Cole Porter's 'Aladdin'
Cole Porter's version of the story of Aladdin--his only musical written especially for television
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"This was a real find. I remember watching this on TV in my salad years at the ripe age of 10. I was developing an interest in musical theater and knew in fact who Cole Porter was. At that age I still liked children's fables as well and could appreciate Aladdin on that level. Watching it again 60 years later I can now appreciate the wit that went into some of Porter's lyrics. Though Sal Mineo plays the young protagonist Aladdin and Anna Maria Alberghetti is the royal princess of China a woman way beyond his station, the real star of Aladdin is Cyril Ritchard who is the sorcerer who ..."
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This was the last musical show written by Cole Porter before his death and the song "Wouldn't It Be Fun" (not performed in the show, but included in the soundtrack recording) contains the last lyrics that Porter wrote.
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Cole Porter's version of the story of Aladdin--his only musical written especially for television