Aladdin by the Numbers: 12 Years, 3 Wishes and One Magical Broadway Ride

Disney's Aladdin first brought flying carpets, soaring heroes and famous love ballads to Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on February 26, 2014. More than a dozen years later, the high adventure shows no signs of slowing down. In celebration of the blockbuster musical, we're taking it wonder by wonder. Ali Baba had them 40 thieves; Scheherazade had a thousand tales. But you're in luck, because up our sleeves, we have numbers you ain't never seen!

There have been 11 productions of Aladdin on four continents, welcoming over 22 million guests.

Aladdin on Broadway has welcomed more than 7.2 million guests to the New Amsterdam Theatre.

Aladdin is the longest-running show in the 123 year history of the New Amsterdam Theatre.

Aladdin was nominated for five Tony Awards in 2014, winning one: James Monroe Iglehart took home the Best Featured Actor trophy for his role as Genie.

As of August 17, 2026, Aladdin has played 4,521 performances on Broadway.

Throughout its Broadway run, 119 performers have appeared in the show, with 28 performers making their Broadway debuts.

There have been 31 children born into the Aladdin family since the production began Broadway performances.

There are over 100 different automated scenic effects that take place during the show.

There are 84 special effects, including live pyrotechnics, in every show.

The Genie has set off more than 165,000 pyrotechnics in the showstopping "Friend Like Me."

There are 550 light cues in the show. In "Friend Like Me" alone, there are 56 light cues and 29 other cues for automation and pyro.

There are over 150 moving lights employed throughout the show.

Not everything is automated! "The rocks during the Cave of Wonders collapse sequence are thrown by hand," reveals JJ Hu, Aladdin's head of props. "Miranda Tracy (stage left props) and I sometimes try to bounce them off each other for comedic effect.”

It takes 30 minutes to apply Jafar's makeup.

Over 1,000 pounds—half a ton!—of custom-mixed glitter have been used to create the Genie’s signature sparkle.

There are two circular Genie lifts—one on either side of the stage—which rotate, produce smoke and elevate at the same time.

There are two toaster lifts used to catapult actors onto the stage during “Friend Like Me.”

Aladdin and Jasmine have flown over 140 miles on the magic carpet while singing "A Whole New World."

"I remember being quite nervous getting on the magic carpet for the first time, because there were so many things to think about," recalls Rodney Ingram, Broadway's current Aladdin. "I had to make sure Jasmine and I were secure, find the light so I wasn’t in the dark, all while trying to remember the lyrics of the Oscar-winning song that everybody in the audience also knows! But once you take flight, all the nerves disappear, you get to fall in love and see the beautiful night sky in the form of an awestruck Broadway audience. It’s truly magical."

Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three… The word "wish" is in the script 47 times.

There are three Genie lamps used during every performance.

There are 48 swords in the show. The heaviest weighs 2.5 pounds and the longest is 41 inches.

There are 20 tons of scenery hanging from the rails of the New Amsterdam Theatre.

It takes more than 200 people—onstage, backstage, in the pit and in the front of house—to bring each performance to life.

There are 59 individuals who have been with the show for five years or more, and 33 people have been there since the very beginning, in 2014.

"Most people don't realize how much choreography there is backstage in addition to what they see onstage," says Hu. "If you stand in the wrong place at the wrong time for the top of either act, you'll either be run over by a building, a cart or a dresser carrying their costume pieces."

There are 337 costumes in the show, based on 136 individual designs.

It takes Tony-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes six hours to draw and paint one costume sketch.

There are 161 custom-made shoes in the show.

Everything worn in the show was custom made by hand: 352 people in 28 different shops worked on the construction of the costumes.

There are 1,225 different fabrics used in the show’s costumes. Fabric is from Morocco, Turkey, India, Uzbekistan, Guatemala, France, Italy, Germany and China.

There are 1,428 Swarovski crystals on just one pair of men's pants in the tap finale of "Friend Like Me."

Can your friends do this? The production has 108 costume changes that take place in under 60 seconds.

Do your friends do that? Fifty-eight costume changes in the show take place in less than 30 seconds.

In the Act 2 opener "Prince Ali," the entire ensemble changes costumes completely three to four times. The cast and wardrobe team have made over a quarter million costume quick changes to date.

"The choreography during 'Prince Ali' doesn’t just take place onstage," explains Christel Murdock, Aladdin's wardrobe supervisor. "The dressers, actors, hair and props departments all have a job to do. The timing is of utmost importance, and the costumes have been engineered in extraordinary fashion. Everyone must work with impeccable precision to pull it off."

The Broadway production employs 15 dressers.

Now that you're one jump ahead, journey beyond the palace walls to the New Amsterdam and lose yourself in the shining, shimmering, splendid production.

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