Cole Porter's Aladdin (1958)
February 21, 1958Release Date
Cole Porter's Aladdin (1958)
February 21, 1958Release Date
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Release DateFebruary 21, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingNR
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Aladdin is a 1958 musical fantasy written especially for television, 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.