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Jasmine is based on the princess who appears in the Middle Eastern folk tale collection One Thousand and One Nights, specifically the story ' Aladdin and the Magical Lamp.' Lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken had first begun to develop Aladdin while they were still writing songs for The Little Mermaid (1989), but further development was abandoned in favor of working on Beauty and the Beast (1991) instead. Naomi Scott played the character in the 2019 live-action adaptation of the original 1992 film.ĭevelopment Conception and writing Both Larkin and Salonga have been awarded Disney Legends for their contributions to the role.

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Jasmine has made subsequent appearances in Aladdin's sequels The Return of Jafar (1994) and Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996), as well as its television series and a Broadway musical adaption of the film. Unlike most of Disney's princesses, Jasmine is a supporting character in her own film, taking the secondary role of the love interest. Due to this, the character is credited with introducing racial diversity to Disney's princess genre. She is the sixth Disney Princess and the franchise's first non-European member, as well as its first West Asian princess. The character has garnered mixed to positive reviews, with much of her character arc compared unfavorably to her predecessors Ariel from The Little Mermaid (1989) and Belle from Beauty and the Beast (1991), but has been praised for her personality and her chemistry with Aladdin. Animated by Mark Henn, Jasmine's design is an eclectic combination of unique sources, including an anonymous theme park guest, Henn's own sister, and actress Jennifer Connelly. Discovered by casting director Albert Tavares, Lea Salonga was cast as Jasmine's singing voice based on her performance in the musical Miss Saigon this unprecedented casting decision made Jasmine the first Disney Princess to have her speaking and singing voices provided by two different actresses. Several months after securing the role, Larkin was nearly fired from the project because Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg felt that her voice was not suitable for a princess, but Clements and Musker managed to convince him otherwise. Originally conceived as a spoiled, materialistic princess, the writers eventually rewrote Jasmine into a stronger and more prominent heroine following the elimination of Aladdin's mother from the script, while borrowing story elements from the romantic comedy Roman Holiday (1953). Created by screenwriters and directors Ron Clements and John Musker with co-screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, Jasmine is based on Badroulbadour, a princess who appears in the One Thousand and One Nights folktale ' Aladdin and the Magical Lamp.' Despite an age-old law stipulating that the princess must marry a prince in time for her upcoming birthday, Jasmine is instead determined to marry someone she loves for who he is as opposed to what he owns.

Voiced by Linda Larkin – with a singing voice provided by Lea Salonga – Jasmine is the spirited daughter of the Sultan, who has grown weary of her life of palace confinement. It is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw.Jasmine is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 31st animated feature film Aladdin (1992). The musical features music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin, with a book by Beguelin.

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This production features five songs from the Academy Award-winning movie soundtrack and more written especially for the stage. She joins a cast that features Michael Maliakel in the title role, Michael James Scott as Genie, Dennis Stowe as Jafar, Milo Alosi as Kassim, Zach Bencal as Babkak and Brad Weinstock as Omar, JC Montgomery as Sultan and Don Darryl Rivera as Iago.Īladdin was adapted from the animated Disney film and centuries-old folktales, including “One Thousand and One Nights.” Aladdin’s journey sweeps audiences into a world of adventure, classic comedy and romance. Balsara replaces current star Shoba Narayan, who will play her final performance on January 15.īalsara previously played the role of Jasmine for several weeks last fall while Narayan starred in the world premiere of Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical.This marks Balsara's Broadway debut. Sonya Balsara will take over as Jasmine in Aladdinon Broadway beginning January 19 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

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