Genie
and the Agrabahns welcome us to Agrabah, introducing Aladdin and his penniless pals, Babkak, Omar, and Kassim; Princess Jasmine
and her doting father, the Sultan; and the evil Jafar and Iago ("Overture/ Arabian Night"s). Inside the marketplace,
a Shop Owner berates the hungry Aladdin for stealing a loaf of bread, causing Razoul and his Guards to chase after him and
his pals ("One Jump Ahead") until they escape. Afterward, when an Apple Vendor reviles two Beggars, Aladdin offers
them his bread and defends them when Prince Abdullah shoves them out of his way ("One Jump Ahead - Reprise / Proud of
Your Boy").
In the palace, Jafar plots with Iago to become Sultan as
Jasmine rejects Prince Abdullah and the Sultan declares that she must marry by the next moon. Frustrated, Jasmine confides
in her attendants - Isir, Manal, and Rajah - who encourage her to open up to experiences beyond the palace ("These Palace
Walls"). As Jasmine disguises herself and takes off to heed their advice, Jafar and Iago invoke an incantation, and a
Spooky Voice reveals that Aladdin is the key to finding a magic lamp that will grant Jafar the power to become Sultan.
In the marketplace, Aladdin
and his friends put on a show in hope of earning some money ("Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim"). When Aladdin notices
the seemingly out-of-place Jasmine and offers to show her around the marketplace, Jasmine unthinkingly takes an apple from
a vendor, catching the attention of the guards. The two escape together and share their mutual experience of feeling "trapped."
When the guards discover and detain them, Jasmine reveals herself to be the Princess and is escorted back to the palace, vowing
to get Aladdin released. In disguise, Jafar and Iago pay off the guards and lead Aladdin to the Cave of Wonders, where he
is instructed to fetch only the lamp. Distracted by the treasures, Aladdin becomes trapped within the cave until he rubs the
lamp and releases the all-powerful Genie ("Friend Like Me"), who helps him escape. Granting the first of Aladdin's
three wishes, Genie transforms him into Prince Ali Ababwa, which Aladdin hopes will help him to woo Jasmine.
Back at the palace, Jafar, thinking that Aladdin is still trapped in the cave, informs a despondent Jasmine
that the boy's sentence has already been carried out. Just then, Aladdin and his friends make a grand entrance as Prince
Ali with his Entourage ("Prince Ali"), but his demeanor offends Jasmine, who storms off. Frustrated, Aladdin lashes
out at his friends, who in turn abandon him and leave the palace.
Later, on the Princess's balcony, Prince Ali gains Jasmine's trust
and invites her on a magic carpet ride ("A Whole New World"). After bidding her farewell, Aladdin is arrested by
Jafar for trespassing in the Princess's private chambers.
Omar,
returning to help Aladdin, witnesses his arrest and runs to tell his pals, who pledge to help him ("High Adventure"),
but they too are detained as they storm the palace. Aladdin uses his second wish, and Genie frees them all.
Aladdin vows to tell Jasmine
the truth, but changes his mind when she tells him he is to become Sultan after they wed. Unsure of his own moral character
and ability, Aladdin fears he may need his third wish to succeed as a ruler. After a disappointed Genie turns his back on
Aladdin and retreats into the lamp, Aladdin weighs his options, and ultimately runs off to tell Jasmine the truth. He leaves
behind the lamp, which Jafar and Iago gleefully take.
At the wedding, Jafar reveals Prince Ali's real identity
("Prince Ali - Reprise") and demands that Genie make him Sultan. Aladdin then tricks him into wishing
to become the most powerful genie of all time - forever trapping
him inside his own lamp. Using his last wish, Aladdin frees Genie; and the Sultan, moved by Aladdin's courage and Jasmine's
wisdom, alters the law so that the Princess can rule Agrabah and marry whomever she chooses. Picking Aladdin, Jasmine and
all of Agrabah live happily, and freely, ever after ("Finale").
