Aladdin, Jr.

Aladdin Jr.
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Music	Alan Menken
Lyrics	Howard Ashman Tim Rice Jim Luigs (additional lyrics)
Book	Jim Luigs
Basis	Disney film Aladdin

Aladdin Jr. is a one-act, seven-scene theatre musical adapted from the 1992 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Aladdin which is an adaptation of the folk tale Aladdin. The production runs between 60 and 80 minutes and includes five female parts, six male parts, and a chorus.

Aladdin Jr. is a part of the Aladdin Jr. Broadway by Music Theatre International (MTI). MTI's Broadway Jr. series adapts full length musicals into approximately 70-minute productions that are more manageable for middle school aged performers. Aladdin Jr. rights come in a kit which includes scripts for the main cast and chorus books for the chorus. Also included is a choreography DVD and a performance/rehearsal CD. The performance tracks are first on the CD and include all the music without voices, whereas the rehearsal CD provides the music along with recorded voices. Also included is a director's book with the full script as well as area to make notes and suggestions for staging. The full score is included for music teachers or for a live orchestra.

Both the story and music in this truncated version closely follow the original film. Songs from the Disney film include "Arabian Nights," "One Jump Ahead, "Friend Like Me," "Prince Ali," and "A Whole New World," as well as the song "Why Me" which is sung by Jafar and Iago. It was originally written for the Disney film, but it was cut. The songs are somewhat different in Aladdin Jr. For example, the "One Jump Ahead" reprise is sung by Jasmine, not Aladdin.

There are additional changes in the musical. For instance, three princes come try for Jasmine's hand in marriage. The additional narrators reprise "Arabian Nights" several times throughout the musical in order to more quickly further the plot as well as have "red carpet interviews" with several characters at the beginning of the show.

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