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:06pm

"Anyone know if they've interpolated "Proud of Your Boy"? Such a gorgeous song."

I just listened to this song and it reminds me so much of Newsies

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:11pm

Proud of Your Boy is truly one of my favorite Menken songs. And he's said that he himself loves so hopefully they will have brought it back.

I did read somewhere that Call Me a Princess was in.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:15pm

I don't like the artwork either. I like the text, but the genie just looks like they tried and failed to recreate the same kind of abstract "outline" artwork that they did for Beauty and the Beast.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:23pm

Yes! CATS! You're so right!

And jaw, I hope so! I love it so much.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:31pm

There's something that's off. Is it the clown gloves?

It feels more circusy and "kiddie show" than adventurous. I think they should have tried for more exotic and mysterious.

I loved the poster for the movie ...

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:34pm

Re "Proud of Your Boy": Did you people even read the damn article? He said all the cut songs from the movie will be in the show.

PC: I was just talking to Don Hahn about all the great cut songs you wrote with Howard for ALADDIN. Could you tell me about those?

AM: We're getting them back!

PC: How so?

AM: We're doing a stage musical of ALADDIN and all those songs are going to be in it.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:36pm

BTW: I too dislike the so-called logo. CATSNYrevival said it all.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:43pm

I like the logo, but instead of the genie they should've done an out line of of jasmine and aladdin on the magic carpet. Proud of Your Boy has been in all the workshops and test productions of the show so I would be surprised if it wasn't in the show. There's a clip floating around of it from the Seattle production.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:47pm

I remember from last year, two theatre companies in Denmark & the Philippines were given special right to perform this version of Aladdin. Here is a clip from the Denmark company.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-FtHlOyLJE

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 6:56pm

The Princess Jasmine & Aladdin in the Philippines production almost look like their animated counter part.





I don't the like the genie's costume.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 7:01pm

"Proud of your Boy" is definitely in. Not only once, but twice. If the structure is remotely similar to Seattle, the song was sang once toward the middle of Act I and its reprise is the Act I Finale.

Updated On: 8/29/13 at 07:01 PM

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 8:01pm

BroadwayWorld can now confirm via a group sales ad exclusive news about the highly anticipated upcoming stage adaptation of Disney's beloved modern animated classic ALADDIN...

It's not an "exclusive" if it's in a group sales ad, BWW. The profound and bewildering ignorance of Pat Cerasaro strikes again.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 8:14pm

"I had to think for a moment until I realized it was the genie... Meh."

"I don't like the artwork either. I like the text, but the genie just looks like they tried and failed to recreate the same kind of abstract "outline" artwork that they did for Beauty and the Beast."

Exactly! The genie in the artwork looks like one of the mops from Beauty and the Beast.

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#24

Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 8:15pm

Actually, I didn't read the interview. You're right. I stupidly assumed it was just a reposting of an old article. Silly me.

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Aladdin to open on Broadway in February

Posted: 8/29/13 at 8:25pm

~ is the short chubby little guy in the last pic from the philippine production supposed to be aboo?!!!