Brad Weinstock will join the cast of Aladdin on Broadway as Omar. The Main Stem newcomer will take over for original cast member Jonathan Schwartz beginning February 23 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Weinstock has appeared in the national tours of Jersey Boys and Wicked, as well as The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sweeney Todd and Hero. Aladdin marks his Broadway debut.
Also joining the cast is Major Attaway, who steps in as the standby for Genie, Babkak and Sultan. He takes over for Trevor Dion Nicholas, who will make his West End debut as the Genie in the London premiere later this year.
The cast of Aladdin currently features Adam Jacobs as Aladdin, Courtney Reed as Jasmine, Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart as Genie, Clifton Davis as Sultan, Jonathan Freeman as Jafar, Don Darryl Rivera as Iago, Brian Gonzales as Babkak and Steel Burkhardt as Kassim.