Just before the intermission of “Aladdin” at the Hollywood Pantages, the Genie finally emerges from his lamp. “Did you miss me?” he asks the audience before launching into a spangly, torrential, ...

Legend has it that if you had a magic lamp and you rubbed it 3 times, A Genie would appear, and grant you 3 wishes. The lamp itself would not be recognized as magical. I expect if someone did find it, ...