In May, the movie “Aladdin” released a looming — and charming — blue genie onto theater screens in the computer-enhanced form of star Will Smith. At the same time, Salt Lake City’s Eccles Theater welcomed the touring company of “Aladdin,” a glittering production that has been wowing Broadway audiences for more than five years.
And the Off Broadway Theatre offered “A Lad ’N’ His Magic Lamp” — its singular take on the tale of a young man, a princess and a genie.
“Can’t you just get a lamp at the D.I.?” Polly the parrot gripes to the villain, Safar, as he plots to get the magic lamp out of the Cave of Marvels.