An excited crowd gathered at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay
Sands on 25 Jul to attend the gala opening of Aladdin the musical, the only
performing stop in Asia. Still running
in both Broadway and West End, Singapore audience was fortunate to catch a recent
production performing in Singapore
Most people would be familiar with the story, or through the
1992 animated musical movie featuring the voice of Robin Williams’ voice as the
Genie. And of course we have the 2019
movie starring Will Smith. Thus, what
could the stage version offer to the live audience?
This production managed to strike a balance between catering to the family audience and to the young at heart. Some slapstick scenes were aimed at the children, which drew laughter from the young ones.
Graeme Isaako and Shubshri Kandiah have
good chemistry as Aladdin and Jasmine, and both have good singing voice. A lot of applause was given to the carpet
flying scene where they delivered the song “A Whole New World”.
The star of the show would definitely be Gareth Jacob’s
Genie. He grabbed hold of audience’s
attention with his funny lines and comic timing. The energy level and pace of the show picked
up whenever he appeared. The rest of
the ensemble gave great support the musical.
As in most Disney shows, the production values were high.
A slick production, an entertaining evening. A good production for the family audience.
Aladdin runs till 1 Sep 2019. Tickets available at SISTIC.
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