Adi Roy Will Be Broadway's New Aladdin

The Broadway production of the hit Disney musical Aladdin, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at the New Amsterdam Theatre, will welcome Adi Roy to the title role beginning June 4.

Roy, who has led the North American company of Aladdin since it launched in fall 2022, will succeed Michael Maliakel, who will play his final performance June 2. Roy, also seen on Broadway in Jagged Little Pill, will play the tour’s final performance in Costa Mesa, California, May 12 prior to joining the Broadway company.

He will subsequently join a cast that includes Michael James Scott as Genie, Sonya Balsara as Jasmine, Dennis Stowe as Jafar, Milo Alosi as Kassim, Zach Bencal as Babkak, Brad Weinstock as Omar, JC Montgomery as Sultan, and Don Darryl Rivera as Iago. Caleb Barnett, Jeremy Gaston, and Wes Hart stand by for several principals.

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

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 won the Tony for his performance as the Genie. Globally, there have been 11 productions of Aladdin on four continents.

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Aladdin is designed by Tony-winning scenic designer Bob Crowley, Tony-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz, Tony-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes, and sound designer Ken Travis.

The production team also includes illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer, hair designer Josh Marquette, and makeup designer Milagros Medina-Cerdeira. The music team is headed by music supervisor and music director Michael Kosarin, who also created the vocal and incidental music arrangements, joined by orchestrator Danny Troob and dance music arranger Glen Kelly. John MacInnis is the associate choreographer, Jason Trubitt is the production supervisor, and Myriah Bash is the general manager. Anne Quart serves as executive producer.