Akron native Marcus Martin has been dreaming about playing the larger-than-life role of the Genie in the musical "Aladdin" since he was 16. Now, at age 25, he's landed that role in the 36-city North ...

Marcus M. Martin, who plays the Genie on the national tour of "Disney's Aladdin," says it's "a pleasure and an honor" to follow in the — does a Genie have footsteps? — of his onscreen predecessors.

The national tour of Disney’s “Aladdin,” which opened at Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tuesday night, is the kind of big, colorful spectacle that audiences generally associate with ...