Aladdin: The Musical

On Thursday the 15th of September I went with my parents to see Aladdin the musical at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End! I love musical theatre and have done so for a lot of my life, paired with my love for Disney I knew I had to go and see Aladdin once I knew it was coming to the west end. Both my parents told me they'd like to go so we went as a family to see it which was nice On the day we set out on the tube to make the short trip into London and started our day by getting to Hyde Park Corner. Hyde park is the massive park in London and is lovely to sit in or take a stroll in but we were only briefly there before we made our way to the Hard Rock Cafe!  

 

I'd never been to the Hard Rock Cafe before but let me say it was definitely a place that I would go to again now that I have been, it has a lovely atmosphere and the staff were so lovely and accommodating! The cafe has a wide range of things on the menu and I was spoiled for choice but when with a chicken honey mustard sand which which was amazing! We also got onion rings which were crazy good although the portion was massive. I also couldn't resist a cocktail when I saw a few go past our table which you got a souvenir glass with, there were several different cocktails on offer and I can't remember the name of mine but whatever it was called it was lovely! Although I was stuffed I had a pudding aswell which was an ice cream sundae, although I only managed about a quarter of it. If you love music and memorabilia then you'll love the Hard Rock Cafe! When you're eating you're given a ticket to go and have a look at their museum which is across the road underneath the shop, we didn't go but if I go again I'll definitely have a look as it seemed really interesting.

 

 

 

Next up we headed off the prince Edward theatre which was only a few stops on the Piccadilly line, one of the older of all the London Underground lines. We got off a Leicester Square and took the short walk from the station up to the theatre. The theatre itself is beautiful both on the outside and inside, with an Art Deco theming on the inside which coincides with when the theatre was constructed in the 1930's. There was a variey of merchandise available including mugs, t shirts, soft toys, keyrings, tote bags and a few other pieces. I restricted myself to just a few bits. 

Now to the main part of this post, the review! Overall I thought it was a fantastic show, it was a bit more like a pantomime than most of the west end shows that you'll see but I loved that aspect of it! The staging and the costumes were completely amazing, whoever designed the costumes deserves an award and whoever sewed on all those jewels and sequins also needs an award! The cave of wonders scene was completely mesmerising and was one of the best sets I've ever seen. The usual fantastic Alan Menken music was on offer and they managed to weave in the extra songs into the stage show seamlessly, proud of your boy is a beautiful song, it should definitely have been included in the animated movie. The majority of the cast were fantastic, I liked the replacement of Abu with Aladdins friends and feel like it was a good decision for the show, although the standout cast member was 1000% the Genie played by the fantastic Trevor Dion Nicholas. He literally stole the show and every time he came on stage he was loved by the whole audience, I won't spoil it but he makes some amazing Disney references. The 'Friend Like Me' scene was the highlight of the show for me and is definitely one of the best things I've seen on stage. Obviously 'A whole new world' was beautiful however I still have no idea how that magic carpet flew, it was as if it was actually flying and I think I'd rather not know to keep it a secret! Overall it was a great show and is definitely for the whole family! I'd highly suggest it to anyone remotely interested in going to see it!

If you have any questions about the show or travelling don't hesitate to message me either on here or Instagram. My Instagram is @shereallyisafunnugirl and I post there a lot more often than I do here.

TTFN

Lauren