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WATCH: Lea Salonga in 'A Whole New World' duet with Broadway's original Aladdin

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<p>MANILA — Here&#x27;s a rare duet that marks the coming together of two versions of &quot;Aladdin.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yga1qf8M7_Q?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Filipino music icon Lea Salonga performed over the weekend &quot;A Whole New World&quot; with fellow Broadway star Adam Jacobs.</p><p>Salonga was the original singing voice of Princess Jasmine in the 1992 animated film from Disney, while Jacobs portrayed the titular character in the 2011 Broadway debut of &quot;Aladdin.&quot;</p><p>In the film, Brad Kane was Aladdin&#x27;s singing voice, while in the stage version, Courtney Reed played Jasmine.</p><p>Salonga and Jacobs performed the virtual duet of &quot;A Whole New World&quot; as part of the &quot;Quarantine Cabaret&quot; series of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School over the weekend.</p>

<p>Here's a rare duet that marks the coming together of two versions of "Aladdin."</p>