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Who is the main character of "Aladdin"?

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[quote="Princess of Agrabah"][quote="Chris"]Sam Barks... I remember her from way back when she first appeared on I'd Do Anything and they renamed the Isle of Man for a week to Isle of Sam to support her.  She was amazing back then.  I was lucky enough to see her live in the Les Mis 25th Concert and I couldn't believe how much she'd improved.  Whilst I'm still holding out for Courtney Reed coming back, I agree that Sam would be a great Jasmine.

And on the subject of casting... Playbill have posted the Equity audition notices for principals, chorus (singers) and chorus (dancers).  Auditions are next month in New York with rehearsals to start "Fall 2013".

The character descriptions are almost identical to the 2011 notices that went out for the pilot production, except they now include a vocal description.

Most interesting is that Jafar, Iago and Kassim are missing which implies they've already been cast.

It's pretty natural to assume that Jonathan Freeman will be returning as Jafar (honestly I'd be disappointed if he didn't), but what about Iago and Kassim?

Personally I want Don Darryl Rivera and Brandon O'Neill as they originated the roles in Seattle, but if that was the case then how come the rest of the original cast have to re-audition?  Until anything is confirmed (and I can't even find a rumour on this) I'm going to keep championing DDR, Brandon and the rest of the original cast.

But if they have already re-cast the roles, who do you think they might have gone to?  The only name that comes to my mind is Gilbert Gottfried for Iago and I can't come up with anyone for Kassim.

Let the speculation commence![/quote]

Wow! That's awesome that you got to see her live! I also hope that Courtney Reed comes back of course, but if she doesn't, Sam Barks would probably be my next choice.

In fact, I agree, it'd be awesome if the original cast came back on board. I can't really think of anyone else off the top of my head better suited to the roles, though Ramin Karimloo would probably be an awesome Aladdin if Adam Jacobs doesn't return.[/quote]

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