Tragekomedi adalah sebuah drama yang dipadukan antara drama tragedi dan komedi. Opera, adalah sebuah drama yang dilakukan dengan cara dinyanyikan sembari diiringi dengan musik. Melodrama, adalah sebuah drama yang dilakukan ketika berdialog sembari diiringi musik. Farce, adalah sebuah drama yang berupa dagelan, tetapi tidak keseluruhan adegan
Shoba Narayan, the first South Asian actress to play Aladdin's Princess Jasmine, took on the role in 2021. Matthew Murphy/Disney hide caption toggle caption Matthew Murphy/Disney Shoba Narayan, the first South Asian actress to play Aladdin's Princess Jasmine, took on the role in 2021. Matthew Murphy/Disney Shoba Narayan first faced the limits of being a South Asian woman in musical theater when she was only 13. Her school had decided to stage a production of The Wizard of Oz, and Narayan told her friends she wanted to try out for the role of Dorothy. It wouldn't happen, her classmates responded, because "Dorothy isn't brown." "I realized during that experience how much representation mattered at that time and I realized how much my ethnicity played a role in my participation in theater," Narayan said. The experience was a "turning point," said Narayan, and put her down a path of fighting for lead roles in musicals and making history along the way. Last year, she was cast as the first South Asian actress in Broadway history to play Princess Jasmine in Aladdin. From Bryn Mawr to Broadway Narayan saw at a young age how much representation mattered in the arts. Growing up in Bryn Mawr, Pa., her parents, both Indian immigrants with a deep passion for music, supported Narayan through classes for ballet and an Indian dance called Bharatanatyam. They drove her to musical auditions and watched the one-woman performances she put on every evening at home. Once, they hosted renowned Indian musicians Anoushka Shankar and her father, Ravi Shankar. After Narayan saw Anoushka play the sitar, it inspired her to learn violin. "There was this strong, talented, young woman who was so incredible at sitar," Narayan said. "I picked up the next best thing, which was violin, and that was very much so inspired by her." After graduating from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee in 2012, Narayan moved to New York where she performed in theater productions and on television. Her Broadway career began when she was cast as Natasha in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, and she made history in that show in 2017 as the first South Asian woman in a lead role on Broadway since Bombay Dreams in 2004. Narayan then starred as Eliza Hamilton in Hamilton and was Nessarose in Wicked before taking the role of Princess Jasmine in September 2021. She stars alongside Michael Maliakel, who is making history of his own as the show's first South Asian Aladdin. Bringing specificity and cultural awareness to 'Aladdin' Since being cast as Princess Jasmine, Narayan has committed to bringing her culture and perspective as a South Asian woman to the role. The two actresses who were cast in the role prior to Narayan, Courtney Reed and Arielle Jacobs, are both of partial Asian descent. But Narayan has brought certain changes to the show that reflect her South Asian background. "I spoke to Disney about some lines that could be shifted to be made a little bit more sensitive to the audience that may come in. They're small shifts, but I think it will make broader audiences feel welcomed," she said. For example, Aladdin is set in a kingdom named Agrabah. In the show, it was often pronounced with an "a" sound like "apple," rather than an "ah" sound like "olive." Agrabah, of course, is a fictional city. But the cities and places in the Middle East and South Asia that inspired the name have a certain pronunciation, Narayan said â and she wanted that reflected in the show. Narayan said she also tweaked some of the choreography that was inspired by Bollywood dance to make it more specific. "Things like that, I wanted to make sure while I'm in the show, how can I help audiences who may be from our background feel a little bit more like they're being represented properly," Narayan said. COVID-19 has hit theater and Broadway performances hard. Several shows have been on and off for more than a year. And recently, at the start of the omicron variant, Aladdin and other shows like Hamilton and Hadestown canceled all performances until after Christmas. But despite the difficulties, there have still been moments of joy and celebration. One that was particularly notable for Narayan was Aladdin celebrating Diwali last November. In a pre-show address to the audience, Narayan talked about the significance of the festival of lights around the world. After the show, she and Maliakel took questions from the audience about Diwali. "As someone who grew up as a minority in this very specific culture and then wanted to be a part of this very specific community, to kind of bring the two parts of myself together was a very emotional thing for me to do," she said. Asian American representation on Broadway has been slow Narayan's rise to the role of Princess Jasmine comes at a time when there's been a heightened commitment from decision makers on Broadway to expand diversity and representation both on and off the stage. With the Asian American community in particular, that progress has sometimes been slow. Data from the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, which tracks representation on all New York city stages, shows that Broadway actors are still overwhelmingly white. When it comes to writers, producers and directors on Broadway, the lack of diversity is particularly acute. AAPAC's 2018-2019 data, the most recent available, shows of producers are white, of directors are white and 89% of writers are white. Over the years, there's been very little growth for Asian American performers, and even smaller growth for Middle East and North African, or MENA, performers. In the past, Aladdin has specifically come under criticism for the lack of inclusion of MENA actors. "There are cultural markers in the show that look like places that are from a certain part of the earth, and the names associated with the story also are, to a certain extent, Arabic names," said Nandita Shenoy, an actor and playwright in New York who is also a steering committee member at AAPAC. "If you're presenting the rainbow, the one color from the rainbow that isn't there is the one that's most closely associated with the place that this particular show is inspired by." Keeping track of the data on how diverse casting really is is one way to help hold Broadway accountable. "We're holding up a mirror to the industry," Shenoy said. "We're kind of just saying, are you living the values that you say?" For Narayan, shows like Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, and Hamilton were especially big wins because her roles were not specifically for Asian actors. "An effort was made to put a diverse cast on stage, no matter what the role was," Narayan said of Hamilton. Since the movement for racial justice in the summer of 2020, she added, there have been even more conversations on representation when it comes to casting. It's part of the reason why she was "elated" at the chance to play Princess Jasmine. "She's an animated character, she's not even real, but she means so much to me, just in the way she was portrayed as strong and smart. She had the guts to question authority at a time when that was not normal," Narayan said. "We didn't have a lot of that kind of a portrayal of brown-skinned women from that part of the world while we were growing up. It feels very full circle to step into that role and also see the impact that this casting has made on so many South Asian women."Witch: "It's a spindle, my dear". Princess : "Ouch! It cut my finger". The princess droped to the floor and feel a sleep. The king placed sleeping beauty in a beautiful room. The good fairy came to the castle. Fairy : "You called me, here i am". King : "Look at the princess". Fairy : "Don't be afraid, she is only sleepingALADIN & THE MAGIC LAMP In Persia, there was a castle. The name was âAgrabah Castleâ. In there,lived a princess and sultan. One day, Sultan Agrabah asked to Princess Jasmine about her prince candidate as her husband. Sultan Jasmine, you always ignore all of the prince, if they will marry you! You must have a husband as a prince from other kingdom before your birthday! Jasmine But daddy⊠Sultan I donât care what you mean. I want you marry with the prince hurry! Sultan Agrabah left Princess Jasmine alone in that room. But any someone heard that dialog. He was the minister of this kingdom, Jaâfar. Jaâfar Hahaha⊠Princess Jasmine looking for a husband. I will be her husband, I will take over of this kingdom,and I will be the leader of this country. HahahaâŠ. Iago AâaâaâaââŠThatâs right, thatâs right. Jaâfar I will be the winner of this game! One night, Princess Jasmine run away from the castle with the helped of Rajah, her tiger. Princess Jasmine climbed out the wall. Jasmine Good bye, Rajah! Take care my father. I will go to the near village and see my ⊠live. Rajah sad face Jasmine Oh Rajah, donât be sad. I will come back quickly, I promise! Rajah smile When Princess Jasmine arrived on the market of that village, she saw a pitiful child. She took an apple and gave it to that child. Jasmine Hei child! This one for you. give the apple Child Thank you! fell happy and run after that Jasmine smile Seller Hei you! Come here! angry Jasmine Pardon? Do you talk with me? see the fruit seller Seller Of course you! Come here! Jasmine What happend? Seller Pay for that apple! to open widely Jasmine But I donât have money for pay it. Please forgive me! sad face Seller Thatâs your problem! I donât care about it. Now, pay it! Jasmine Please! cry Seller Please catch this thief! Help me! Suddenly, Aladin came for helped Jasmine. Aladin Thank you sir. You are so kind. Thank you very much, you help me to find my sister. She is crazy whispering and hold Jasmineâs hand. Jasmine Oh my prince! You are the most handsome prince in the world! talk to the monkey Abu UâuâkâŠaâaâk. Aladin See! My sister is crazy. So forgive her! Seller Never! Soldier, come here! Aladin Hei, come on! Run faster! As fast as you can! run Jasmine Wait me please! run follow Aladin They trough many small road. Finally, they arrived on Aladinâs house. Jasmine Fiuhh⊠Thanks for your kind! Aladin Your welcome! smile. Hi, my name is Aladin. Whatâs your name? Jasmine My name is Jasmine. Aladin Where do you come from? Jasmine Is that important for you? Aladin Iâm sorry. I mean⊠Jasmine Itâs okay! I know that one. Aladin smile Aladin told to Jasmine if he really wanted to lived in the castle. Jasmine just heard that without any comment. Suddenly, the castleâs soldier came and catched Aladin, they put him into the jail. Jaâfar Hei son! Aladin What? Do you know if now I donât want to talk with everyone? angry Jaâfar I will give you free, but you must take the magic lamp from Agrabah Treasure Cave. Aladin Will you do that if I take it? Jaâfar Of course I will. Finally, Aladin got free from the jail and he went to the cave for took the lamp. Aladin Abu, where is the lamp? Abu UâuâkâŠAâaâk smiling Aladin Yeah..thatâs the lamp! while climb up the rock stairs Abu took a big diamond from the wall of cave and then, quake happend. The carpet took out Aladin and Abu from the cave, but Aladin fell from the carpet and he hang on the rock. Jaâfar waited for Aladin in front of the cave. Jaâfar Hei Aladin! Whereâs the lamp? Give it to me hurry! Aladin Help me first! I donât want to give the the lamp, if you donât help me first! Jaâfar I say, the lamp first! Aladin Ok..ok, this lamp for you! give the lamp to Jaâfar. Now, help me! Jaâfar Never! Hahaha⊠And then, Aladin fell down from the hanging rock. Suddenly, Abu took out the lamp from its clothes and gave it to Aladin. Abu Uâuâk..Aâaâk Aladin Is that the real lamp? Abu Uâuâuâk⊠Aladin Good job boy! take the lamp with rub repeatedly the lamp Genie Hoaamh..mmh, Oh thanks your majesty. You give me free from the lamp. Aladin Oh, never mind! It doesnât mean anything for me. Genie Thank you very much, your majesty. Aladin Donât call me like that. It should better if you just call my name, Alladin. Genie Ok, Al. Now, I give you 3 request. Aladin Mmh⊠thinking. I want to go out from this cave. Genie No problem. Itâs easy for me. After that, they went out from the cave and Aladin asked 1 request again. Aladin Genie, I want to ask 1 request again to you. Genie Iâll do it. Thatâs your honour Al. Aladin I want to be a prince! Genie Triiiing⊠Aladin Oh my Godness. My dreams come true! Now, I can prupose Jasmine. Thanks Genie! Genie smiling On the next day, Aladin came to Agrabah Castle with a big parade. He pretend to be a prince. He did it to attract Jasmine and the residence. Aladin Nice to see you, your majesty. Iâm Ali Baba. I want to prupose your daughter. Sultan Hohoho.. Thatâs great. I can manage it. Now, Iâll call Jasmine first to introduce yourself. Aladin Iâll wait for you. Sultan walk to Jasmineâs room JasmineâŠJasmine. Jasmine Whatâs happend daddy? Sultan There is a prince waiting for you. Would you come to down stairs? Jasmine Never! I donât want any kind of prince. I just want to meet Aladin! Sultan go to down stairs Prince Ali Baba. Iâm sorry. Jasmine donât want to come out from her room. You can stay here for a while to wait Jasmine. Maybe, she is tired now. Aladin Ok. In the evening, Aladin flew up to balcoon of Jasmineâs bedroom. But Rajah didnât like with the comed of Aladin. Rajah he looks angry with the coming of Aladin Jasmine Whatâs wrong, Rajah? Rajah walk approach to Aladin Jasmine Hei you! What are you doing here? Go away! I donât want marry with you. I just want to marry with Aladin. Go away from me! Aladin Princess Jasmine, will you follow me to go to some places? Iâll show something to you. Jasmine Never! Aladin Ok. Iâll go right now. jump from the balcoon Jasmine Oh no! Hei, donât do that! Are you ok? Aladin What? Jasmine You not die? Aladin Of course not. Jasmine Is that the magic carpet? Can it flay? Aladin Of course! Do you want to try? Jasmine But Iâm afraid. Aladin Itâs ok. Iâll acompany you. help Jasmine to sit on the carpret. Aladin and Jasmine went around the world by carpet. Aladin asked Jasmine to see fire works. Aladin Jasmine, Iâll tell you something. Look at me. Are you really donât know me? Iâm Aladin. Jasmine Oh my prince. Iâm so sorry. I really donât know it. You are so different. On the next morning, Jasmine told to Sultan if she wanted to marry with Ali Baba. Jasmine Daddy, I will marry with Ali Baba. Sultan No, you wonât. You must marry with Jaâfar. Heâs better than Ali Baba. Jasmine But yesterday you said, Iâll marry with Ali Baba. Why do you do this to me? I donât like Jaâfar. Sultan You will marry with Jaâfar quickly. Iâll manage all of it. Suddenly, Aladin came to castle and he looked for Jasmine. He wanted to told if last night Jaâfar tried to kill Aladin. Aladin Beib, Jaâfar tried to kill me last night. Jasmine Itâs impossible honey. How come he try to kill you? Aladin He wanted to steal my lamp. Jasmine Oh really? My father is hipnoted by Jaâfar too. I think ya, we must be careful with Jaâfar. He is so licik. Aladin Jasmine, itâs better if you stay here and I want to looking for Jaâfar. I want to take my lamp back. Jasmine MmhâŠok. Aladin walk for leave the castle Jasmine Aladin? Aladin Hem? Jasmine Be careful. Aladin smiling On the next day Jaâfar asked 1 request to genie. He wanted Jasmine to fell in love with Jaâfar. Actually, genie couldnât changed a felling of someone. So, Jasmine pretend to love Jaâfar. Jasmine Jaâfar, after this you will be the leader of this country. Jaâfar Hahaha. Youâre right princess. Aladin Iâll get back my lamp. whispering Jasmine Ok. Aladin Oh God! Where is the lamp? Jasmine tell to Aladin with her eyes Aladin Thank you. Jaâfar Princess, what are you doing? Jasmine What? Mm⊠I just thinking about my father, Jaâfar. Jaâfar Oh, donât worry about it princess. Sultan will be ok. Abu falling something Jaâfar Hei Aladin, you take my lamp! Give it to me! Aladin Jaâfar, itâs better if you have a request to genie if you want to be a super genie in the world. Jaâfar Thatâs good idea. How clever you are. But, before Iâll be the super genie. Iâll put Jasmine on the big jam pasir. Jasmine Please, donât do that. Jaâfar Hahaha⊠Jasmine Aladin, help me! Aladin Wait Jasmine. Iâll help you. Abu Uâuâuâk⊠Jaâfar take the lamp with rub repeatedly Genie Oh, your majesty. What do you want? Jaâfar I want to be a super genie. Genie Tringgggg⊠Jaâfar Hahaha⊠Now, I can get whatever I want. Aladin Hei, Jaâfar! Donât forget. Youâre genie, Iâm your boss. So, you must do what I ask to you! I want you to stay on the lamp until any someone give you free. Suddenly, appear a magic lamp menyedot Jaâfar. Jaâfar felt regreted when he wanted to change his self to be a genie. First genie got free lived from the request of Aladin. Finally, Aladin and Jasmine lived happilyand ever after. THE END Brianov Arya Wardana as Aladin Zahrania Marsha Amira Sulherman as Jasmine Tri Dharma Setyaningrum as Jaâfar Risa Umami Febriyanti as Genie EIRr.