It’s about to be a whole new world for a couple of Port Charles residents.
Entertainment Weekly can exclusively announce that General Hospital will be crossing over with the Broadway production of Disney’s Aladdin.
In a series of episodes stretching from late April into early May, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and his girlfriend Emma (Braedyn Bruner) take an excursion to New York City, where they’re received by Gio’s old friend Michael James Scott (as himself). The actor — who’s played Genie in the stage musical since 2019 — will later repay the favor with a trip to General Hospital’s fictional setting of Port Charles.
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Michael James Scott as Genie in Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’.Deen Van Meer
The crossover is a sizzling bit of Disney synergy: General Hospital’s longtime network, ABC, was acquired by Disney in 1995, and Aladdin is based on the 1992 animated feature that’s considered one of the high points of the so-called “Disney Renaissance.”
Gio and Emma take off to NYC on April 23’s episode, and reunite with Scott on the April 24 episode. Scott then heads upstate to Port Charles on May 4’s episode.
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In the storyline, Gio whisks Emma away to the big city on a romantic rendez-vous. A skilled violinist, Gio once played in a Broadway orchestra pit, where met and befriended Scott.
Aladdin celebrated its 12th anniversary on Broadway on March 20. The musical — also starring Rodney Ingram (Jane the Virgin) in the title role, Sonya Balsara (FBI) as Jasmine, and Dennis Stowe (Tales of the City) as Jafar — has been housed at the New Amsterdam Theatre throughout its run. That’s where Gio and Emma encounter Scott.
During his visit to Port Charles, Scott breaks into a jazzy rendition of “Friend Like Me” — popularized on screen by Robin Williams — on stage at Curtis Ashford’s (Donnell Turner) swanky club, The Savoy.
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Giovanni Mazza and Braedyn Bruner on ‘General Hospital’.Disney/Bahareh Ritter
Scott has previously appeared on series like The Carrie Diaries, and lent his voice to animated projects like Central Park and South Park. He’s currently appearing as Nurse Dubois on the the revived 10th season of Scrubs. He’ll make his final appearance as Genie in Aladdin on May 3.
That’s not the only significant date wrapped up in this crossover: Wednesday marks General Hospital’s 63rd anniversary on the air.
The series premiered on ABC on April 1, 1963, making it the longest running TV soap still in production. That’s just nine years shy of the record set by Guiding Light’s 72-year run on TV and radio from 1937-2009.
General Hospital airs daily on ABC, and streams later on Hulu.
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