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Aladdin Marks 12 Years on Broadway With 4,349th Performance

The Disney musical now ranks 14th in Broadway longevity after drawing 7.2 million at the New Amsterdam.

Overview

  • It trails Jersey Boys by 294 performances to move up to 13th on the all-time Broadway list, according to production tallies.
  • Worldwide, 11 productions across four continents have welcomed more than 22 million attendees, with runs continuing in New York and Tokyo.
  • The show has joined The Lion King, Wicked and Hamilton among the highest-grossing Broadway titles of the past dozen years.
  • Each performance involves more than 200 personnel, and the current Broadway leads are Rodney Ingram, Michael James Scott, Sonya Balsara and Dennis Stowe.
  • Technical tallies include roughly 140 miles flown on the magic carpet, nearly 165,000 pyrotechnics, over 250,000 quick costume changes and more than 1,000 pounds of glitter.