This blog is dedicated to Disney's Aladdin: Broadway's New Musical Comdey. Following a successful Pilot Production at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in 2011, and regional and international productions in 2012, Disney announced that Aladdin would be coming to Broadway in 2014. Aladdin had it's pre-Broadway engagement at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre and opened on Broadway 20th March 2014.
Last night was the annual International Achievement Recognition Awards (IARA) and Aladdin's own Ethan Le Phong, who is one of the few people to have featured in both the West End and Broadway productions of the show, was nominated as Best Emerging Actor 2017!
I would just like to say a (belated) congratulations to all the nominees and to winner Olisa Odele on this fantastic achievement!
Well here's something I never thought I'd ever write about when I started this blog! Stripping!! But it's all in the name of a good cause!
Aladdin's Mitch Leow, Ethan Le Phong, Kayleigh Thadani and Kade Ferraiolo have come together as Team Agrabah to take part in this year's King Arthur themed West End Bares - Excalibare! Together they are raising money for Theatre MAD (Make A Difference Trust) to raise awareness of AIDS/HIV, fund projects and help support those already living with HIV.
And if you want to see them in the flesh this Sunday then you can get your tickets right here and catch the show at London's Novello Theatre at 7:00pm and 9:30pm! Mitch has choreographed a sword routine so there's going to be some dangerous weapons swinging around (and that's not an innuendo I promise!!)
EDIT - Just a quick update to say that Team Agrabah smashed their target and raised an incredible £6,663.53 for this fantastic cause!
Mitch has posted a thank you video to everyone who helped make his routine in the show such a success;
Dean John Wilson as Aladdin, Photo by Deen Van Meer
If you're in London tonight make sure you stop by The Pheasantry to catch Aladdin himself in concert!
Yes, Dean John Wilson is starring in his first solo concert since taking the magic carpet to Agrabah and he's bringing some of his co-stars with him! Joining Dean tonight will be Stephen Rahman-Hughes, Nathan Amzi, Marsha Songcome and Ethan Le Phong so you just know there's going to be some amazing voices on display!
Doors open at 6pm and the show begins at 8pm. There's still a few tickets left (right here) for the incredibly low price of just £20 so make sure you go if you can, it's going to be a fantastic night!
Wish I could be there myself! Hope you all have fun!!
