Actress Mikayla Renfrow got the call to play Jasmine in 'Aladdin.' The only problem was that she was on an international flight at the time.
Janai Norman has more on how the understudy for Jasmine ended up making it in time for "Aladdin" on Broadway.Actress Mikayla Renfrow got the call to play Jasmine in "Aladdin." The only problem was that she was on an international flight at the time.Renfrow is an ensemble actress in Broadway's "Aladdin" and was on her way back from Europe when her flight got delayed."I was four hours into my flight. Our Jasmine, Sonia, had fallen ill.
The task was seemingly impossible. She had to deplane, make it through customs, JFK Airport, and into Manhattan by show time. But, Renfrow had a genie of her own, Delta flight supervisor Leicha Richardson. "This was a Disney production and we were just going to make sure that we got the lead where she needed to be," Richardson said.
The crew arranged a magic carpet ride of sorts in the form of a blade helicopter. It took her from JFK to Manhattan in just seven minutes! All in time to shine as Jasmine. There in the audience was Leicha who helped make it all possible."It was just a gift for her to be there. I did the show for her. I wouldn't have been in the show without her. Thank you for everything," Renfrow said.
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