A long overdue blog update and what fantastic news to return with! The cast for Aladdin's new National Tour was officially announced yesterday so please join me in extending a warm Agrabah welcome to:
Adi Roy as Aladdin, Senzel Ahmady as Jasmine, Marcus M. Martin as Genie, Anand Nagraj as Jafar, Aaron Choi as Iago, Sorab Wadia as Sultan, Ben Chavez as Omar, Jake Letts as Babkak, and Colt Prattes as Kassim!
Joining them on this magic carpet ride across the United States (in photo order) will be Dwelvan David (standby Genie, Jafar & Sultan), J. Andrew Speas (standby Genie, Babkak & Sultan), Alyssa Anani (Attendant, Fortune Teller, ensemble), Carina R. Avila (ensemble), Daniel Brackett (emsemble, understudy Aladdin), Victoria Byrd (Attendant, ensemble, understudy Jasmine), Cody Hernandez (Razoul, ensemble, understudy Jafar), Edward Cuellar (ensemble, understudy Kassim), Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson (ensemble, understudy Iago & Omar), Tayler Johnson-Campion (ensemble), Brandon J. Large (ensemble, understudy Aladdin), Melissa Hunter McCann (swing, dance captain), Angelina Mullins (ensemble), Ryan Rodino (swing, understudy Prince Abdullah), Omar Nieves (swing, understudy Razoul), Cameron Sirian (ensemble, understudy Babkak & Iago), Taylor Mackenzie Smith (ensemble), Asten Stewart (swing), D. Jerome (Prince Abdullah, ensemble, understudy Kassim), Lauren Louis (Attendant, ensemble, understudy Jasmine), and Maya Kazzaz (swing).
What an incredible looking cast! I wish you all a long and magical run with the show and hope I get to see you all in action one day!
And speaking of seeing them in action, tickets for the National Tour are on sale now with venues announced through to next July! Here are all of the stops confirmed so far:
Schenectady, NY - October 11-23, 2022
Erie, PA - October 27-30, 2022
Worcester, MA - November 3-6, 2022
Hartford, CT - November 8-13
Indianapolis, IN - November 16-20
Buffalo, NY - November 22-27
Springfield, MO - November 30 - December 4, 2022
Appleton, WI - December 6-11, 2022
West Palm Beach, FL - December 14-23, 2022
Miami, FL - January 3-8, 2023
Jacksonville, FL - January 10-15, 2023
Naples, FL - January 17-22, 2023
Sarasota, FL - January 24-29, 2023
Little Rock, AR - February 1-5, 2023
San Antonio, TX - February 7-12, 2023
Austin, TX - February 14-19, 2023
North Charleston, SC - February 22-26 2023
Huntsville, AL - February 28 - March 5, 2023
Cleveland, OH - March 8-12, 2023
Ottawa, ON - March 21-26, 2023
Montreal, QC - March 28 - April 2, 2023
Charlotte, NC - April 5-9, 2023
Rochester, NY - April 11-16, 2023
Washington, DC - April 19-30, 2023
Nashville, TN - May 2-7, 2023
Chicago, IL - May 17-28, 2023
Kansas City, MO - May 30 - June 4, 2023
Albuquerque, NM - June 7-11, 2023
Boise, ID - June 20-25, 2023
Spokane, WA - June 27 - July 2, 2023
Edmonton, AB - July 11-16, 2023
Calgary, AB - July 18-23, 2023
Vancouver, BC - July 25-30, 2023
Aladdin's Second National Tour was first announced in February 2022 after the First National Tour was sadly cut short due to the pandemic. The three venues that saw performances cancelled, San Antonio, Austion, and Kansas City will all feature on this new tour.