Joan Vassos made another one of her dreams — and wishes — come true during her Broadway debut this week. The Golden Bachelorette , 61, surprised fans at New York City’s New Amsterdam Theatre on Thursday, September 19, when she performed as part of the Aladdin cast in a one-night only event. Joan played the matchmaking Fortune Teller in the show alongside Adi Roy ’s Aladdin and Sonya Balsara ’s Jasmine.
Joan took fans behind-the-scenes of her Broadway journey in a YouTube video , beginning with her arrival at the New York theater. “Tonight: Joan Vassos,” the purple marque surrounded by gold flashing lights read. The reality star proceeded to meet the cast and crew and walk the stage before showtime.
“Now, I’m a little nervous,” she said in the clip after high fiving the play’s two leads. Joan was all smiles as she got into costume in her dressing room and experienced the hair and makeup chair. She grinned from ear to ear while standing backstage before her entrance.
“I bet you want to know about love,” Joan’s Fortune Teller told Jasmine while holding a crystal ball in the show, before changing her fortune to be about money following Aladdin’s request to pivot topics. During the curtain call, Joan was honored in a very special way by the Aladdin cast. The Genie, played by Michael James Scott , asked Joan to “accept these roses” as he pulled a giant bouquet of red flowers from behind his back.
Joan was in awe of the gesture, which is a nod to al.