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Caleb A. Barnett to Take Over as Genie in Broadway’s Aladdin

The move highlights the show’s habit of promoting trusted standbys into marquee roles.

Overview

  • Coverage reports that Caleb A. Barnett, previously the Genie standby, will step into the principal role in early May.
  • Michael James Scott is slated to give a final performance that week before leaving the part.
  • Barnett joined the Broadway company in 2023 as the standby and made his debut in the role that summer.
  • The current cast features Rodney Ingram as Aladdin, Sonya Balsara as Jasmine, and Dennis Stowe as Jafar.
  • The show, directed by Casey Nicholaw with music by Alan Menken, opened in 2014 and recently became the 14th longest-running Broadway production after drawing more than 22 million attendees across 11 global runs.