ALADDIN: A MUSICAL SPECTACULAR
Italics indicate singing.
CAST
Aladdin- Joe
Jasmine- Rosy
Alisha- Ella
Saskia-Ellie
Sultan-Ollie
Sultana- Katy
Jafar-Iona
Iago- Abbie
Erago-Sammy
Cave- Robbie
Head guard/ Carpet- Charlie
Guard 1- Amaan
Guard 2- Alfie
Narrator 1- Tori
Narrator 2- Lewis P
Peddler 1- Adam
Peddler 2- Cerys
Gazeem- Frankie
Genie- Lewis H
Jardeen -Alex
Fazeem- Ellena
Uswa- Olivia
Shazim- Shop keeper - Luca
Aamina -Shop keeper 2- Iara
Raya- Shop keeper 3- Finley
Abu- Tom
Prince- Kiran
Kafiro- Polly
Hazari- Thomas
Genie 2 Dora
Peddler 1: Ah, Salaam and good evening to you worthy friend. Please, please, come closer There. Welcome
to Agrabah. City of mystery, of enchantment, and the finest merchandise this
side of the river Jordan, on sale today, come on down! Heh, heh.
Peddler 2: Look at this! Yes! Combination hookah and coffee maker. Will not break (taps it on table), will not-(it falls apart)--break. Hmmmm…I can see that you're only interested in the exceptionally rare. I think then,
you would be most rewarded to consider...this. (PEDDLER pulls the MAGIC LAMP out from his sleeve.)
Peddler 1: Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but
what is inside that counts. This is no ordinary lamp! It once changed the course of a young man's life.
Peddler 2: A young man who liked this lamp was more than what he seemed. A diamond in the rough. Perhaps
you would like to hear the tale? (PEDDLER pours shiny sand from the
lamp into his hand.) It begins on a dark night (PEDDLER throws sand into the sky, where it forms a starry
nightscape.) , where a dark man waits, with a dark purpose.
(Lightning flashes and the NARRATOR enters stage right, along with a man with a
camel puppet)
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NARRATOR 1:
Oh, I come from a land
From a far away place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where it's flat and immense
And the heat is intense
NARRATOR 2:
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home
When the wind's from the east
And the sun's from the west
And the sand in the glass is right
Come on down, stop on by
Hop a carpet and fly
To another Arabian Night!
Narrator 1: Ahhhh, salaam and good evening, weary travellers.The desert hides a thousand stories! (enter
JAFAR, IAGO, ERAGO and GAZEEM at the entrance to the CAVE of WONDERS) Ah, the Cave of Wonders.
The setting of one of our most famous legends. The tale of the magic lamp. (the NARRATOR exits stage left)
JAFAR: You...are late.
GAZEEM:A thousand apologies, O patient one.
JAFAR: You have it, then?
GAZEEM:I had to slit a few throats to get it. (Pulls out half of the medallion. JAFAR reaches out for it, but
GAZEEM yanks it back.) Ah, ah, ahhh! The treasure! (IAGO squawks as he flies by and grabs the medallion.)
Ouch!
JAFAR: Trust me, my pungent friend. You'll get what's coming to you.
IAGO: What's coming to you! Awk!
(JAFAR pulls out the second half of the medallion. He connects them, and the insect medallion begins to glow.
Finally, it flies out of JAFAR's hand, scaring the horses, and is off towards the dunes.)
JAFAR: Quickly, follow the trail!
CAVE: Who dares approach the Cave of Wonders? Only the diamond in the rough may enter. All else will
perish.
JAFAR: You are to fetch me that lamp. Now go!
(Gazeem enters the Cave, which collapses on him)
Gazeem: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
IAGO: Oops.
JAFAR: That's the third peasant this cave has eaten this week! How am I ever to become sultan without that
lamp?
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IAGO: Lamp, lamp, lamp. How many peasants do we have to go through to find that stupid lamp?
JAFAR: Patience, Iago. That peasant was obviously less than worthy.
ERAGO: Now there's a big surprise! I think I'm gonna have a heart attack from not surprise –
JAFAR: (grabs ERAGO'S neck) Silence!
ERAGO: Choking… bird… choking…
JAFAR We have to find that diamond in the rough. Now where could he possibly be?
(JAFAR and IAGO exit stage right, passing ALADDIN, KAFIRO, HAZARI as he runs across from stage right to
stage left, pursued by the GUARDS. )
GUARD 1: Halt you worthless street rats!
ALADDIN: That's MR. Worthless Street Rat to you!
ALADDIN:
USWA:
Morning, ladies.
Getting into trouble a little early today, aren't we Aladdin?
ALADDIN:
Trouble? No way. You're only in trouble if you get caught--
(A hand grabs ALADDIN's shoulder and yanks him back. It's the first GUARD. ALADDIN's disguise falls off.)
ALADDIN:
I'm in trouble!
JARDEEN: That boy has been stealing my apples again!
FAZEEM: He's a public menace!
KAFIRO: (appears in a window) Uh, guys, let's not do anything drastic, okay? I mean, you wouldn't attack a guy
just for stealing one measly piece of fruit, now, would you? (the GUARDS draw their swords) … I'll take that as
a yes. (tosses an apple down to the guards) Here, take it back! I didn't want it anyway!
JARDEEN: Hey! They are getting away!
FAZEEM: Those boys are such a nuisance!
JARDEEN: They should put him in the royal dungeon and throw away the key!
FAZEEM: Somebody stop him!!
(the curtain rises to reveal the Agrabah marketplace. ALADDIN runs onstage from stage left, ducking behind
the buildings. As he begins to sing, everyone else freezes)
ALADDIN
Gotta keep
One jump ahead of the bread line
One swing ahead of the sword
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I steal only what I can't afford
And that's everything!
(everyone resumes motion, and ALADDIN jumps onto a cart)
HAZARI:
One jump ahead of the lawmen
That's all, and that's no joke
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke
(ALADDIN jumps off the cart and steals bread from a FEMALE CITIZEN)
JARDEEN: Riff raff!
GUARD 1: Street rat!
FAZEEM: Scoundrel!
(the HEAD GUARD stops ALADDIN, pushes him to the ground)
HEAD GUARD: Take that!
KAFIRO: Just a little snack, guys!
(ALADDIN dodges the GUARDS' swords, then ducks behind a group of girls)
CROWD: Rip him open take it back guys!
ALADDIN
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
I could use a friend or two
GIRLS
True!
Oh it's sad, Aladdin's hit the bottom
He's become a one man rise in crime
(ALADDIN, behind a BELLY DANCER, compliments her movements to hide)
FAZEEM: I'd blame parents except he hasn't got em
KAFIRO
(jumps from behind the BELLY DANCER, and the crowd spots him)
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Tell you all about it when I got the time
(ALADDIN crawls through the crowd on hands and knees as they look for him)
One jump ahead of the slow pokes
One skip ahead of my doom
Next time, gonna use a nom de plume
(ALADDIN grabs a feather from a basket)
ALADDIN
One jump ahead of the hitmen
One hit ahead of the flock
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GUARD 1: (spots ALADDIN) Hey!
ALADDIN: I think I'll take a stroll around the block
(ducks behind a building)
FAZEEM: Stop thief!
JARDEEN: Vandal!
FAZEEM: Outrage!
GIRLS: Scandal!
(ALADDIN, carried by GUARDS, is brought from behind the building)
ALADDIN: Let's not be too hasty
GIRLS: Still I think he's rather tasty
(the GUARDS push ALADDIN to the ground and the HEAD GUARD raises his sword)
ALADDIN: Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Otherwise we'd get along
(the GIRLS pass a basket along, and the last one places it over the HEAD GUARD's head, allowing ALADDIN to
duck away)
CROWD: Wrong!
(as ALADDIN hides, the HEAD GUARD tries to get the basket off his head, finally succeeding)
CROWD: One jump ahead of the hoofbeats!
(ALADDIN runs across the stage, almost into the HEAD GUARD's sword)
HEAD GUARD: Vandal!
ALADDIN: Gotta face the facts!
CROWD: One hop ahead of the hump!
(ALADDIN ducks another direction and runs into another GUARD)
GUARD 1: Street rat!
ALADDIN: Gotta eat to live!
CROWD: One trick ahead of disaster!
(ALADDIN ducks the third GUARD'S sword)
GUARD 2: Scoundrel!
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ALADDIN: Gotta steal to eat!
CROWD: They're quick
ALADDIN
But I'm much faster
Here goes
(exits stage right and returns moments later)
Better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landing
(flies across the stage with the CROWD in pursuit, and they exit stage left)
All I gotta do is jump!
(ALADDIN appears from behind a building in the center of the stage, then runs into
JASMINE, ALISHA, SASKIA as he starts to jog away)
Oh, sorry about that… (The girls continues on their way) on second thought, maybe I'm
not! Maybe it was an act of fate!
AAMINA: Pretty lady, buy a pot. No finer pot in brass or silver.
RAYA: Sugar dates, sugar dates and figs! Sugar dates and pistachios!
SHAZIM: Would the lady like a necklace. A pretty necklace for a pretty lady.
(She is charmed by the action, but is startled by a fish thrust into her face.)
RAYA: Fresh fish! We catch 'em, you buy 'em!
(Aladdin ducks behind the buildings to get in front of JASMINE, stealing an apple along the way)
JASMINE: (to a SELLER) Oh… no thank you…
ALADDIN: (holding out the apple to JASMINE) Hungry?
ALISHA: (walking away) You stole that, no doubt.
ALADDIN: (chases after her, stops her, and offers the apple again) Well, the way the sultan taxes his people,
we have no choice but to steal.
SASKIA: And do you always give away your stolen goods?
ALADDIN: Only to the less fortunate… or in your case, the more beautiful! (JASMINE starts to walk away
again) You can't escape on an empty stomach!
JASMINE: (turning around) What makes you think I'm trying to escape from something?…
(ALADDIN gestures at her disguise) Is it that obvious?
ALADDIN: Look, these streets can be dangerous. You'll need a guide. What's the matter? Don't you trust
me?
JASMINE: (takes the apple) You're very kind.
ALADDIN: The name's Aladdin, but most people call me –
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GUARD 1: Street rat!
ALADDIN: That too! Come on!
(they try to run, but are grabbed by the GUARDS)
GUARD 2: There's no sense in running, boy, we've got you surrounded!
GUARD 1: (takes the apple from JASMINE) And it looks like he's got an accomplice!
ALADDIN: Hey! Leave her out of this! She didn't do anything! It was my fault! She's innocent
GUARD 2: Silence street rat!
JASMINE: Unhand me this instant! (she is thrown roughly to the ground) And stop calling him street rat, he's
a person just like you or me!
GUARD 1: Well, listen to the little vagabond! The way she's ordering us around, you'd think she were the
princess of Agrabah herself!
(the CROWD laughs)
JASMINE: (pulls away the cloth covering her head to reveal a crown) I am the princess of Agrabah!… (the
CROWD and GUARDS fall to the ground and bow. ALADDIN, stunned, falls a moment later) And I demand
that you set this poor peasant boy free immediately, or I shall report all of you to the sultan.
GUARD 1: A hundred apologies, your majesty, but we were only following the laws.
HEAD GUARD: And with all due respect, it is your father who makes the laws, not you… uh, your
highness.
ALADDIN: It's all right, princess. I appreciate the effort.
JASMINE: (to the HEAD GUARD) You are to do nothing with him until I speak with my father. (to ALADDIN)
Don't worry, this will all be resolved before any harm comes to you… (she goes to leave, but the GUARDS are
still in the way) you're in my way.
HEAD GUARD: (jumps aside) A thousand pardons… your majesty!
(JASMINE exits stage left)
CROWD: (laughs at the guards)
GUARD 1: Clear out of here!
(the GUARDS grab ALADDIN)
HEAD GUARD: You may think you have friends in high places, boy, but no matter what the princess says, we're
free to handle criminals as we see fit… right here on the street! (he draws his sword)
JAFAR: (entering from stage right, disguised as an old man) Stop everything! Stop everything! There you are,
my boy. Your mother and I have been so worried about you! (he pulls ALADDIN away from the guards)
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ALADDIN: And you would be…?
JAFAR: Play along, boy, unless you want to sleep with the prison mice tonight, or worse. (to the GUARDS) I'm
the boy's father.
ALADDIN: Right! He's the boy's father!… wait… I'm the boy, he's the father…
JAFAR: He's always getting into trouble, this one. But he's a good boy. He has a true heart and a noble spirit.
You might almost call him a diamond in the rough. Whatever it is he's stolen, I'm sure this will more than repay
the debt. (he tosses a bag of coins to a GUARD) You'll notice a few extra gold coins there for all your hard
work.
HEAD GUARD: (grabs the bag of coins) Well, seeing as the debt has been repaid – and then some – you're free
to go. Just don't let us catch you ever again!
ABU: Believe me, that's the plan.
(the GUARDS start to jump at him, but JAFAR holds up a hand, and the GUARDS exit stage left)
JAFAR: Well, that was almost too easy.
ALADDIN: Why'd you help me out like that?
JAFAR: Oh, just compassionate, I guess. Of course, one good deed deserves another.
ABU: I had a feeling there was a catch.
(JAFAR shoves ALADDIN, and the background reveals the Cave of Wonders)
CAVE: Who dares approach the Cave of Wonders? Only the diamond in the rough may enter. All else will
perish.
ALADDIN: (approaching the Cave) I don't like those odds. (turns to leave, is stopped by JAFAR)
JAFAR: Not to worry, Aladdin. I've consulted an ancient oracle. You are the diamond in the rough. (ALADDIN
moves toward the Cave again)
IAGO: Yeah! Move it or lose it, Diamond Boy!
ALADDIN: I've changed my mind about this! (he tries to run away, but is stopped by JAFAR)
JAFAR Go! Or I shall return you to the palace guards!
ALADDIN: But –
JAFAR: Go now! There is no time to waste. And whatever you do, only touch the lamp.
ABU: Well, here goes nothing.
(he ducks into the Cave and disappears)
IAGO: He's inside, your foulness!
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JAFAR: It's only a matter of minutes now before all of Agrabah will be calling me Sultan Jafar… remember,
only touch the lamp!
(ALADDIN appears high up, walking slowly into the Cave)
ALADDIN: Only touch the lamp, got it! Only touch the lamp. Only touch the lamp. Hello? Is anybody down
there? Oh, it sure is dark in here. How did I get myself into this mess? I'm not so sure this is any better
than the royal dungeon. All right Aladdin, don't panic.
ABU: Just get down there, grab the lamp, give it to the old geezer, and call it a night.
ALADDIN: One jump ahead of the lawmen, one swing ahead of the sword… better throw my hand in, wish me
happy landin'! (he exits stage right, and reappears moments later) What was that?? One trick ahead of
disaster, on skip ahead of my doom… Hello??…
ABU: Whoa… only touch the lamp… only touch the lamp… only touch – (spotting the lamp) the lamp!
ALADDIN: (he climbs up to grab the lamp, and knocks over a piece of treaure. CARPET jumps up) I can assure
you Mr. Cave of Wonders person, that was just an accident! (the treasure falls away, and ALADDIN quickly
grabs the lamp and ducks a cave-in, setting the lamp on the ground downstage. CARPET also escapes the cavein) Oh great, just great! Now how am I supposed to get out of here? Oh, this isn't fair! Hey, somebody!
Somebody help me plea – (he comes face-to-rug with CARPET, and jumps back) WHOA! Hey… you trying to get
out of here too? (CARPET nods) I know how you feel. The name's Aladdin… (he shakes CARPET's tassel)
Well, this way looks blocked.
ABU: Got any other ideas? (CARPET gets excited and moves toward the lamp downstage) What's that, you see
something? Oh, yeah. All that work for this measly piece of junk. (CARPET mimes rubbing the lamp) What's
that? (CARPET mimes it again) I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to say. (to the audience)
Does anyone out there speak Carpet? (the audience responds) What? Rub the lamp? Okay…
what good is that gonna do? (he rubs the lamp, and GENIE billows high into the air and reappears onstage in a
plume of smoke)
GENIE: Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Genie!! Aaaaahhhhh! OY! Ten-thousand years will give ya such a crick in
the neck! (He hangs ALADDIN on a
nearby rock. Then he pulls his head off and spins it around, yelling as he does so. CARPET pulls a
ALADDIN down.) Whoa! Does it feel good to be outta there! (GENIE uses the lamp end of himself as
a microphone.) Nice to be back, ladies and gentlemen. Hi, where ya from? (Sticks the mic in
ALADDIN's face.) Come on be honest, do I have lamp odor? What's your name?
ALADDIN:
Uh, Al--uh--Aladdin.
GENIE: (Says his name as if he's discovered something major) Aladdin
Hello, Aladdin. Nice to have you on the show. Can we call you 'Al?' Or maybe just 'Din?' Or how
bout 'Laddi?'
ALADDIN:
(Shaking his head) I must have hit my head harder than I thought.
GENIE: ABU screeches wildly.) Hey, Rugman! Haven't seen you in a few millennia! Slap me some tassel! Yo!
Yeah! (CARPET flies over and high fives the GENIE. GENIE looks at ALADDIN.) Say, you're a lot smaller than
my last master. (Lifts his beer-gut.) Either that or I'm gettin' bigger. Look at me from the side--do I look
different to you?
ALADDIN:
Wait a minute! I'm--your master?
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GENIE: (Slaps a diploma in ALADDIN's hand and a mortarboard on his head.) That's right! He can
be taught!! What would you wish of me, (as Arnold Schwarzenegger) the ever impressive,(inside a
cube) the long contained, (as a ventriloquist with a dummy) often imitated, (tosses the dummy aside)
but never duplicated-(He multiplies into multiple GENIES who surround him.)
DUP. GENIES:
Duplicated, duplicated, duplicated, duplicated, duplicated, duplicated.
GENIE 2: (Says it like a ring announcer at a boxing match.) Genie! Of! The Lamp! (Goes into Ed
Sullivan) Right here direct from the lamp, right here for your enjoyment wish fulfillment.
Thank youuuuu!
ALADDIN:
Whoa! Wish fulfillment?
GENIE 2: Three wishes to be exact. And ix-nay on the wishing for more wisheThat's it—three. No
substitutions, exchanges or refunds.
ALADDIN:
(To ABU) Now I know I'm dreaming.
ABU: Who are you?
GENIE: I used to be Mr. Clean before I won a breath holding contest… I'm a Genie! And you know what that
means? You've got three, count 'em 3, really groovy wishes coming your way, baby. Oh, behave.
ALADDIN: I do?
GENIE: Yeah, but before we get started, let's go over the rule book, sport. Let's see… "How to Keep Your
Puffy Pants Puffy" by MC Hammer…"Men Are from Mars, Genies are from Lamps"… "Harry Potter," "Harry
Potter," "Harry Potter" – I'm a big fan. Ah, here we go! "Genie Rule Book"! Rule number one! No wishin' for
more wishes! It's against Genie labor laws, and you don't wanna cross that picket line, even to go to the
grocery store. Rule number two! I can't make someone fall in love with you. I did that once for
Britney Spears. Apparently the magic only lasts 55 hours. Rule number three! I can't raise the dead.
ALADDIN: Let me get this straight. You're my genie? And I'm your master?
GENIE: Yup! That's what we genies do. It's ALL we do. Oh, sure, it sounds like a glamorous gig, but you gotta
spend your whole life trapped inside that teeny lamp, doling out wish after wish, no real freedom of your own.
But hey! What am I talkin' about me for? This is your lucky day, son – not mine. And you have no idea what's
in store, friend!
Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves
Sheherazadie had a thousand tales
But master you in luck
Cause up your sleeves
You got a brand of magic never fails
You got some power in your corner now
Some heavy ammunition in your camp
You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how
See all you gotta do is rub the lamp
And I'll say
(CARPET brings out a small table with a covered dish)
Mr. Aladdin sir, what will your pleasure be
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(GENIE grabs a notepad and writes)
Let me take your order, jot it down
You ain't never had a friend like me
No no no
(GENIE 2 puts on a suit jacket that CARPET holds out)
GENIE 2
Life is your restaurant and I'm your maitre'd
Come on whisper what it is you want
You ain't never had a friend like me
Yes sir we
(GENIE lifts the lid on the dish to reveal a GENIE HEAD)
GENIE 2: Pride ourselves on service
You're the boss the king the shah
Say what you wish, it's yours, true dish
How 'bout a
GENIE 1 and 2: Little more baklava!
(GENIE re-covers the dish and grabs a menu)
GENIE
Have some of column A
Try all of column B
(slaps the menu shut and sets it down)
I'm in the mood to help you dude!
You ain't never had a friend like me!
(GENIE pushes ALADDIN downstage, where ALADDIN sits, then GENIE "throws his
voice" to CARPET)
Can your friends do this?
(a GENIE pops up in a puff of smoke)
Can your friends do that?
(another GENIE flips onto the stage from stage right)
Can your friends pull this
(GENIE pulls flowers out of a hat and hands them to CARPET)
Outta their little hat?
Can your friends go poof?
Well, lookie here
Can your friends go abracadabra
Let 'er rip!
Then make the sucker disappear!
(CARPET disappears in a puff of smoke)
And that's just the appetizer!
(the rockslide rises to reveal a whole chorus of GENIES on a Vegas-like set, ALADDIN
jumps up)
GENIE CHORUS
So don't just sit there slack jawed, buggy eyed
I'm here to answer all your mid-day prayers
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You got me bona fide certified
You got a genie for your charge d'affaires!
I got powerful urge to help you out
So what you wish, I really wanna know
(the GENIES pick up ALADDIN)
You got a list that's three miles long no doubt
Well all you gotta do is rub like so
(GENIE rubs the lamp ALADDIN holds out, then the GENIE CHORUS sets ALADDIN
down and runs offstage)
And oh!
(a few GENIES breakdance, then run offstage, leaving ALADDIN and CARPET. The
GENIES, led by GENIE, appear at the top of the staircase, hats and canes in hand)
GENIE: Give it up for the genies!
(GENIE and the GENIE CHORUS do a kickline down the stairs)
GENIE/GENIE CHORUS
Mr. Aladdin sir, what will your pleasure be
Let me take your order, jot it down
Come on whisper what it is you want
(GENIE brings ALADDIN to stand next to him, they dance)
GENIE: Let's kick it, kid!
GENIE/GENIE CHORUS
Mr. Aladdn sir, have a wish or two or three
I'm on the job, you big nabob
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
ALADDIN, GENIES, AND CHORUS
You ain't never had a friend like me
GENIE CHORUS
Oh yeah
Wah wah wah
Oh my
Wah wah wah
Oh yeah
GENIE: You ain't never had a friend like me
ALL: Hah! (ALL strike a final pose, and the lights go out)
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