While Jafar was certainly a major threat to Aladdin and Jasmine, a dark Disney theory posits that a different antagonist was ...

In courtship rituals, Aladdin sings, he dances and flips in an outstanding performance, almost overtaken by a sorcerer, the haughty, evil Jafar (Alan Gutierrez-Urista) who controls language and seeks ...

Next week will see a flurry of activity for the Arizona Community Theatrical Company as the rebranded Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre presents back-to-back family friendly musicals.

Aladdin’s lead roles in the A and B casts — those that drive the primary plot and themes — include Bob Avery and Evan Bennett as Aladdin, Sophia Brandt and Jacquelyn Moore as Princess Jasmine, Zaynab ...

Aladdin’s band of thieves, or street rats, were portrayed by Drake Feingold, Aaron Muñoz and Rocky Muñoz while the evil Jafar was played by senior John Ramirez with his tag-a-long sidekick Iago, ...

Monkey sidekick Abu, the animated Magic Carpet, and the fast-talking, shape-shifting Genie came along to help, as did sassy, complaining parrot Iago, formerly Jafar’s pet but now an antihero.

The very first Disney villain to show up in a feature film from the studio was the Evil Queen from 1939’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. She had an obsession with being the prettiest woman in the ...

The show has a host of well-loved characters- Aladdin (Gavin Adams), Princess Jasmine (Desmonda Cathabel) , and not forgetting the charismatic and lovable Genie (Yeukayi Ushe), and of course the ...

Adi Roy will take on the title role in the Broadway cast of Aladdin, joining the company straight from the North American tour, which he launched in the fall of 2022.

From left, Alli Kanagy as the Genie, Gavin Clay as Aladdin and Christian Mikol as Jafar. (Submitted photo) BELOIT — “Disney’s Aladdin Jr.” is playing at West Branch High School Friday ...

Anand Nagraj is wickedly campy as Jafar, the kingdom’s power-hungry vizier and Aaron Choi is intentionally cartoonish as Jafar’s henchmen Iago (transformed from a talking parrot character in ...

In his quest for power, Jafar leads Aladdin, aka the “chosen one,” to the Cave of Wonders, wherein lies a magic lamp containing a genie and three wishes.