ALADDIN ROLES BREAKDOWN | act-1

The story follows the familiar tale of a poor young man who is granted three wishes by a genie in a lamp, which he uses to woo a princess and to thwart the ...  ABOUTTHEMUSICAL ALADDINisa musical basedonthe 1992Disneyanimatedfilmofthesamename, withmusicby AlanMenken andlyricsby HowardAshman, TimRice and ChadBeguelin.  ​ SYNOPSIS:  Thestoryfollowsthe familiartale ofapooryoungmanwhoisgrantedthreewishesbyagenieinalamp,whichheusestowooaprincessandtothwartthesultan'sevil GrandVizier.SetinthefictionalArabiancityofAgrabah.  ​ Aladdin premieredatthe 5thAvenueTheatre inSeattlein2011.Afterseveralregionalandinternationalproductionsin2012,themusicalwasgivenaTorontotryoutin2013.Itopenedon Broadway atthe NewAmsterdamTheatre onMarch20,2014,andwasnominatedforfive TonyAwards. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​  CASTING:  CharacterBreakdown  ​ ALADDIN Aladdin,apoorstreeturchin,longstomakehismotherproud,butsometimesloseshisway.He’sthethiefwithaheartofgold,socastyourmostcharismaticactorwiththeversatilitytoplayboththeplayfulpranksterandromanticlead.Makesurehehasthevocalchopstocarrythisheavy-singingrole.,apoorstreeturchin,longstomakehismotherproud,butsometimesloseshisway.He’sthethiefwithaheartofgold,socastyourmostcharismaticactorwiththeversatilitytoplayboththeplayfulpranksterandromanticlead.Makesurehehasthevocalchopstocarrythisheavy-singingrole. Gender:Male  Vocalrangetop:E4 Vocalrangebottom:G2 ​ Jasmine Jasmine,thePrincessofAgrabah,longstoexperiencetheworldoutsidethepalacewalls.Curiousandassertive,sheknowswhatshewantsandcravesthefreedomtomakeherownchoices.Castastrongactorandsingerwhocanportrayboththeromanticleadandayoungwomancaughtbetweenherresponsibilitiestoherpeopleandtoherself. Gender:Female Vocalrangetop:E5 Vocalrangebottom:G3 ​ Genie Genieisthefast-talking,fun-loving,scene-stealingwisecrackerwholivesinthelampandyearnstobefree.Geniedoesn’tneedtobeyourstrongestsingerordancer–lookforanactorwithgreatcomictimingandaflashyandfunsenseofshowmanship. Gender:Both Vocalrangetop:D#4 Vocalrangebottom:G2 ​ Isir,Manal,andRajah Isir,Manal,andRajah,Jasmine’sdevotedattendants,keepthePrincessgroundedwiththeirhonestyandopenness.Isir,whosenamemeans“inspiration,”isoptimistic;Manal,“achievement,”isassertivelyencouraging;andRajah,“hope,”isthemostprotective.AswithAladdin’sthreepals,auditionpotentialattendantstogethertogetasenseoftheirchemistry,butaboveall,caststrongsingerswhocanpulloff“ThesePalaceWalls”withaplomb. Gender:Female Vocalrangetop:Eb5 Vocalrangebottom:B3 ​ Babkak,Omar,andKassim Babkak,Omar,andKassimareAladdin’sthreeloyalandplayfulpals.BabkakistheAgrabahnfoodiewholovestosnack,kindheartedOmarhasasensitivesoul,andstubbornKassimyearnstobealeader.Whenauditioning,haveyourpotentialpalsreadtogethertogetasenseoftheirchemistry–theyshouldbeatrulytight-knittrioofstrongsingersandactors. Gender:Both Vocalrangetop:E4 Vocalrangebottom:G2 ​ Jafar Jafaristhepower-hungryandcrookedGrandVizier.CastastrongactorwhocansingandportraybothsidesofJafar’stwo-facedpersonality–loyaladvisortotheSultanandschemingvillain–aswellaspulloffdeliciouscomedicmomentswithhislackey,Iago. Gender:Both Vocalrangetop:Eb4 Vocalrangebottom:Bb2 ​ Iago IagoisthefawningandfunnysidekicktoJafar.Withonlyonelyrictosing,focusonfindinganactorwhocanexecutethislackey’smanysarcasticasideswithcomedicflair. Gender:Both Vocalrangetop:E4 Vocalrangebottom:Bb2 ​ Sultan Sultan,thewarm-heartedrulerwhodotesonhisdaugther,iscommittedtoupholdingtheancientlawsofAgrabah.Withonlyasinglelyrictosing,focusoncastinganactorwhocanplaythisfatherfigureconvincingly. Gender:Both Vocalrangetop:C4 Vocalrangebottom:Ab3 ​ PrinceAbdullah PrinceAbdullahisoneofPrincessJasmine’shaughtyandarrogantsuitors. Gender:Male ​ Attendants TheAttendants(2)accompanyPrinceAbdullahonhisjourneytoAgrabah. Gender:Both ​ SpookyVoice ThemysteriousSpookyVoice,conjuredbyJafar,revealsthelocationofthelamp.Thisvoicecanberecorded,comefromoffstage,orwithcreativestaging,comefromanensembleperformeronstage. Gender:Both ​ CaveofWonders TheCaveofWondersistheominousvoicethatinstructsAladdintofetchonlythelampfromthetreasureswithin.Thisvoicecanbecreatedinavarietyofways,muchliketheSpookyVoice. Gender:Both ​ ENSEMBLE (PrinceAli'sEntourage,Ensemblein"FriendLikeMe,"andtheAgrabahns) - TheEnsemblein“FriendLikeMe”isconjuredbyGenietohelpwowAladdinbysinging,dancing,andassistinginperformingfunandfabulousmagictricks. -TheEntourage,ledbyAladdin’sthreepals,helpstocreatethevisuallyspectacularparadethroughthepalacein“PrinceAli.” -AgrabahnsarethecitizensofAgrabahwhohelptocreatethebustlingmarketplace–merchants,shoppers,beggars,guards,etc.Includedinthisensemblearethefollowingfeaturedroles: •TheBeggars areasmallgroupwithwhomAladdinbrieflyinteracts.  •TheAppleVendorisamerchantwhorevilesthebeggarsandfromwhomJasmineunintentionallystealsanapple. •TheFortuneTellerunwittinglyhelpsAladdinescapetheguardsin“OneJumpAhead.” •TheShopOwner isamarketplacevendorfromwhomAladdinstealsbread. •Razoul,theintimidatingand commandingheadofthepalaceguards,answerstoJafar. •TheGuards followRazoul’sorders.TheyhelpRazouldefendthepalaceduring“HighAdventure.” Gender:BothADDITIONALFACTS SHOWHISTORY   Productions ​ InNovember2010, AlanMenken confirmedthatamusicaltheatreadaptationofthemoviewasintheworkswithabookwrittenby ChadBeguelin. Themusicalpremieredin Seattle,Washington,atthe 5thAvenueTheatre fromJuly7to31,2011. JonathanFreeman,whovoicedJafarinthefilm,playedtheroleinthestageadaptation. AdamJacobsandCourtneyReedplayedAladdinandJasmine. Additionalcastincluded JamesMonroeIglehart asGenie; CliftonDavis astheSultan;DonDarrylRiveraasIago;and,playingOmar,KassimandBabkak,atrioofcharactersoriginallyconceivedbythefilm'screatorsbutnotused, were AndrewKeenan-Bolger,BrianGonzalesandBrandonO'Neill,respectively.Theshowwasdirectedandchoreographedby CaseyNicholaw. ​ Aladdin hadapre-Broadwaytryoutatthe EdMirvishTheatre in Toronto,Ontario,fromNovember2013toJanuary2014.Themusicalpremieredon Broadway onFebruary26,2014,inpreviewsandofficiallyopenedonMarch20,2014,atthe NewAmsterdamTheatre,takingtheplaceof MaryPoppins. Theshowwasnominatedforfive TonyAwards,winningonefor BestPerformancebyaFeaturedActorinaMusical forJamesMonroeIglehart.Thecastalbumwasnominatedforthe GrammyAwardforBestMusicalTheaterAlbum. ​ ​ Trivia ​​​​ Disney’scolorblindcastingpolicymeantethnicitywasnotconsideredinthecastingprocesswhichsparkedsomecontroversy.  EverythingworninDisney’s Aladdin wascustom-madebyhandbymorethan350peopleworkinginnearly30differentshops. 337costumeswerecreatedfortheshow. Thereare1,428Swarovskicrystalsonapairofmen’spantsinthefinaleoftheshowstoppingmusicalnumber“FriendLikeMe.” It’safrenzybackstage,with108costumechangestakingplaceinlessthanoneminute. "ProudofYourBoy,"wasbelievedtobewrittenbyAshmantohisownparents.   ​ OtherResources   YoushoulddefinitelywatchtheanimatedDisneyfilm,butwealso highlyrecommendthatyouwatchanentirestageproduction.  ​