It has been seen by more than 14 million people worldwide, as of August 2022. It is the 10th highest-grossing Broadway production of all time, having grossed $500 million at the Broadway theatre as of August 2022. The Broadway production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, 2014, and has been produced globally since.
After several regional and international productions in 2012, the musical was given a Toronto tryout in 2013. Set in the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah, 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 sultan's evil Grand Vizier.Īladdin premiered at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle in 2011. It resurrects three songs written by Menken and Ashman for the film but not used, and adds four songs written by Menken and Beguelin.
July 7, 2011: 5th Avenue Theatre, SeattleĪladdin is a stage musical based on Disney's 1992 animated feature film of the same name with a book by Chad Beguelin, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Beguelin.
