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Podcast: The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales
Episode: Michael Maliakel: Making His Broadway Debut as Aladdin
Description: Michael Maliakel recently made his Broadway debut, following Broadway’s reopening, starring in the title role of Aladdin at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Additional credits include the National Tour of The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul u/s), Anything Can Happen: The Songs of Maury Yeston, Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Rep), and She Loves Me (PlayMakers Rep). You may have also seen Michael on TV in Bull, and FBI. As a first generation Indian American, Michael reflects on what he calls his “unexpected journey” to a career in the performing arts, including how his l...