Michael James Scott , Aladdin ’s longest-running Genie and an original cast member, will play his final performance May 3 at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre. His successor will be named at a later date. Scott has played nearly 4,000 performances across four companies on three continents. He joined Aladdin as the Genie standby during the show’s 2013 pre-Broadway engagement in Toronto and opened in the Broadway company in March 2014. He went on to originate the role in the A

Ashley Eckstein and Michael James Scott return for another season of the friendship revolution. Tune-in wherever you listen to podcasts for more hype segments like Ashley Bakes! and hypes & gripes! and authentic conversations with special guests. Read More...

Michael James Scott plays Francois Dubois in the 2026 revival of Scrubs alongside X Mayo, Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, and Judy Reyes. You can watch and enjoy the new season on Hulu and via Disney +! New episodes also air on ABC. Read More...

Childhood friends Ashley Eckstein (voice of “Ahsoka Tano” in Star Wars) and Michael James Scott (“The Genie” from Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway) team up for a weekly podcast with the singular mission of starting a friendship revolution, one “HypeFriend” (and one episode!) at a time . Read More...

Michael James Scott is making our holiday wishes come true! The Aladdin star is releasing his first studio album, A Fierce Christmas, on...

Original Aladdin cast member Michael James Scott rejoins the Broadway company, again assuming the role of Genie beginning February 28 at...

Proceeds from Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway benefitted Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Keep clicking to see more...

I’m Michael James Scott and a big thing for me in my career has been about having fun. I’ve tried to really make every job something that...