Watch Ainsley Melham, Caleb A. Barnett, and Aladdin Cast Perform 'Friend Like Me' | Playbill

Video Watch Ainsley Melham, Caleb A. Barnett, and Aladdin Cast Perform 'Friend Like Me'

The company of the long-running Disney hit recently performed on ABC's The View.

Ainsley Melham, Caleb A. Barnett perform on "The View"

Ainsley Melham (formerly of BOOP!) was recently joined by Caleb A. Barnett and the Broadway company of Aladdin for an appearance on ABC's The View. Melham is now playing the title role in Aladdin at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

Watch the cast, led by Barnett and Melham, perform the Disney song "Friend Like Me" in the video below.

Melham, who is of Arab heritage, originated the role of Aladdin in the Australian production of the Disney hit in 2016. His other stage credits in Australia include the national tours of Wicked, Pippin, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella as well as productions of Kiss of the Spider Woman, Merrily We Roll Along, The Normal Heart, Xanadu, Watershed: The Death of Dr. Duncan, and Hi-5.

Aladdin recently became the 14th longest-running show in Broadway history.

To date, Aladdin has welcomed more than 6.5 million guests to the New Amsterdam and appeared on the Top 10 list of highest-grossing Broadway shows nearly every week of its run. There have been 11 productions on four continents welcoming over 21 million guests.

The current Broadway cast also features Michael James Scott as Genie, Sonya Balsara as Jasmine, and Dennis Stowe as Jafar. The show also features Jacob Ben-Shmuel, Colt Prattes, and Michael Schimmele as Aladdin’s sidekicks Omar, Kassim, and Babkak, respectively; JC Montgomery as Sultan; and Don Darryl Rivera as Iago. Barnett, Wes Hart, and Marcus M. Martin stand by for several principals.

The stage production, which expands the 90-minute film into a two-act format, has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by the late Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin. Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs.

Aladdin opened at the New Amsterdam March 20, 2014, following previews that began February 26. The musical was nominated for five 2014 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. James Monroe Iglehart won the Tony for his performance as the Genie.

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Aladdin is designed by Tony-winning scenic designer Bob Crowley, Tony-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz, Tony-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes, and sound designer Ken Travis.

The production team also includes illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer, hair designer Josh Marquette, and makeup designer Milagros Medina-Cerdeira. The music team is headed by music supervisor and music director Michael Kosarin, who also created the vocal and incidental music arrangements, joined by orchestrator Danny Troob and dance music arranger Glen Kelly. John MacInnis is the associate choreographer, Jason Trubitt is the production supervisor, and Myriah Bash is the general manager. Anne Quart serves as executive producer.

 
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