Some years ago, when Sonya Balsara and Adi Roy were in middle school, they got cast in the kiddie version of the musical “Aladdin.” Little did they know it would be very good preparation for the same roles on Broadway.
This image released by Disney Theatricals shows Adi Roy as Aladdin, left, and Sonya Balsara as Princess Jasmine during a performance of the musical “Aladdin.” This image released by Disney Theatricals shows Adi Roy as Aladdin during a performance of the musical “Aladdin.” This image released by Disney Theatricals shows Sonya Balsara as Princess Jasmine during a performance of the musical “Aladdin.
“That’s every immigrant parent’s dream — their son or daughter or children are doing something like that,” says Roy. “I can only hope to keep making them proud.”For ‘Love Island USA’ superfan Ariana Madix, hosting the show ‘does not feel like work’ “It was always very encouraged to explore, and I was very encouraged, luckily, to explore what my personal passions were and dive deeper into them,” she says.
Balsara took acting classes in San Francisco on Saturday mornings, then graduated NYU, went on auditions and worked at a law firm during the day and finally booked her first professional theater gig: Maria in “West Side Story” in Tokyo. Roy grew up in New Jersey, and it was his older sister who was always playing show tunes. She introduced him to one of his favorite shows,
“This could be the moment that a kid falls in love with theater, and, in 10 years, they might join us on stage in another show or this show,” he says. “Who knows?”
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