First look at Broadway's Aladdin + Les Miserables finds its Marius & Cosette
Several of the films in Disney’s beloved Renaissance period - that is, the golden era of animated films that includes classics like Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion King - have already been turned into big, beautiful Broadway musicals by the folks at Disney Theatrical.
The latest Disney tale to hit the proscenium is Aladdin, the 1992 musical fantasy about a street urchin who finds a magic lamp and releases a genie (iconically voiced by Robin Williams).
The show is currently previewing at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, where it’ll run through January 5, 2014. Adam Jacobs stars as the titular pauper, with Courtney Reed as Jasmine, James Monroe Iglehart as the Genie, and in an exciting casting coup, Jonathan Freeman will play Jafar, the role he created in the film.
The magic carpet will fly into Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre beginning February 26, 2014.
Princess Jasmine (Courtney Reed) and Aladdin (Adam Jacobs)
Princess Jasmine (Courtney Reed)
Genie (James Monroe Iglehart)
Charlotte Maltby & Andy Mientus to Play Lovebirds Cosette & Marius in Les Miserables
The much-buzzed-about new revival of Les Miserables has found its Cosette and Marius! Charlotte Maltby and Andy Mientus will both make their Broadway debuts in Cameron Mackintosh’s new mounting of the Tony-winning mega-musical. The pair joins previously announced stars Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean, Will Swenson as Javert, Caissie Levy as Fantine and Nikki M. James as Eponine.
Directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, the newly imagined production is slated to begin performances March 1, 2014, at the Imperial Theatre. Opening night is set for March 23. Casting for Enjolras, Gavroche and more will be announced shortly.
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