Today is a bittersweet day as Adam Jacobs takes one official final carpet ride ever as the title role in Disney’s Award winning smash hit Aladdin – The Musical.
For Adam Jacobs, he has been playing the beloved STREET RAT turned PRINCE since the show’s early incarnations and world premiere production back in 2010 in Seattle, Washington at The 5th Avenue Theatre. 2 1/2 years later, he went on to be part of the 2013 out of town tryout in Toronto, Canada at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. From there, he then officially opened the Broadway company (still playing to packed houses 8 times a week at the New Amsterdam Theatre) earning rave reviews along with a Tony and Drama Desk nomination. Jacobs stayed with the Broadway company for 3 1/2 years before spending this past whole year on the National Tour. His final bow today is on the tour’s current stop (also ending today) in Los Angeles, California at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
Beginning next week, the show will continue on to Denver, Colorado at the Buell Theatre with Jacobs’ understudy and Tour Ensemble member Clinton Greenspan taking over the role of “Aladdin” fulltime.
Thank you Adam for taking us to A WHOLE NEW WORLD and we are PROUD OF THIS BOY indeed. You will be missed and we’re so excited about everything that is coming up next in your career. Happy Trails!!!
Break a leg to Clinton and congratulations on moving to full time star.
Who was lucky to witness seeing Adam as ALADDIN?
Adam Jacobs sing a special version ‘Proud of Your Boy’ from Disney’s ALADDIN on Broadway accompanied by composer Alan Menken. Get Tickets: http://www.aladdin…
CALL ME A PRINCESS!! Arielle Jacobs (Broadway’s closing “Nina Rosario” in In The Heights and last seen as “Nessarose” in WICKED The Musical) has been tapped as Broadway’s next PRINCESS OF AGRABAH herself “Jasmine” in Disney’s Award winning smash hit Aladdin – The Musical starting February 20th, 2018 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
The show’s original Broadway Princess herself Courtney Reed is set to embark on one final MAGIC CARPET RIDE in New York City on January 10th, 2018 before joining her fellow original Broadway co-stars Adam Jacobs and Michael James Scott on the show’s National Tour for the LA engagement (as previously announced set to run January 13th, 2018 through February 18th, 2018 at Hollywood Pantages Theatre).
In addition before Jacobs joins the New York cast, the show’s current and original touring leading lady Isabelle McCalla will make her Broadway Debut and play the role of “Jasmine” for a strictly limited engagement from January 17th, 2018 through February 18th, 2018. McCalla will then return to the touring company.
For Arielle Jacobs, she is no stranger to the world of ALADDIN and being in the mysterious land of AGRABAH. She is the younger sister of the show’s Tony nominated original Broadway and Touring “Street rat turned Prince” himself Adam Jacobs. In addition, Arielle also originated the role of “Jasmine” in the musical’s Australian production. SEE, IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY!!
Who is excited to welcome a new PRINCESS OF AGRABAH to Broadway?!
Disney’s Aladdin will welcome Arielle Jacobs as Jasmine on Broadway beginning Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Jacobs originated the role in the Australian production in 2016 and is the sister of original Broadway star Adam Jacobs, currently leading the North American tour in the title role. Her previous…
BREAKING NEWS: Disney’s Aladdin – The Musical’s original Broadway cast members Adam Jacobs, Courtney Reed, and Michael James Scott will all reunite reprising their performances on the show’s National Tour this Winter 2018 during the stop in Los Angeles. The LA engagement will play the Hollywood Pantages Theatre from January 13th, 2018 through February 18th, 2018.
Jacobs is currently headlining the National Tour in the title role of ALADDIN which he originated on Broadway and received a 2014 Tony nomination for it,
Reed is currently still playing the female leading role of “Princess Jasmine” in the Broadway company which she has been with the show since the beginning,
and Scott was part of the original Broadway cast serving as the standby for it’s original Tony winning star James Monroe Iglehart as the showstopping “Genie”. He later went on to originated the role in the show’s Australian production which he received the Helpmann Award (Australian’s version of The Tonys) for his performance.
Get ready to take ONE JUMP AHEAD and discover A WHOLE NEW WORLD in an all new way as Disney’s upcoming live action version of Aladdin is set for a Theatrical release on May 24th, 2019.
The cast of the new live action film will star…
Mena Massoud the title role,
Naomi Scott as “Princess Jasmine”,
Will Smith as “The Genie”,
Marwan Kenzari as “Jafar”,
Homeland actor Navid Negahban as “The Sultan”,
and Tony nominee Billy Magnussen as “Prince Anders” (a new character written for the film).
The film will also feature the beloved Oscar winning songs we all know from the 1991 Animated film and the Broadway Musical by Alan Menken, Sir Tim Rice (Official), and the late Howard Ashman plus some additional new songs written for the film by Oscar and Tony winning duo Pasek and Paul.
To keep ourselves entertained till 2019, be sure to go the acclaimed stage musical version of Aladdin – The Musical on Broadway (at the New Amsterdam Theatre), in London’s West End (at the Prince of Edwards Theatre), and on tour across America.
Who is excited for the live action remake of ALADDIN?!
From Warbler to Street Rat! Get a first look of Broadway and Glee favorite Telly Leung (last seen in In Transit Broadway) in costumed dressed as the title character in Disney’s Aladdin – The Musical He begins performances this Monday at the New Amsterdam Theatre. How amazing does Telly look?!
