As the Genie in the national touring production of the musical Disney's "Aladdin," Marcus M. Martin gets to grant three wishes. The way Martin sees it, he's already been granted one big one himself.

If you go "Aladdin" continues through Oct. 22 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center, 929 N. Water St. For tickets, visit marcuscenter.org or call (414) 273-7206.

Known for granting three wishes, Disney 's blue genie was voiced by Hollywood legend Robin Williams. The actor, who died in 2014 at the age of 63, actually took on the role for a very special reason.

Marcus M. Martin will be playing his dream role in "Disney's Aladdin" at the Lied Center for Performing Arts next week: The Genie.

Akron native Marcus Martin has been dreaming about playing the larger-than-life role of the Genie in the musical "Aladdin" since he was 16. Now, at age 25, he's landed that role in the 36-city ...