He uses his first wish from the lamp to make himself Sultan, and the second to make himself a powerful sorcerer. Ja'far accepts that he has to take the "twisted" path.
The villains claim that they are not really evil - they are portrayed as villains because their stories have become twisted ("Twisted").
He imagines being visited by characters from Scheherazade‘s tales, who are represented by other Disney villains. Ja'far is framed for being a sorcerer and escapes, while also stealing the lamp from Aladdin. The Princess asks him to marry her, and he reluctantly agrees. Aladdin takes the Princess on a magic carpet ride and unsuccessfully tries to convince her to take off her clothes ("Take Off Your Clothes"). Aladdin, disguised as a wealthy foreign prince, visits the Princess, who sees through his disguise immediately. The Captain tells them that a wealthy stranger is leading a parade through the market, leaving a lot of people dead. Believing that destroying the Princess' kingdom will win her affections, he and his soldiers march to war.īack in the Magic Kingdom, Ja'far tries to warn the Princess about Aladdin. Prince Achmed returns to the kingdom of Pixar and despairs that he will only be remembered as a "throwaway joke" ("No One Remembers Achmed"). When Aladdin exits the Tiger Head Cave and discovers the secret of the lamp, he decides to take it for himself. The Princess, Aladdin, and Ja'far all reflect on what they want most: a happy ending ("Happy Ending"). Ja'far bails Aladdin out of jail and has him go to the Tiger Head Cave to retrieve the Djinn's lamp. Before they can kiss, they are caught by the royal guards, who throw Aladdin in prison and take the Princess home. He then talks about his past and how he became an orphan ("Orphaned At Thirty-Three").
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The Princess meets Aladdin and is entranced by his free lifestyle and lack of respect for royalty, although she is oblivious to his sexual advances. Back in the present, Ja'far decides to seek out the Tiger Head Cave and the wish-granting Djinn ("If I Believed"). She gives Ja'far her scarab necklace and vows that they will be reunited one day. The Sultan later becomes attracted to Scheherazade and claims her as his wife.
Ja'far and Scheherazade fall in love and marry ("A Thousand and One Nights"). His mood is lifted when palace storyteller Scheherazade tells him the story of the Tiger Head Cave, which contains an oil lamp housing a wish-granting Djinn. On his first day on the job as Assistant Royal Vizier, Ja'far discovers that the Royal Vizier and his court are corrupt and only care about money ("The Golden Rule (Evil Reprise)"). In a flashback, Ja'far is loved by the villagers and teaches them to follow " The Golden Rule". In the ruckus, he finds a golden necklace that reminds him of his past ("Sands of Time"). Ja'far finds out that the Sultan had ordered the execution of the "2D department" and wrecks his room. Ja'far berates the Princess for her carelessness, while she naïvely longs for a life of freedom ("Everything and More"). Insulted, Prince Achmed declares war on the Magic Kingdom. Ja'far returns to the palace but is greeted by an angry Prince Achmed, upon whom the Princess has sicced her pet tiger. Aladdin then appears, gloating that he lives by taking whatever he wants ("I Steal Everything"). Aladdin has also humiliated the visiting Prince Achmed of Pixar (pronounced PEEK-zahr), whom Ja'far has brought for diplomatic reasons. The Captain of the Guard informs Ja'far that a thief named Aladdin recently terrorized the populace, leaving a lot of people dead. Ja'far, the Royal Vizier, walks through the Magic Kingdom while conversing with the villagers, who blame him for all of their problems ("Dream a Little Harder"). 63 on the American iTunes Top 100 albums chart. The musical's cast recording debuted at No. The group put the entire musical up on YouTube on November 27, 2013. Twisted opened in Chicago's Greenhouse Theatre on July 4 and closed on July 28 as part of a limited run. It has several nods and homages to the musical Wicked, which similarly retells a popular story from the villain's point of view. The musical parodies the 1992 Walt Disney Animation Studios' film Aladdin, and The Walt Disney Company in general, telling the story from the point of view of Ja'far, the Royal Vizier. Holmes, lyrics by Kaley McMahon, book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Eric Kahn Gale, and directed by Brian Holden. Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier is a musical with music by A. July 4, 2013 ( ): Greenhouse Theater Center, Chicago Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier poster
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