| Twisted | |
|---|---|
| The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier | |
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| Music | A. J. Holmes |
| Lyrics | Kaley McMahon |
| Book | Matt Lang Nick Lang Eric Kahn Gale |
| Basis | Aladdin by Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliott, and Terry Rossio Wicked by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman |
| Premiere | July 4, 2013: Greenhouse Theater Center, Chicago |
| Productions | 2013 Chicago |
Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier is a musical with music by A. J. Holmes, lyrics by Kaley McMahon, and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Eric Kahn Gale. It was produced by StarKid Productions.[1]
A revisionist parody of the 1992 film Aladdin, the musical tells the film's story from the point of view of the film's villain, Jafar (spelled "Ja'far" in all official materials), in a nod to the musical Wicked, which told the familiar story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the point of view of The Wicked Witch of the West. In addition to Aladdin and Wicked, the musical also parodies several other Disney films and stage musicals, as well as the history of The Walt Disney Company.
Twisted opened in Chicago's Greenhouse Theatre on July 4, 2013, and closed on July 28, 2013, as part of a limited run. The original production was directed by Brian Holden.[2] The group put the entire musical up on YouTube on November 27, 2013. The musical's cast recording debuted at No. 63 on the American iTunes Top 100 albums chart.[3][4]
- ^ Gioia, Michael. "New Team StarKid Musical Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier Opens July 4 in Chicago". Playbill. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Starkid's "TWISTED" Tickets On Sale This Thursday!". PopWrapped!. May 2013.
- ^ "iTunesCharts.net: 'Twisted (Original Chicago Cast Recording)' by Twisted Chicago Cast (American Albums iTunes Chart)". www.itunescharts.net. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20.
- ^ "TWISTED – The Musical - Saved by passion and potent talent". www.theatreview.org.nz.