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On August 20, the casts of Broadway's Aladdin and Miss Saigon came together to swap songs, sing show tunes, and raise money for a friend in need. The show entitled Show/Swap was presented by Telly Leung and Billy Bustamante, and featured hits from Miss Saigon, Aladdin, Les Miserables, Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, and more.

Eva Noblezada, Carol Angeli, Emily Bautista, Steel Burkhardt, Billy Bustamante, Graham Scott Flemming, Gaby Gamache, Dan Horn, Lina Lee, Dorcas Leung, Paul Miller, Robert ?P?endilla, Ariel Reid, Liana St. Ana, Kimmy Truong, Travis Ward-Osborne and Paige Williams have been added to the cast of the special evening SHOW/SWAP.

Telly Leung and Billy Bustamante will present a special evening SHOW/SWAP - featuring cast members from the casts of Miss Saigon and Aladdin on Broadway - on Sunday, August 20 at 8:00 PM.

Mike Cannon, an original company member of Broadway's ALADDIN who also serves as the show's dance captain and fight captain, put together a group of Broadway dancers to participate in NBC's reality sports competition SPARTAN: ULTIMATE TEAM CHALLENGE. Today he speaks to BWW about the experience.

Disney's Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical, recently welcomed new Broadway cast members Telly Leung (Aladdin) and Major Attaway (Genie). Scroll down for a first look at them onstage, plus learn more about Leung as he steps into the title role in the video below!

Celebrating free speech and the positive treatment of comedians in the industry, from June 23-25 in NYC, over 100 of America's funniest comedians including Reggie Watts (The Late Late Show with James Corden), Artie Lange (HBO's Crashing), Jim Gaffigan (new album Cinco comes out 6/13), Michelle Wolf (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah), Bert Kreischer (new special currently on Netflix), Ari Shaffir (just finished shooting season 4 of This Is Not Happening for Comedy Central), Dan Soder (Showtime's Billions), Mark Normand (1-hour special presented by Amy Schumer premieres on Comedy Central 5/12), Chris Gethard (solo show premiered on HBO 5/6), Big Jay Oakerson (Season 2 of What's Your F*&king Deal?! on Seeso), Robert Kelly (FX's Louie), Ron Bennington (Host of Bennington on Sirius XM), Nate Bargatze (new special premiering soon on Netflix), Duncan Trussell (The Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast & The Joe Rogan Experience podcast), Yamaneika Saunders (just shot her special for Comedy Central), Dave Smith (filming first 1-hour special in NYC on 6/1) and more are set to take part in Skankfest NYC, a two-and-a-half-day Comedy Party featuring artists that take chances & challenge the way the industry is shaping comedy.

Celebrating free speech and the positive treatment of comedians in the industry, from June 23-25 in NYC, over 100 of America's funniest comedians including Reggie Watts (The Late Late Show with James Corden), Artie Lange (HBO's Crashing), Jim Gaffigan (new album Cinco comes out 6/13), Michelle Wolf (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah), Bert Kreischer (new special currently on Netflix), Ari Shaffir (just finished shooting season 4 of This Is Not Happening for Comedy Central), Dan Soder (Showtime's Billions), Mark Normand (1-hour special presented by Amy Schumer premieres on Comedy Central 5/12), Chris Gethard (solo show premiered on HBO 5/6), Big Jay Oakerson (Season 2 of What's Your F*&king Deal?! on Seeso), Robert Kelly (FX's Louie), Ron Bennington (Host of Bennington on Sirius XM), Nate Bargatze (new special premiering soon on Netflix), Duncan Trussell (The Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast & The Joe Rogan Experience podcast), Yamaneika Saunders (just shot her special for Comedy Central), Dave Smith (filming first 1-hour special in NYC on 6/1) and more are set to take part in Skankfest NYC, a two-and-a-half-day Comedy Party featuring artists that take chances & challenge the way the industry is shaping comedy.

It's official! As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this year, Disney's Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical, will welcome Broadway vet Telly Leung as the title character beginning Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

Disney's Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical, celebrates its 3rd anniversary on Broadway today, March 20th, 2017, at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

'No Name... & A Bag O' Chips comedy / variety show producer, Eric Vetter recently announced three March 2017 shows at Otto's in Manhattan with the first on Friday, March 10th to feature Kevin Avery (writer on HBO's 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'), Mike Cannon (MTV2 'Guy Code') and a few surprises.

Disney's Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical, is pleased to announce that Major Attaway, current Genie standby in the Broadway company, will take over the role full-time beginning Tuesday, February 21, 2017.

WBT has announced its schedule of upcoming special events. See the entire lineup below. With questions visit: www.BroadwayTheatre.com 

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce that Joseph Vecsey is back again to host ALL NEW ALL STAR COMEDY SHOWS on Friday's, January 13 and 27 at 8 pm.

Broadway Dreams just held its annual Night of Dreams Gala, honoring Tony Award-winning lyricist and composer Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty with the inaugural Arts Advancement Award. Point Park University was the leading education sponsor of the event.

WBT has announced its lineup of shows for the upcoming winter season. See a full schedule below. For tickets, call 914-059-2222 or visit: www.BroadwayTheatre.com. 

Disney's Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical, will convert its in-person lottery into a digital lottery for a limited number of $30 tickets to every performance via AladdinTheMusical.com/lottery.

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Celebrate Valentine's Day at Feinstein's/54 Below with BROADWAY COUPLES SING I DO! I DO! on FEBRUARY 14 AT 7PM & 9:30PM. Real life Broadway couples sing from the hit musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt about the ups and downs of marriage. A special $85 prix-fixe menu will be available.

The Merchants Hall STAGE Series presents THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE: A Science Fiction Dark Comedy Musical Cult Classic, with Music & Lyrics By: Richard O'Brien.

Disney's Aladdin, the Tony Award-winning hit musical based on the Academy Award®-winning animated film, is now in its second smash year on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street). This weekend TODAY show anchor Natalie Morales took in the show - check out photos from her visit below!