"including the popular ""Someone Else's Story"" from the 1988 American version, removing the Walter character, and dropping the final twist of Florence's father never having been found after all. It ends instead on the bittersweet parting of Florence and Anatoly amidst the triumphant crescendo of You And I. The casts listed below are based on both major productions of the show and commercially available cast recordings. Chess (musical) Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, lyrics by Tim Rice, and a book by Richard Nelson based on an idea by"
"and were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for examination. Both were released from the hospital a few hours later. From then on, the tomb remained on the ground. The musical, now titled ""Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida"", premiered on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on March 23, 2000 and closed on September 5, 2004 after 30 previews and 1,852 performances. The run puts it at the 39th longest run in Broadway history. The Broadway production was directed by Robert Falls and choreographed by Wayne Cilento, with scenery and costume design by Bob Crowley, lighting design by Natasha Katz, and"
"be a temporary break from their illustrious theatrical partnership. They did not work together again until the request for this ""pièce d'occasion"" came up, and ""Cricket"" ended up being their final original musical. Prince Edward, the Queen's youngest son, commissioned a short musical from Lloyd Webber and Rice for his mother's 60th birthday celebration. The game of cricket was Tim Rice's favourite pastime – he had a cricket field on the grounds of his home and had his own cricket team – and Rice had a particular passion for this new comic musical about England's national sport. Rice used actual"
"and Tim Rice's Aida: Original Broadway Cast Recording"", a conventional original cast recording of the Broadway production. Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is a 1999 concept album that contains songs from, but predates the main production of, the 2000 musical ""Aida"". With music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, the album features Elton John performing the songs along with pop stars Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Shania Twain, Boyz II Men, Spice Girls, James Taylor, LeAnn Rimes, Kelly Price, Lulu, Angelique Kidjo, and Dru Hill. Additionally, two tracks, ""A"
"back in 1996... Frank brought in a newspaper clipping that Disney and Elton John were going to do an animated musical of ""Aida"" and our assignment was to create a line-up of the main characters and give them all Disney style sidekicks."" Following the success of the stage version, Disney began planning a major live-action motion picture adaptation. In July 2007, it was reported that Beyoncé was attached to portray the title role, alongside Christina Aguilera as Amneris. However, no further reports of the adaptation's production have surfaced since. Aida (musical) Aida (also known as ""Elton John and Tim Rice's"
"same time, they were beginning to create their first musical, ""Chess"", alongside Tim Rice. Meanwhile, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad slowly began their English-language solo careers. Fältskog recorded with the ABBA backing vocalist Tomas Ledin the song ""Never Again"" (a hit in Europe) and played a leading role in the Swedish film ""Raskenstam"", while Lyngstad worked with Phil Collins to produce her solo album ""Something's Going On"". The group returned to Polar Studios in May–August 1982 to record new songs for a planned follow up album to ""The Visitors"". ""The Day Before You Came"" was one of six new songs"
"only three were ultimately used in the film. Tim Rice ultimately joined the project and completed the score and songs with Alan Menken. Rice later went on to collaborate with Elton John and Hans Zimmer for ""The Lion King"" after ABBA had turned down the offer to write songs for the film. Between the two in-house productions, Disney diversified in animation methods and produced ""The Nightmare Before Christmas"" (1993) with former Disney animator Tim Burton. Thanks to the success of the early films of the Renaissance era, Disney management was able to allocate sufficient money to bring Feature Animation back"
"Meanwhile, Rice, who had previously worked as composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's lyricist on the Broadway musicals ""Jesus Christ Superstar"" and ""Evita"", was hesitant to replace Ashman in fear of worsening ""Beauty and the Beast"". Notably, Rice had similarly replaced Ashman to write the remaining songs for Disney's ""Aladdin"" (1992) after the lyricist died. Ultimately, the collaboration resulted in approximately half of the Broadway score having co-writing credits by Menken and Ashman, while the remaining half are Menken and Rice compositions. The Menken-Rice songs are sometimes billed as ""additional songs composed by [Alan] Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice."" On working"
"Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, ""Evita"". Her performance won her critical acclaim and brought her into public prominence at the age of 30. Julie Covington, who played the role on the original concept album, had turned down the opportunity of playing the role on stage leading to a long search for a new star. Paige eventually competed against Bonnie Schoen, an American initially favoured by Prince for the role. She later said, ""Bonnie was already a big name on Broadway. In a way, she didn't have anything to prove. She was smoothly, silkily professional. But I saw this"
"From Here to Eternity the Musical From Here to Eternity the Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Stuart Brayson and Tim Rice and a book by Bill Oakes. Based on the novel of the same name, written by James Jones, the musical made its West End and world premiere in 2013, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Jones's novel ""From Here to Eternity"" was a best-seller and well known for its successful movie adaptation. Jones's manuscript was heavily censored by his publisher to remove profanity and references to gay prostitution; the unexpurgated version was not published until 2011."
"in October 1997 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. ""The Lion King"" musical was directed by Julie Taymor and featured songs from both the movie and ""Rhythm of the Pride Lands"", along with three new compositions by Elton John and Tim Rice. Mark Mancina did the musical arrangements and new orchestral tracks. The musical became one of the most successful in Broadway history, winning six Tony Awards including Best Musical, and despite moving to the Minskoff Theatre in 2006, is still running to this day in New York, becoming the third longest-running show and highest grossing Broadway production in history. The"
"including Best New Musical. Ultimately the production did not win in any of the four categories. Although eligible, the musical did not receive any nominations for the 2014 Laurence Olivier Awards. From Here to Eternity the Musical From Here to Eternity the Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Stuart Brayson and Tim Rice and a book by Bill Oakes. Based on the novel of the same name, written by James Jones, the musical made its West End and world premiere in 2013, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Jones's novel ""From Here to Eternity"" was a best-seller and"
"of the charts in Italy and the United Kingdom. ""Another Suitcase in Another Hall"" was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were developing the ""Evita"" for Broadway in 1976. Both were extremely intrigued by the stories surrounding the life of Eva Perón while researching about her during the mid-1970s. They came to know about her husband Juan Perón, and his affinity for young women, and Rice and Webber decided to use it as one of the backstories behind Eva and Juan's rise to power. In the original musical, the song is performed by the character of"
"the piece with Rice as Auctioneer. Hannah Waddingham and Adam Brazier also appeared. The performance was recorded live and released as a double album by Really Useful Records and Polydor. The Likes of Us The Likes of Us is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The original book was by Leslie Thomas. It is based on the true story of Thomas John Barnardo, a philanthropist who founded homes for destitute children. During his lifetime, nearly 60,000 children were rescued and provided with training that prepared them to be self-sufficient. Although the musical, the"
"Aida (musical) Aida (also known as ""Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida"") is a musical based on the opera of the same name written by Antonio Ghislanzoni with music by Giuseppe Verdi. It has music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and was originally produced by Walt Disney Theatrical. ""Aida"" premiered on Broadway on March 23, 2000, running for 1,852 performances until September 5, 2004. It was nominated for five Tony Awards and won four including Best Original Score and Best Performance by a Leading Actress, and was"
"features performances by the original London cast of the musical including Lisa Stokke, Siobhán McCarthy and Hilton McRae. The album was produced by the two male members of ABBA, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus The album featured a number of ABBA's best known songs, including the title track, ""Dancing Queen"", ""Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"" and ""Thank You for the Music"". The album was re-released in 2004, five years after its initial release to commemorate the musical's 5th anniversary. The new edition contained the original 24 tracks as well as three bonus tracks: the encore versions of ""Dancing"
"David"". He also worked with Elton John on Disney's ""The Lion King"", the musical ""Aida"", and DreamWorks Animation's ""The Road to El Dorado"" and Ennio Morricone. One of the most celebrated lyricists in British popular culture, Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. The 2016 ""Sunday Times Rich List"" values Rice at £150m; the 15th-richest music millionaire in"
"Jessica Hendy, Mandy Gonzalez, Felicia Finley, Taylor Dayne and Lisa Brescia. Notable replacements for Zoser were Micky Dolenz and Donnie Kehr.Notable Replacements for Mereb were J Marshall Evans and Julian Bass ""Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida"" had a critically acclaimed US National tour from March 2001 to 2003. The show received eight nominations and won five awards in 2002. including Best Musical, Best Actress (Simone), and Best Actor (Patrick Cassidy) from the National Broadway Theatre Awards (now called ""Touring Broadway Awards""). The National tour also featured Kelli Fournier (Amneris). Notable replacements included Jeremy Kushnier (Radames) and Lisa Brescia (Amneris)."
"Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! (promoted as Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!) is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. The title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper ""Mamma Mia"". Ulvaeus and Andersson, who composed the original music for ABBA, were involved in the development of the show from the beginning. Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad has been involved financially in the production and she has also been present at many of the premieres around the world."
"the song was sung by Antonio Banderas and American singer Madonna, and received critical appreciation for its flamenco-infused composition. ""Oh What a Circus"" was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were developing the ""Evita"" for Broadway in 1976. Both were extremely intrigued by the stories surrounding the life of Eva Perón while researching her during the mid-1970s. The duo were also on the lookout for various actors to play the part of the narrator for ""Evita"", a character inspired by Che Guevara. In the meantime, English singer David Essex had completed his work on the concept"
"(b. 1876). Living in New York City in the early 1870s, Rice was employed as a clerk with the Cunard Steamship Company when he saw the English production of ""The Black Crook"" and became interested in the idea of creating an American musical. In 1874 Rice and J. Cheever Goodwin were the creators of an extravaganza, ""Evangeline; or, The Belle of Acadia"", a musical burlesque of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's ""Evangeline"", that became the first American production billed as a musical comedy. Rice composed the music for more than eighteen productions that appeared on Broadway, including ""Hiawatha"" and ""Summer Nights"", that"
"Rice, who was working with composer Alan Menken on songs for ""Aladdin"", was invited to write the songs, and accepted on the condition of finding a composing partner. As Menken was unavailable, the producers accepted Rice's suggestion of Elton John, after Rice's invitation of ABBA fell through due to Benny Andersson being busy with the musical ""Kristina från Duvemåla"". John expressed an interest in writing ""ultra-pop songs that kids would like; then adults can go and see those movies and get just as much pleasure out of them"", mentioning a possible influence of ""The Jungle Book"", where he felt the"
"produce projects outside of ABBA. An ardent fan of the group, Rice agreed. He later wrote that he felt no reservations because ""there is a sense of theatre in the ABBA style"". With Vos also in attendance, Rice met with the two in Stockholm for the first time on 15 December 1981 in order to discuss the concept, and they quickly signed on to the project. All through 1982 and '83, the three men worked on the music and lyrics. Rice would describe the mood of particular songs he wanted, then Andersson and Ulvaeus would write and record the music"
"Shaftesbury Theatre from September 2013, with tickets going on sale in April. The show has a book by Bill Oakes and is directed by Tamara Harvey, with choreography by Javier De Frutos, orchestrations by David White, set and costume design by Soutra Gilmour, lighting design by Bruno Poet and sound design by Mick Potter. The musical features an original score, with music by Stuart Brayson and lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical adaption marked Rice's first entirely new show since ""Aida"" and Brayson's first West End musical. Former US Marine Ray Elliott, also head of the James Jones literary society,"
"It was written and directed by Ol Parker. It was announced that Seyfried, Cooper, Streep, Firth and Brosnan would be returning. In July 2017, Lily James was confirmed to portray young Donna. Mamma Mia! (film) Mamma Mia! (promoted as Mamma Mia! The Movie) is a 2008 jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson based on the 1999 musical of the same name, also written by Johnson, which itself is based on the songs of pop group ABBA, including the title song, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson. The film features"
"Collins, John Pizzarelli, Mark Murphy, Cleo Laine, Maureen McGovern, Betty Buckley, Julia Migenes, Dianne Reeves, Myrra Malmberg, Madeline Eastman, and Barbra Streisand. Dawn Upshaw included ""Take Me to the World"" on her 1994 musical theatre album ""I Wish It So"". Barbra Streisand recorded the song ""Take Me to The World"" with Antonio Banderas for her 2016 album """". Evening Primrose (musical) Evening Primrose is a musical with a book by James Goldman and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. It is based on a John Collier short story published in the 1951 collection ""Fancies and Goodnights"". Written originally for television,"
"the Libretto, the London run of the show later added a final song, ""The English Stage,"" sung by the whole cast at the end of the show. Blondel (musical) Blondel, a rock opera musical by Tim Rice (book and lyrics) and Stephen Oliver (music), was inspired by, and very loosely based on, the life of the eponymous French troubadour. The play is set during the period of the Third Crusade. Originally conceived by Tim Rice during his collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber, the project was originally titled ""Come Back, Richard, Your Country Needs You"" and a single of the same"
"Directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, and written by the co-director of the original film, Roger Allers, with writer Irene Mecchi. The musical features actors in elaborate animal costumes, and complex puppetry, created by Taymor and Michael Curry. The musical is divided in two acts and has music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M. The musical incorporates several changes and additions to the storyline as compared to the film, as well as adding more songs. The musical became a success"
"Cricket (musical) Cricket, also called Cricket (Hearts and Wickets), is a short musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. It was commissioned for Queen Elizabeth's 60th birthday celebration, and was first performed at Windsor Castle on 18 June 1986. Several of the tunes from the show were later used for ""Aspects of Love"", so the work was dropped from public performance or recording. ""Cricket"" was the last original musical Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote together. After their collaboration on ""Evita"" in 1978, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice took what was originally intended to"
"Alan Menken, who had both scored and written the film's songs alongside lyricist Howard Ashman, returned to the project to write six new songs for the musical. Lyricist Tim Rice joined Menken to co-write the new numbers, replacing Ashman who had died in 1991, before the film was released. Both Menken and Rice initially approached the project with some resistance; Menken's emotional attachment to the music he had written with Ashman made him fear Disney's vision of a Broadway musical would transform ""Beauty and the Beast"" into an attraction too similar to what one would find at Walt Disney World."
"of the ""Guinness Book of British Hit Singles"" and served as an editor from 1977 to 1996. In September 1981, Rice, along with Colin Webb and Michael Parkinson, launched Pavilion Books, a publishing house with a publishing focus on music and the arts. He held it until 1997. Rice is patron of London-based drama school, Associated Studios. Rice was made a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 (entitling him to the address ""Sir Tim Rice"" or ""Sir Tim""), was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999, and was named a Disney Legend in 2002. In 2008,"
"Blondel (musical) Blondel, a rock opera musical by Tim Rice (book and lyrics) and Stephen Oliver (music), was inspired by, and very loosely based on, the life of the eponymous French troubadour. The play is set during the period of the Third Crusade. Originally conceived by Tim Rice during his collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber, the project was originally titled ""Come Back, Richard, Your Country Needs You"" and a single of the same title was recorded in 1969. The project was shelved until Rice met Stephen Oliver in the 1970s, and the pair began working on a musical centering on"
"adapted into a film starring Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr, which achieved success at the box office and won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The movie was also initially deemed controversial because of the source text's critical views on the Army, with minor changes being made to the script to gain the military's co-operation. The uncensored version of the novel was released in May 2011, initially as an e-book. The idea for the musical came from Stuart Brayson, who had been sending cassette tapes with music ideas to Tim Rice since they had first met in the 1980s, when"