Aladdin
ALADDIN is a 1958 musical fantasy written especially for television, with a book by SJ Perelman and music and lyrics by Cole Porter, telecast in colour on the DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH by CBS. It was Porter’s last musical score. Columbia Records issued both monophonic and stereophonic recordings of the original TV cast: Cyril Ritchard, Dennis King, Basil Rathbone, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Geoffrey Holder (as the Genie), Sal Mineo (as Aladdin) and Una Merkel (as Aladdin’s mother). The musical was adapted for the London stage by Peter Coke, premiering on 17th December 1959 at the London Coliseum, starring Bob Monkhouse, Doretta Morrow, Ian Wallace and Ronald Shiner, under the musical direction of Bobby Howell. The London stage production expanded the score with several songs Cole Porter had originally penned for other productions.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| A Groom | Geoffrey Webb |
|---|---|
| Abanazar | Alan Wheatley |
| Aladdin | Bob Monkhouse |
| An Old Man / Fruiterer | Reginald Barratt |
| Florist | Mollie Hare |
| Genie | Milton Reid |
| Grand Vizer | David Fallon |
| Jasmine | Katy Wild
(credited as Jacqueline Marygold) |
| The Diamond Fairy | Anne Heaton |
| The Emir of Ramemmedan / A Petitioner | Kerry Jordan |
| The Emperor | Ian Wallace |
| The Margravine of Kastamuni / Doorkeeper of the Hamman Baths | Golda Casimir |
| The Princess | Doretta Morrow |
| The Slave of the Ring | Jessie Carron |
| Washee | Eddie Sargent |
| Widow Twankey | Ronald Shiner |
| Wishee | Philip Hogan |
Crew | |
| Director / Choreographer | Robert Helpmann |
| Lighting | Michael Northen |
| Musical Director | Bobby Howell |
| Scenery and costumes by | Loudon Sainthill |
| Additional Material by | Denis Goodwin |
| Choral arrangements by | Bill Shepherd |
| Orchestrations by | Ronald Hanmer |
| Orchestrations by | Len Stevens |
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Photo credits
- ALADDIN 1959 London (prog cvr) 1a by Tony Partington, Creative Commons Attribution
- ALADDIN 1959 London production - program 1b by Tony Partington, Creative Commons Attribution
- ALADDIN 1959 London production - program 1c by Tony Partington, Creative Commons Attribution
- Doretta Morrow (Princess) by Tony Partington, Creative Commons Attribution
- ALADDIN (1959 London Cast Album) cvr1a by Tony Partington, Creative Commons Attribution
- ALADDIN (1959 London Cast Album) cvr2 by Tony Partington, Creative Commons Attribution
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