*Daytime Emmy-winning comedian and actress Sherri Shepherd is preparing to make history as Disney’s first female Genie in “Aladdin,” but she now admits the opportunity frightened her enough to trigger ...

There’s no law that says a genie can’t be a woman, just like there’s no law that says a Disney mermaid can’t be Black. For years, the entertainment industry’s biggest genie star was a woman, TV’s ...

Sherri Shepherd will join Disney's Aladdin on Broadway as the Genie, beginning her limited run on Friday, October 16, according to Deadline. Notably, the talk show host will become the first woman to ...

Sherri Shepherd will return to Broadway this fall in Disney’s “Aladdin,” becoming the first woman to play the Genie in any Disney-produced stage version of the musical. The Daytime Emmy Award-winning ...

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Sherri Shepherd is heading back to Broadway, and this time, she’ll be making history. The Emmy-winning actress and comedian will become the first woman to play the Genie in Disney’s Broadway ...

Disney's "Aladdin" production has a new Genie, and she's ready to "make some Broadway magic." Sherri Shepherd announced in a Sept. 8 Facebook post that she will play Genie in the Broadway production ...

Disney is once again changing one of its most recognizable characters, this time gender swapping the Genie in its long-running Broadway production of Aladdin. Former The View co-host Sherri Shepherd ...