Aladdin’s Whole New World on Stage in Park Slope

One of the most famous of Scheherazade’s 1001 Tales of the Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp is coming to the Puppetworks stage. The show features all of the fun from the beloved animated story, along with special effects for the stage, including a flying magic carpet, a vanishing castle, and a live genie of the lamp. The characters are portrayed as marionettes by artistic director Nicolas Coppola. Ages 3 and up.  $8; $7 children. April 18-August 23, Saturdays and Sundays only. 12:30 and 2:30pm. Puppetworks-Park Slope, 338 Sixth Avenue at 4th Street. 718-965-3391. www.puppetworks.org.