Aladdin
About This Event
This staging of Aladdin at the New Amsterdam Theatre features a lineup drawn from the show's company — Caleb A, Jacob Ben‑Shmuel, Sonya Balsara, Rodney Ingram and Sherri Shepherd — performers with New York credits in ensemble musical theatre. Their work emphasizes disciplined ensemble craft and direct storytelling over vocal exhibition, with attention to rhythm, cues and scene shape.
About the Artists
Sonya Balsara
Sonya Balsara is a musical-theatre performer whose work is tied to New York City stages, including appearances at the New Amsterdam Theatre. She has been part of the Broadway ecosystem through productions such as *Aladdin*, returning to the same venue across multiple live performances.
Caleb A
Caleb A is an individual performer working in musical theatre and Broadway, with appearances at New York City’s New Amsterdam Theatre in productions including *Aladdin*. He has shared the stage with artists such as Sonya Balsara and Jacob Ben-Shmuel.
Jacob Ben-Shmuel
Jacob Ben-Shmuel is a New York City–based musical theatre performer whose recent work includes appearances at the New Amsterdam Theatre in Broadway’s *Aladdin*. He has shared the stage with fellow performers including Sonya Balsara and Caleb A in that production’s ongoing run.
Rodney Ingram
Rodney Ingram and Kaley Ann Voorhees, former Broadway Phantom of the Opera co-stars, bring you private Zoom performances!
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd is an American performer whose work spans television, comedy, and stage, bringing a host’s timing and an actor’s scene sense into musical theatre. She became widely known through daytime talk, including a long run as a co-host on *The View*, and later fronted projects in sitcoms and syndicated TV.