Aladdin on Broadway
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Sean G Griffin (Sultan) appeared briefly on Q13 Arts Around this morning and here's the link to the video;
http://www.q13fox.com/news/artsaround/
One week today!!!
http://www.q13fox.com/news/artsaround/
One week today!!!
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Third post in a row but this is worth it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMnEVD-mqs
James Monroe Iglehart (Genie) interviews director Casey Nicholaw and reveals some interesting changes, the biggest being that Iago is not a parrot in this production!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMnEVD-mqs
James Monroe Iglehart (Genie) interviews director Casey Nicholaw and reveals some interesting changes, the biggest being that Iago is not a parrot in this production!
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Iago NOT a parrot?! Hm, I don't like that. But I hope the show will be a great success, so that it will go to Broadway and so that Disney may produce a cast recording.
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I'm actually relieved that they are not putting a guy in a parrot outfit or repeating the Zazu puppet thing from Lion King. I love that this is based on the Howard Ashman concept more than the actual film that was released. It kind of gives them free range to discard stuff from the film that will obviously not work on stage. I don't care what they change, as long as it's a good show on it's own. The problem with The Little Mermaid, was how much the changes dumbed down the story from the film. Had they been good changes I would have been fine.
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I agree. All these changes are for the better and they appear to be in line with Howard Ashman's original version. It's sad that this might not be on Broadway while it's ultimately better than The Little Mermaid and Tarzan.DancingCrab wrote:I'm actually relieved that they are not putting a guy in a parrot outfit or repeating the Zazu puppet thing from Lion King. I love that this is based on the Howard Ashman concept more than the actual film that was released. It kind of gives them free range to discard stuff from the film that will obviously not work on stage. I don't care what they change, as long as it's a good show on it's own. The problem with The Little Mermaid, was how much the changes dumbed down the story from the film. Had they been good changes I would have been fine.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a93MbedQAJE
James Monroe Iglehart discusses what it was like getting the role of Genie and making the role his own.
And I've still got my fingers crossed for Broadway. From Casey Nicholaw's comment in that Seattle Times article it sounds like things have gone from "no, we're doing this to license it out" to "we're going to wait and see how well it does", so things could turn out ok if we're lucky.
James Monroe Iglehart discusses what it was like getting the role of Genie and making the role his own.
And I've still got my fingers crossed for Broadway. From Casey Nicholaw's comment in that Seattle Times article it sounds like things have gone from "no, we're doing this to license it out" to "we're going to wait and see how well it does", so things could turn out ok if we're lucky.
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Proud of Your Boy is confirmed to be in the show, but there's been nothing said about the character of his mother, so I think she's already passed away (we'll know for sure later tonight/tomorrow morning).
Been crazy busy the last day or two, so here's a few links I've not posted here yet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a93MbedQAJE - James Monroe Iglehart talks Genie at the Spotlight Night
http://www.q13fox.com/news/mornings_with_kaci/ - 3 more short videos including another interview with James and one with Chad, as well as people from 5th Avenue
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2011-07-06 ... long-haul/ - an interview with Jonathan Freeman (check out the turban on his dressing table!)
Tonight I'm going to watch Aladdin (naturally), get an early night and get up around 6am (11pm Seattle time) so I can hopefully get some news to post on the blog before work!
Been crazy busy the last day or two, so here's a few links I've not posted here yet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a93MbedQAJE - James Monroe Iglehart talks Genie at the Spotlight Night
http://www.q13fox.com/news/mornings_with_kaci/ - 3 more short videos including another interview with James and one with Chad, as well as people from 5th Avenue
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2011-07-06 ... long-haul/ - an interview with Jonathan Freeman (check out the turban on his dressing table!)
Tonight I'm going to watch Aladdin (naturally), get an early night and get up around 6am (11pm Seattle time) so I can hopefully get some news to post on the blog before work!
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No problem!
And here's the full Spotlight Night;
http://www.seattlechannel.org/schedule/ ... le=6011108
Interviews with the cast! A Whole New World! Don't think I need to say anything else...
And here's the full Spotlight Night;
http://www.seattlechannel.org/schedule/ ... le=6011108
Interviews with the cast! A Whole New World! Don't think I need to say anything else...
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Is there a way to download the video? I've watched it but I want to save it on my computer. These two as well:ChrisLyne wrote:Here's the full Spotlight Night;
http://www.seattlechannel.org/schedule/ ... le=6011108
http://www.ksdk.com/video/1724095278001 ... t-The-Muny
http://www.kutv.com/news/top-stories/st ... 1092.shtml
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Great interview with Jonathan Freeman. Thanks for the links:)
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Sitzprobe preview of Arabian Nights and another interview with JMI (who seems to be the unofficial spokesgenie for this production!)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/flatpa ... 1054413001
Sounds like the first preview was spectacular!!
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/flatpa ... 1054413001
Sounds like the first preview was spectacular!!
This is what I found online:
Song List:
ACT 1
Overture
Arabian Nights
Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim
One Jump Ahead
One Jump Ahead (reprise)
Proud of Your Boy
Arabian Nights (reprise 1)
Call Me A Princess
Call Me A Princess (reprise)
Why Me
A Million Miles Away
Arabian Nights (Reprise 2)
Friend Like Me
Arabian Nights (Reprise 3)
Act 1 Finale*
*A bit of Friend Like Me when he is transformed into a Prince then a reprise of Proud of Your Boy.
ACT 2
Prince Ali
A Whole New World
High Adventure
Somebody's Got Your Back
Wedding Day Suite*
Finale Ultimo**
*A bit of everything really. This is where a few reprises of "Prince Ali" came in sung by Jafar like in the movie, but extended. And Jonathan Freeman was totally manic while singing, he was awesome.
**A Bit of Somebody's Got Your Back, Arabian Nights, A Whole New World from what I remember.
Song List:
ACT 1
Overture
Arabian Nights
Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim
One Jump Ahead
One Jump Ahead (reprise)
Proud of Your Boy
Arabian Nights (reprise 1)
Call Me A Princess
Call Me A Princess (reprise)
Why Me
A Million Miles Away
Arabian Nights (Reprise 2)
Friend Like Me
Arabian Nights (Reprise 3)
Act 1 Finale*
*A bit of Friend Like Me when he is transformed into a Prince then a reprise of Proud of Your Boy.
ACT 2
Prince Ali
A Whole New World
High Adventure
Somebody's Got Your Back
Wedding Day Suite*
Finale Ultimo**
*A bit of everything really. This is where a few reprises of "Prince Ali" came in sung by Jafar like in the movie, but extended. And Jonathan Freeman was totally manic while singing, he was awesome.
**A Bit of Somebody's Got Your Back, Arabian Nights, A Whole New World from what I remember.
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Where did you find that?! That's amazing
A bit disappointed that Humiliate the Boy didn't make the cut (unless parts are used in the Wedding suite), and amazed at how short Act 2 seems when compared to Act 1, but there's a lot of reprises so it probably balances out.
Very surprised To Be Free didn't make the cut, but it sounds great overall. Fingers crossed they change their minds and do a CD!!!
A bit disappointed that Humiliate the Boy didn't make the cut (unless parts are used in the Wedding suite), and amazed at how short Act 2 seems when compared to Act 1, but there's a lot of reprises so it probably balances out.
Very surprised To Be Free didn't make the cut, but it sounds great overall. Fingers crossed they change their minds and do a CD!!!