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| Lissa deGuzman and Clinton Greenspan Photo by Deen van Meer |
Click here for more information on this production that runs through February 17th.
"...Aladdin may not be a ground-breaking musical, but it sure is a crowd-pleasing show that explodes with energy, romance, humor, and magical creative elements...the touring production is at Gammage for a three-week run with a cast who deliver warm, winning, and humorous performances....All of the songs from the film score, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, are used in the stage version and feature a number of rousing, comical tunes.... While (Chad) Beguelin's book sticks fairly close to the main plot of the film script, which isn't exactly a bad thing, it also features modern references and corny jokes, and often panders and plays to the audience. That cutesy, over the top delivery makes it entertaining, but limits it from achieving the serious impact on the level of other more successful Disney stage productions, like Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. Fortunately, the winning cast and sublime creative elements go a long way in making up for the shortcomings of the script...Casey Nicholaw's direction keeps the pace fast, light..and the special effects...provide plenty of spectacle, including the superb magic carpet that Aladdin and Jasmine ride on that will most likely have you asking yourself during its two appearances and long after the curtain goes down, "how did they do that?" ...While Aladdin may lack the moving emotional connection of some of Disney's other film to stage adaptations, it is a highly entertaining, big, bold and bright, family-friendly spectacle of imagination, romance and an abundance of laughs. " -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
"...Because of its glitz, its glamour, its magic, and its broad, silly humor, more than the other live-show adaptations of a Disney animated feature, this is really a holiday show for the kids. Kids-at-heart adults should enjoy, but Aladdin is really a party on stage for the young... (It's) the most expensive and spectacular looking pantomime you’ll see without it officially being called a panto.. " -David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)
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