Overview
- Scott is Aladdin’s longest-running Genie and an original cast member at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
- He joined as Genie standby in Toronto in 2013, opened on Broadway in 2014, originated the Australian production in 2016 with a Helpmann Award, led the West End and North American tour, and returned to Broadway in 2019.
- He has performed the role nearly 4,000 times across four companies on three continents.
- In a farewell statement, he called the role the creative journey of a lifetime and underscored the rarity of long-term leading roles for actors of color.
- The musical ranks among Broadway’s longest-running hits, with more than 6.5 million attendees at the New Amsterdam and over 21 million worldwide, and the current cast is led by Rodney Ingram, Sonya Balsara, and Dennis Stowe.