This age-old tale has been told and retold for centuries. Now, Classics With A Twist offers it as a fast-paced energetic play and soon as a well-crafted Broadway-style musical.
Opening on the streets of Al Kabar, we are greeted by Baba Abdul, a local merchant who says, “When in Arabia, do as the Arabians do.” He then involves the audience in repeating a few well-used Arabic words.
Aladdin, a young pickpocket, is discovered by the Sultan’s Chief Advisor, Suleyman, who is also, as it happens, an evil sorcerer. Aladdin is just skinny enough to fit into the small opening of a cave that Suleyman knows to contain a lamp of magical powers.
Also fitting into his plans, Suleyman has sweet-talked the Sultan into marrying his evil sister, Jullanar. Jullanar has plans of gaining the Sultan’s treasury by getting rid of his seven daughters by marrying them off as quickly as possible.
So in a nutshell, boy meets girl, boy is about to lose girl so boy, with the help of his magnificent, bumbling, half-powered Genie, saves girl and all her sisters. A delightful tale of love and splendor for audiences of all ages.
“The ‘Genie’ is a masterpiece character--stellar!”
-THE UNION Newspaper, Grass Valley, CA
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