{"id":260546,"date":"2026-06-09T14:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260546\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:08:07","slug":"disneys-aladdin-reveals-giant-magic-lamp-in-duffy-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260546\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney’s Aladdin Reveals Giant Magic Lamp in Duffy Square"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disney’s\u00a0Aladdin<\/a> on Broadway\u00a0has brought some extra magic right outside the Theatre District with the addition of a giant magic lamp, designed by Bob Crowley<\/a>, in the heart of Duffy Square. Theatergoers and Disney fans alike can stop by, take a pic,\u00a0and make a wish now through June 15.<\/p>\n

The grand unveiling featured a special performance of “Friend Like Me” by current Genie Caleb A. Barnett<\/a>, accompanied by\u00a0ensemble members Keisha Gilles, Mikayla Renfrow<\/a>, Anju Cloud<\/a>, and Adriana Negron<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aladdin recently became the 14th longest-running show in Broadway history. There have been 11 productions on four continents welcoming over 22 million guests.<\/p>\n

The current Broadway cast is led by Rodney Ingram<\/a> in the title role, Caleb A. Barnett as the Genie,\u00a0Sonya Balsara<\/a> as Jasmine, and Dennis Stowe<\/a> as Jafar. The show also features Jacob Ben-Shmuel<\/a> as Omar, Colt Prattes<\/a> as Kassim, JC Montgomery<\/a> as Sultan, Don Darryl Rivera<\/a> as Iago, and Ryan Gregory Thurman<\/a> as Babkak.\u00a0Wes Hart<\/a>\u00a0and Marcus M. Martin<\/a> stand by for several principals.<\/p>\n

READ: From Ensemble Player to Leading Man, Aladdin Has Given Rodney Ingram Work and Family<\/a><\/p>\n

The stage production, which expands the 90-minute film into a two-act format, has music by Alan Menken<\/a>, lyrics by the late Howard Ashman<\/a> and Tim Rice<\/a>, and a book and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin<\/a>. Casey Nicholaw<\/a> directs and choreographs.<\/p>\n

Aladdin opened at the New Amsterdam March 20, 2014, following previews that began February 26. The musical was nominated for five 2014 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. James Monroe Iglehart<\/a> won the Tony for his performance as the Genie.<\/p>\n

READ: All the Actors Who Have Played Aladdin, Jasmine, and the Genie in Aladdin on Broadway<\/a><\/p>\n

Aladdin is designed by Tony-winning scenic designer Bob Crowley, Tony-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz<\/a>, Tony-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes<\/a>, and sound designer Ken Travis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The production was originally produced by Thomas Schumacher. The creative team also includes illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer<\/a>, hair designer Josh Marquette<\/a>, and makeup designer Milagros Medina-Cerdeira. The music team is headed by music supervisor and music director Michael Kosarin<\/a>, who also created the vocal and incidental music arrangements, joined by orchestrator Danny Troob<\/a> and dance music arranger Glen Kelly<\/a>. John MacInnis<\/a> is the associate choreographer, Jason Trubitt<\/a> is the production supervisor, and Myriah Bash is the general manager.<\/p>\n

Purchase Aladdin memorabilia in the Playbill Store.<\/a><\/p>\n

The musical is produced by Disney Theatrical Group, under the direction of Andrew Flatt<\/a> and Anne Quart<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disney’s\u00a0Aladdin on Broadway\u00a0has brought some extra magic right outside the Theatre District with the addition of a giant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-260546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}