Aladdin
About This Event
At the New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway's Aladdin features a lineup including Jacob Ben‑Shmuel, Sonya Balsara, Sherri Shepherd and Rodney Ingram. Their backgrounds emphasize ensemble craft, clear storytelling and rhythmic precision — Ben‑Shmuel and Balsara for disciplined ensemble work, Shepherd for a host's timing and scene sense, and Ingram for a mix of Broadway credits and private Zoom performance work.
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.
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.
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.