“Arabian Nights,” was the multi-talented actor of the Yiddish theater, Bruce Adler. Both Williams and Adler, sadly, died relatively young — in their early 60s. Aladdin isn’t the only ...

1. The "Arabian Nights" song at the film's start is completely revamped and expanded. In the original movie, "Aladdin" opens on the song "Arabian Nights" with a peddler riding across the desert on ...

featuring songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic The opening number, “Arabian Nights,” is a busy riot of marketplace scene-setting and souk-chic fashion ...

I love most Disney movies, but these were the four films and five songs, in particular, that motivated me to travel to specific destinations. "Arabian Nights" from "Aladdin" inspired me to visit ...

The scene then cuts to the iconic Arabian Nights song and the story of Aladdin, where Will Smith plays the Genie. While the Mariner and the Peddler aren't exactly the same characters, the live ...

Alan Menken, composer: “Aladdin” was started almost ... one of the first lyrics in the opening song of the movie, “Arabian Nights” (“Where they cut off your ears if they don’t like ...

The trailer features a new version of the Aladdin song "A Whole New World ... which was inspired by the Arabic folktale of Aladdin from One Thousand and One Nights. The new version opens in ...

Where is Aladdin playing ... extra scenes and new songs. Additionally, the characters 'Abu' and 'Raja' are not included in the musical. Set in the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah, the story ...

"I'll just start — I'll sing Aladdin all the time, just in my head." Jason then begins to belt the song "Arabian Nights" from the film as Travis laughs and sways along to the song. "Can't sing that ...