With Aladdin‘s successful run on Broadway now in its third year, the show has inspired new runs and will even have a North American tour next year. However, now the show has hopped on its magic carpet and landed in a new city: Sydney, Austrailia. The show recently held debuted Down Under at the Capitol Theatre.
Leading a cast of 37, Australia’s Aladdin features Ainsley Melham in the title role, Arielle Jacobs as Jasmine, Michael James Scott as Genie and Adam Murphy as Jafar, with Adam Jon Fiorentino, Troy Sussman and Robert Tripolino as Aladdin’s sidekicks Kassim, Babkak and Omar, George Henare as Sultan and Aljin Abella as Iago.
Aladdin is considered one of the largest productions ever mounted in Australia, with a total cast of 37, a staggering 337 costumes and 70 tonnes of scenery and automation in an unforgettable theatrical event.
An unprecedented 1,225 different fabrics, 712 different styles of beads, almost 500,000 Swarovski crystals and 161 pairs of custom-made shoes have been used to make the glittering costumes, predominantly handcrafted in Sydney. Thirty tonnes of exotic flying scenery and 40 tonnes of automation and staging have been built to recreate the fantasy city of Agrabah, including the colourful marketplace, the lush palace of the Sultan and his princess daughter Jasmine and the legendary Cave of Wonders.
Thomas Schumacher, President & Producer, Disney Theatrical Productions, said, “We are hugely proud of this Australian production from Casey Nicholaw, his creative team and the Australian cast and crew. The more we work here, the more we are impressed by a deep pool of musical theatre talent that only continues to grow. This company represents the very best of the best from here in Australia and around the world.”
NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres welcomed the production to Sydney and said it would be a major drawcard for visitors to the State.
“Disney’s Aladdin is one of the grandest productions ever staged in Sydney, and more than 120,000 visitors are expected to travel to the harbour city to see this spectacular show, generating around $39 million in visitor expenditure. The NSW Government’s investment in Disney’s Aladdin through our tourism and major events agency Destination NSW is also driving the business behind show business, with the vast majority of the production’s costumes made in Sydney, and the production supporting jobs in the hospitality, theatre and the tourism industries.”
To buy tickets go to: www.aladdinthemusical.com.au