{"id":12379,"date":"2019-11-01T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washingtonfamily.com\/?p=12379"},"modified":"2019-11-01T09:56:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T13:56:43","slug":"aladdin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.washingtonfamily.com\/aladdin\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Aladdin\u2019s\u2019 Whole New World"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Broadway national tour of Disney’s \u201cAladdin\u201d is making its way through cities across the country, bringing a whole new world to the Hippodrome starting Nov. 13.<\/p>\n
As the show approaches its second anniversary, five new cast members have been added, including newcomer Kaena Kekoa, a native of Hawaii who was discovered at a Disney on Broadway open casting call in Honolulu. She will make her professional theater debut in the iconic role of Jasmine this fall.<\/p>\n
Theater newcomer<\/strong><\/p>\n Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kekoa grew up singing in church and her local musical theater community. But before she won the coveted Aladdin role, she was a schoolteacher.<\/p>\n