Star of Aladdin is a chess player

Adam Jacobs as Aladdin in Broadway’s “Aladdin.”

“And I actually play chess. Sometimes I’ll even go into the neighborhood and play chess with the guys around here, and it’s kind of a nerdy thing, but I learned from my dad how to play, and now it’s a hobby.”

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