The world-famous story of Aladdin in a new version, written by Tijl Dauwe and Sam Verhoeven.

Brief content

The world-famous fairy tale from One Thousand and One Nights in a new guise. This musical is a spectacular, musical journey through the Middle East full of humour, dance, spells, a flying carpet and a wacky Spirit from a wondrous lamp.

In this story, Aladdin, with the help of the Spirit, tries to win the heart of Princess Jasmine. A story where love conquers all.

This musical premiered at the Stadsschouwburg in Antwerp and subsequently played at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt and the Capitole Theatre in Ghent.

Recordings

An official ‘cast recording’ was issued on CD in 2019.
This recording is also available on all streaming services.

The press on Aladdin

“Aladdin exceeds all expectations”.
MUSICALSITES

“A super fun outing for the whole family.”
MUSICALWORLD

“A recipe that makes the magic in theatre come alive!”
MUSICAL VIBES

Performances

2019 – World premiere at the Stadsschouwburg in Antwerp, Exception Theatre (B)

Creatives
Screenplay & lyrics: Tijl Dauwe
Music: Sam Verhoeven
Arrangements: Thomas Vanhauwaert
Original direction: Tijl Dauwe
Original producer: Outlook producer
Cast – 3 women, 3 men, 1 child, ensemble

Aladdin
Jasmine
Spirit
Hessa
Sultan
Maryam
Nadir (child role)
Ensemble (minimum 6 women and 6 men)

Orchestra

Orchestra was recorded in the studio
Orchestra tape on multitrack is part of the licence.
Package also available on request.

Multitrack consists of:

Reed I (flute, piccolo)
Reed II (oboe, alto oboe)
Reed III (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone)
Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Keyboard
Bass guitar/ double bass
Drums
Percussion
Violin I (8)
Violin II (6)
Viola (6)
Cello (4)
Ensemble + SFX

Arrangement consists of: 

Reed I (flute, piccolo)
Reed II (oboe, alto oboe)
Reed III (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto)
Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Keyboard
Keyboard II (double strings)
Percussion
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Bass guitar/ double bass

Playing time

Act I – 60 minutes
Act II – 45 minutes

Translations

No translation available

Additional material

Audio recording (2019)

Rights

On request – minimum 11% of gross receipts for the original Dutch-language version
Additional fee per performance for use of the script, vocal score and multitrack orchestral tape or arrangement.

More info

Request info via licensing@iskariot.be

Requests

Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
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Worldwide, except Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg
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