Burkhardt succeeds , who originated the role and played his final performance Dec. 21.
The stage production, which expands the 90-minute film into a two-act format, has music by , lyrics by the late and and book and additional lyrics by . Tony Award-winning director-choreographer (The Book of Mormon) directs and choreographs the musical, which officially opened on Broadway March 20.
The musical received five Tony Award nominations, winning for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (). It was also nominated for Best Book of a Musical (Beguelin), Best Choreography (Nicholaw), Best Original Score (Menken, Ashman, Rice and Beguelin) and Best Musical.
(Les Mis茅rables, The Lion King) and (In the Heights, Mamma Mia!) star as Aladdin and Jasmine, respectively. The cast also features James Monroe Iglehart as the Genie and , who voiced the nefarious villain Jafar in the 1992 animated Disney film, reprising his performance in that role.
and play Aladdin's sidekicks Babkak and Omar, respectively, and Tony nominee plays the Sultan with as Iago. and standby for several principals. Rounding out the cast are , , , , , , , , , , , , , Amber Owens, , , , , , , , and .
Here's how the new musical is billed: "Aladdin, adapted from the Disney film and centuries-old folktales including 'One Thousand and One Nights' is brought to fresh theatrical life in this exuberant new musical. Aladdin's journey will sweep audiences into an exotic world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance. This new production features a full score, including the five cherished songs from the Academy Award winning soundtrack and more written especially for the stage."
Aladdin is designed by six-time Tony-winning scenic designer , three-time Tony-winning lighting designer , two-time Tony-winning costume designer and sound designer Ken Travis.
The production team also includes illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer and hair designer . The music team is headed by music supervisor and music director , who also created the vocal and incidental music arrangements, joined by orchestrator and dance music arranger .
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