Aladdin (1958 film)

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1958 American TV series or program

Aladdin

Written by| S.J. Perelman
Directed by| Ralph Nelson
Starring| Sal Mineo
Geoffrey Holder
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Basil Rathbone
Cyril Ritchard
Theme music composer| Cole Porter
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Producer| Richard Lewine
Running time| 90 min
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| February 21, 1958 (1958-02-21)

Aladdin is a 1958 musical fantasy television film, with a book by S.J. Perelman and music and lyrics by Cole Porter, telecast in color 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 stage premiering December 17, 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.

## Musical numbers

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Sony Records digitally remastered the original stereo recording for CD release; musical numbers included:[1]

* "Come to the Supermarket (in Old Peking)"
* "Make Way (for the Emperor)"
* "Trust Your Destiny To Your Star"
* "Opportunity Knocks but Once (at Thuh Door)"
* "Aladdin"
* "Wouldn't It Be Fun"
* "I Adore You"
* "No Wonder Taxes Are High"
* "I Adore You (Reprise)"

The London stage production also included:

* "There Must Be Someone For Me" (from Mexican Hayride)
* "Cherry Pies Ought to Be You" (from Out of This World)
* "I Am Loved" (from Out of This World)
* "Ridin' High" (from Red, Hot and Blue!)

## Footage

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The original telecast was never repeated (despite videotape being in use at the time), nor was it released on VHS or DVD. A kinescope of the 1958 broadcast survives at both the New York City and Beverly Hills branches of the Paley Center for Media.

## Influence

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Barbra Streisand recorded the list song "Come to the Supermarket (in Old Peking)" for The Barbra Streisand Album in 1963.[2] The same song was recorded by John Inman for Are You Being Served Sir? in 1975.[3] Patti LuPone recorded the same song for her 1993 Live album.[4]

## Lost Musicals revival

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In 2012, as part of his Lost Musicals project, Ian Marshall-Fisher directed a stage revival at Sadler's Wells, London.[5] The cast included John Savident as The Magician, Richard Dempsey as Aladdin, Vivienne Martin as Aladdin's mother, Candy Ma as the Princess and Rhiannon Drake as Jade Bud.[6] The production garnered much media attention, due to the well-known cast.

## References

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1. ^ Kimball, Robert. (ed.) 1971. Cole. London: Michael Joseph Ltd
2. ^ "Barbra Archives: The Barbra Streisand Album (1963)". Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
3. ^ Are You Being Served Sir? at Discogs (list of releases)
4. ^ Patti Lupone Live at Discogs (list of releases)
5. ^ The Times The Times. 28 August 2012. Accessed 3 January 2015.
6. ^ http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/341515/Theatre-review-Aladdin-Lost-Musicals-Lilian-Baylis-Studio-Sadler-s-Wells Daily Express. 24 August 2012. Accessed 3 January 2015.

## External links

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* Aladdin Cole Porter's Aladdin at IMDb
* Aladdin at Discogs (list of releases)

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Aladdin

Key people|

* Hanna Diyab
* Antoine Galland

Films|

* Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)
* The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
* Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939)
* A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
* Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag (1952)
* Alif Laila (1953)
* Alladin Ka Beta (1955)
* Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp (1957)
* Aladdin (1958)
* 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
* The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)
* Sindbad Alibaba and Aladdin (1965)
* Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1967)
* A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
* Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1970)
* Adventures of Aladdin (1978)
* Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum (1979)
* Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982)
* Superfantagenio (1986)
* Aladdin (1992)
* Aladdin (Golden Films) (1992)
* The Return of Jafar (1994)
* Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
* Son of Alladin (2002)
* Aladin (2009)
* Ashchorjyo Prodeep (2013)
* The New Adventures of Aladdin (2015)
* Alad'2 (2018)
* Aladdin (2019)
* Adventures of Aladdin (2019)
* Wish Dragon (2021)

Television series|

* Alif Laila (1993–1997)
* Aladdin (1994–1995)
* Arabian Nights (2000)
* Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga (2018–2021)
* Once Upon a Time season 6 (2016)

Theatre|

* The New Aladdin (1906)
* Aladdin (1979 musical) (1979)
* Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular (2003)
* Aladdin (2011 musical) (2011)

Video games|

* Disney's Aladdin (Sega Genesis; 1993)
* Disney's Aladdin (SNES; 1993)
* Disney's Aladdin (SIMS; 1994)
* Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (2001)
* Kingdom Hearts (2002)

Other|

* Disney franchise
* Disney character
* The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
* Arabian Coast
* Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin
* Aladdin (Nielsen)
* Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

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