NEW YORK — Before he moves on to a whole new world, Jonathan Freeman is enjoying his final magic carpet rides in “Aladdin.”
Freeman, who voiced the villainous Jafar in 1992′s animated “Aladdin,” originated the role in the 2014 Broadway production and has performed in more than 2,000 shows since then.
Jan. 23 marks his final performance in the Disney musical at the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street, but the actor still plans to portray Jafar in future iterations of “Aladdin.”