Just got back from seeing Aladdin at the #theatre. I have to say it was actually pretty good. Worth it just for the songs from the original film, and some of the performances were pretty good, particularly the genie.
But they had some terrible new songs that they decided to add in, really cringe. And a pointlessly added tragic backstory for Aladdin himself that didn't pay off. And some of it dragged on unnecessarily long, they should've cut out all the new songs, all the new story elements, and about 30 minutes out of the whole production.
But it was worth it just for the OG songs and some of the performances, and actually the general vibe which was positive.
Also about the genie, I thought it was an homage to Robin Williams without simply trying to copy his style completely, and without trying to pretend he didn't exist or doing something different just for the sake of it. So they struck a good happy medium there which was nice to see.
Overall I'd give it a meh out of 10, but nothing offensive, and it was a nice night out.
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