{"id":63687,"date":"2024-03-28T17:13:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63687"},"modified":"2024-03-28T17:13:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:13:09","slug":"disneys-aladdin-opens-may-7-at-segerstrom-center-for-the-arts-in-costa-mesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63687","title":{"rendered":"Disney’s Aladdin Opens May 7 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costa Mesa (March 28<\/strong>,\u00a02024<\/strong>) \u2013 The Costa Mesa return of\u00a0Disney\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>Aladdin<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>opens May 7 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a limited engagement of one week, through May 12. In Costa Mesa,\u00a0Aladdin<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>will play Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 pm, Saturday at 2 pm and 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 1 pm and 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n

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Tickets to\u00a0Aladdin<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>are available at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts Box Office, by phone at (714) 556-2787, and online at\u00a0scfta.org<\/u><\/a>. Ticket prices for the engagement start as low as $49.<\/p>\n

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The production features\u00a0Adi Roy<\/strong>\u00a0(Aladdin),\u00a0Marcus M. Martin\u00a0<\/strong>(Genie),\u00a0Senzel Ahmady<\/strong>\u00a0(Jasmine),\u00a0Anand Nagraj (<\/strong>Jafar),\u00a0Aaron Choi\u00a0<\/strong>(Iago),\u00a0Sorab Wadia<\/strong>\u00a0(Sultan),\u00a0Jake Letts<\/strong>\u00a0(Babkak),\u00a0Nathan Levy\u00a0<\/strong>(Omar),\u00a0Colt Prattes<\/strong>\u00a0(Kassim),\u00a0Nichalas L. Parker\u00a0<\/strong>(Standby Genie, Jafar & Sultan) and\u00a0J. Andrew Speas\u00a0<\/strong>(Standby Genie, Sultan & Babkak).<\/p>\n

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Rounding out the cast are\u00a0Kolten Bell, Collin J. Bradley, Brandon Burks, Kyle Caress, Edward Cuellar, James Caleb Grice, Evin Johnson, Tyler Johnson-Campion, Nicole Lamb, Brandon J. Large, Lizzy Marie Legregin, Adam Mandala, Sonia Monroy, Gabriela E. Moreno, Angelina Mullins, Adriana Negron, Katie Pohlman, Kyra Smith, Asten Stewart\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Jessica Mallare White.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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About\u00a0<\/strong>Aladdin<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n

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Aladdin<\/strong><\/em>, the hit musical based on the Academy Award\u00ae-winning animated film, opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre to critical acclaim on March 20, 2014 and quickly established itself as one of the biggest new blockbusters in recent years. Having played over 3,000 performances, the New York production is among the Top 20 longest runs in Broadway history.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Hailed by\u00a0The New York Times<\/em>\u00a0as \u201cfabulous and extravagant,\u201d the Broadway production has broken 16 New Amsterdam Theatre house records and spawned nine additional productions on four continents.\u00a0Worldwide it has welcomed nearly 20 million people and can be seen currently on Broadway, on tour across North America and the U.K. and Ireland, as well as in Japan and Spain, with a new production in Seoul, South Korea opening in Fall 2024.<\/p>\n

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Produced by Disney Theatrical Group, under the direction of\u00a0Andrew Flatt<\/strong>,\u00a0Anne Quart<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Thomas Schumacher<\/strong>,\u00a0Aladdin\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>features music by Tony Award and eight-time Oscar\u00ae\u00a0winner\u00a0Alan Menken<\/strong>\u00a0(Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Sister Act<\/em>), lyrics by two-time Oscar winner\u00a0Howard Ashman\u00a0<\/strong>(Beauty and the Beast<\/em>,\u00a0The Little Mermaid<\/em>), three-time Tony Award and three-time Oscar winner\u00a0Tim Rice<\/strong>\u00a0(Evita<\/em>,\u00a0Aida<\/em>) and six-time Tony Award nominee\u00a0Chad Beguelin<\/strong>\u00a0(The Prom<\/em>,\u00a0The Wedding Singer<\/em>), with a book by Beguelin, and is directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award winner\u00a0Casey Nicholaw<\/strong>\u00a0(The Book of Mormon).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Aladdin<\/strong><\/em>, adapted from the animated Disney film and centuries-old folktales including \u201cOne Thousand and One Nights,\u201d is brought to fresh theatrical life in this bold new musical.\u00a0Aladdin<\/em>\u2019s journey sweeps audiences into an exciting world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

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The animated film\u00a0Aladdin<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was released by Disney in 1992 and was a critical and box office smash, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year.\u00a0The film won the Oscar for Best Original Score and introduced the hit song \u201cA Whole New World,\u201d which won the second of the film\u2019s two Academy Awards as Best Original Song.\u00a0 The Peabo Bryson\/Regina Belle recording of the tune soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.<\/p>\n

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Aladdin<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is designed by seven-time Tony-winning scenic designer\u00a0Bob Crowley<\/strong>, eight-time Tony-winning lighting designer\u00a0Natasha Katz<\/strong>, three-time Tony-winning costume designer\u00a0Gregg Barnes<\/strong>\u00a0and sound designer\u00a0Ken Travis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The production team also includes illusion designers\u00a0Jim Steinmeyer\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Rob Lake<\/strong>, hair designer\u00a0Josh Marquette<\/strong>\u00a0and makeup designer\u00a0Milagros Medina-Cerdeira<\/strong>.\u00a0 The music team is headed by music supervisor and music director\u00a0Michael Kosarin<\/strong>, who also created the vocal and incidental music arrangements, joined by orchestrator\u00a0Danny Troob<\/strong>\u00a0and dance music arranger\u00a0Glen Kelly<\/strong>.\u00a0John MacInnis<\/strong>\u00a0is the associate choreographer,\u00a0Jason Trubitt<\/strong>\u00a0is the production supervisor and\u00a0Myriah Bash<\/strong>\u00a0is the general manager.\u00a0Anne Quart\u00a0<\/strong>serves as executive producer.<\/p>\n

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The current North American tour has played in over 40 cities to more than a half million people since launching in October 2022.\u00a0 A previous tour played to an additional nearly 3 million patrons.<\/p>\n

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For more information, visit\u00a0AladdinTheMusical.com\/tour<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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