Sherri Shepherd will take over the role of the Genie in “Aladdin” on Broadway from October 16, 2026, through January 3, 2027, joining current cast members Rodney Ingram (Aladdin), Sonya Balsara ...

Broadway's 'Aladdin' has spent more than a decade delighting audiences with its larger-than-life take on Disney's beloved ...

Broadway's Aladdin has had a hugely successful run in New York for the past 12 years, and for the first time, a woman will play the Genie when the show's new cast hits the stage next month. The ...

Disney Theatrical Group announced Sherri Shepherd is joining Aladdin on Broadway for a limited-time run as the first woman to play Genie.

A former View cohost will play the role popularized by Robin Williams in the 1992 animated movie. Broadway stars who've played the part include Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart, Major Attaway, ...

Disney has just confirmed that a woman has been cast as the Genie from Aladdin for the first time ever. Since Disney's animated masterpiece Aladdin premiered in 1992, the Genie has been one of the ...

Shepherd will become the first woman to play the Genie in a Disney-produced version of the musical when her limited ...

“Aladdin” in New York City will host the first woman to ever play the Genie in any of the 11 Disney-produced productions of the show around the world. Aladdin ain’t never had a Genie like its latest ...

Sherri Shepherd announced in a Sept. 8 Facebook post that she will play Genie in the Broadway production of Disney's "Aladdin ...

Guy Ritchie's only movie ever to gross $1 billion at the box office is finding new life on streaming seven years later.

Daytime Emmy-winning actress, comedian and talk-show host Sherri Shepherd is taking over the role of the Genie in "Aladdin," starting Oct. 16.