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30 years ago, Disney brought the animated world of Beauty and the Beast to life on Broadway.
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Today, Disney on Broadway continues to bring that magical experience
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with two of its hit musical on the Great White Way,
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Aladdin and the Lion King, and many more around the world.
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230 million theater goers have seen 10 of its musical productions in 36 countries since then.
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Including many of Disney on Broadway's cast members.
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Sonia Balsara, who first experienced live theater,
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watching the musical Beauty and the Beast on Broadway,
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came full circle when she played Jasmine in New York City's production of Aladdin.
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The music at Disney has always just, I think it's defined my emotional life, to be honest.
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Beauty and the Beast was the first Broadway show I ever saw.
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And I still can feel that moment when Belle gets to see
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the library for the first time.
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These are characters that will live on beyond our lifetimes, you know.
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Aladdin cast members say to be a part of Disney's legacy is a great honor.
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It's just such a pleasure.
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I honestly, it's hard to think about Disney and not think about how much it's shaped my life.
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And so like to be a small part in that is just such an honor and a privilege that I feel.
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Meanwhile, Filipino Americans in their own way,
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helped shape what Aladdin is today.
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Adam Jacobs originated the title role and brought Aladdin from a Disney cartoon
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to a live character on stage when the hit musical opened on Broadway in 2014.
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Don Daryl Rivera, who originated the villain Iago,
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continues to play Jafar's scene-stealing and laughter-inducing evil sidekick.
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The fact that they've had such a hit after hit after hit live in the theater,
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that's what they've brought to Broadway.
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They've brought the Disney magic to Broadway.
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And of course, Tony-winning Disney legend Lea Salonga,
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who lent her voice to Princess Jasmine,
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has inspired the next generation of actresses and set the bar high for Jasmine's.
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We grew up hearing her voice and learning how to sing through just listening to her.
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Aladdin also gave film and actors a whole new world of theater space
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to showcase their talent and skills.
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Ariel Jacobs originated the role Jasmine in Australia,
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while Angelo Soriano, as a swing,
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can, in a moment's notice, play any of the twelve male ensemble characters
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and two understudy roles, including Iago.
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The fact that we all trust each other to make two and a half hours of magic happen all together,
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and it happens so flawlessly, right?
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The fact that we can all work in tandem, not only onstage, backstage,
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but also in front of the stage,
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to help everyone experience the magic of Aladdin,
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it's pretty remarkable.
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When you think about 30 years, right?
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Like, when you were a kid 30 years ago, now you have children as well.
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And now you're giving them the gift of this Disney magic that just keeps going and going and going.
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The Amsterdam Theater on Broadway continues to provide theatergoers
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a magical carpet ride to Agrabah eight times a week,
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hopefully for another 30 years.
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Juan Tagala, ABS-CBN News, New York.
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Thank you for watching!
