Aladdin Rehearsals Begin in Australia!

The Australian Cast of Aladdin loving their first day in Agrabah! Photo by @rosechocolatebeauty

Ok, not even the time difference can make up for how late this post is!  Last week Disney's Aladdin began rehearsals for it's upcoming Australian premiere!

I just want to, very belatedly, wish everyone involved the very best of luck and I hope you all enjoy this creative process and make the show your own!  You look like you're off to an incredible start!

Make some magic everyone!


Tickets for the Australian production of Aladdin are now on sale.  You can book yours right here!  Previews begin Wednesday 3rd August and the show will officially open Thursday 11th August.

Updates Coming Soon!

James Monroe Iglehart as Genie, Photo by Disney

Wow!  After an amazing break to see Aladdin's official West End opening things have been crazy!  I promise that things will get back to normal here soon starting with a short post tonight and then my full review of London's Aladdin this weekend (and hopefully a news round up to)!

Disney's Aladdin Officially Opens in London!

Trevor Dion Nicholas as Genie, Photo by Deen van Meer

Wow!!  I can't believe it!  Tonight is the night that Disney's Aladdin officially opens in London!!!

It was a long road to Broadway but since then it's been a whirlwind of success as Aladdin has received the fastest international rollout of any Disney Theatrical production and become the first Disney musical to transfer from Broadway to the West End since The Lion King!

I am over the moon to be in the audience tonight and can't wait to see how far this incredible cast has come since previews started a few weeks ago.  I'll be the guy in the Grand Circle jumping to his feet the moment 'Friend Like Me' ends but something tells me that won't narrow it down!

There's nothing else I can say now except good luck to everyone at the Prince Edward Theatre tonight, on stage and off.  This is your moment, you've worked hard to get here, now relax and enjoy it and your passion and energy will shine on stage.  Let's make some magic!

Dean John-Wilson & Jade Ewen as Aladdin & Jasmine, Photo by Deen van Meer

First Look at London's Aladdin!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words but in this case I think it's 1001! (ok bad joke, sorry!)

Here's our first official look at the new West End production of Disney's Aladdin!

Trevor Dion Nicholas as Genie and the cast of Aladdin, Photo by Deen van Meer

The cast of Aladdin perform Arabian Nights, Photo by Deen van Meer

Jade Ewen as Princess Jasmine with Michelle C Hopewell, Sadie-Jean Shirley & Marsha Songcome, Photo by Deen van Meer

Jade Ewen as Princess Jasmine and the cast of Aladdin, Photo by Deen van Meer

Dean John-Wilson and Jade Ewen as Aladdin and Jasmine, Photo by Deen van Meer

Dean John-Wilson as Aladdin, Photo by Deen van Meer

Trevor Dion Nicholas as Genie, Photo by Deen van Meer

Trevor Dion Nicholas and the cast of Aladdin, Photo by Deen van Meer

Dean John-Wilson as Prince Ali, Photo by Deen van Meer

Dean John-Wilson and Jade Ewen as Aladdin and Jasmine, Photo by Deen van Meer

 

The show looks amazing!  Hopefully this is just the first batch of photos as we still need to see the villainous Don Gallagher and Peter Howe as Jafar and Iago and Stephen Rahman-Hughes, Rachid Sabitri and Nathan Amzi as Kassim, Omar and Babkak!

 

Aladdin is currently in previews and officially opens Wednesday 15th June!  Tickets are available here!



Happy Birthday Dean John-Wilson!

Dean John-Wilson, Photo by Johan Persson

Wishing a very happy birthday to London's very own Aladdin, Dean John-Wilson!

Have a magical show tonight and here's hoping all your wishes come true!

Broadway's Aladdin Performs at Stars in the Alley 2016

The Cast of Broadway's Aladdin, Photo by Deen Van Meer

Fancy a free show?

Tomorrow the cast of Broadway's Aladdin will join with casts from other new and long running shows to take part in Stars in the Alley 2016!

Hosted by School of Rock's Alex Brightman and Sierra Boggess (Broadway's original Ariel), Stars in the Alley is a free concert that celebrates the end of the 2015-2016 season and the build up to this year's Tony Awards!

You can read more details right here, including a list of all the participating shows!  The concert runs 12:30-14:30 tomorrow and is sure to be a fantastic celebration of musical theatre!  Wish I could be there! If you go, I hope you have a fantastic time!