James Monroe Iglehart Returns to The View & New Hunchback Media

James Monroe Iglehart as Genie, Photo by Disney Theatrical

Where does the time go?  Next week Aladdin celebrates it's first anniversary on Broadway!!

As part of the celebrations Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will be returning to co-host ABC's The View on Friday March 20th.  The show will air 11am-12noon ET on ABC.  JMI is a natural host so if you can tune in it's bound to be a great show!

And over in New Jersey the promotional push for Disney Theatrical's latest kicked up a notch this week as the Paper Mill Playhouse released the first images and footages of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Michael Arden as Quasimodo, Photo by Matthew Murphy

Michael Arden and Ciara Renee as Quasimodo and Esmeralda, Photo by

Ciara Renee and Andrew Samonsky as Esmeralda and Phoebus, Photo by Matthew Murphy

Ciara Renee as Esmeralda, Photo by Matthew Murphy

Doesn't it look amazing?  Get your tickets now at Paper Mill's website and if you become a Sponsor of the Paper Mill you could even go on a one-of-a-kind backstage tour on 18th March (details here).

That's all I have time for this week (it's holiday time!!) but I promise a proper news round up will be posted ASAP when I get back.  Sadly this means I won't be able to post a review round up for The Hunchback of Notre Dame next week but if you follow the blog on twitter (@AladdinBDWYBlog) I promise I'll keep you up to date on all the reviews and all the other news whilst I'm away.  As for Aladdin's first anniversary, well I already have something in the works for that so that's one post that will be happening!