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Tim Rice

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LyricistBook Writer b. 1944

British lyricist whose collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber launched the mega-musical era.

Also credited on8 works

Jesus Christ Superstar
Evita
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Aida
Beauty and the Beast
Chess
The Lion King
Aladdin

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature8 passages

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948- ) and Tim Rice (1944- )’s musical Evita , based on the life of Argentine first lady Eva Perón , has never been professionally staged in Buenos Aires. However, contrary to some claims, it is not banned. It seems more likely that the people of Argentina prefer their own versions of their history. A number of plays…ebooks/Atkey, Mel/Million Miles from Broadway_ Musical Theatre Beyond New York and London, A - Mel Atkey.txt
  • When people in the English speaking world think of musical theatre in Argentina, they probably will mention Evita , unaware that the Andrew Lloyd Webber – Tim Rice tuner has never been professionally staged there. Not that the subject is taboo – there are several Argentine-written shows about their notorious former first lady. It seems th…ebooks/Atkey, Mel/Million Miles from Broadway_ Musical Theatre Beyond New York and London, A - Mel Atkey.txt
  • When I hear from fans about how much a particular song has meant to them, I’m always moved and touched; and when I hear from the song’s writer, like Tim Rice, or more recently Barry Manilow, I’m very chuffed indeed. I’ve been a fan of Barry Manilow’s music for decades, and I’ve included his work in my concerts and cabaret for years. For M…ebooks/Barrowman, Carole E_/I Am What I Am - Carole E. Barrowman.txt
  • Tim Rice spells an ideal situation for a composer when he says his normal method of working is to ‘provide the plot, which my collaborator or collaborators would make comments about and possibly alter. Then they would provide a tune that I hope illustrates the story line I’ve given them. And then I would write lyrics to the tune. I genera…ebooks/Citron, Stephen/Musical From the Inside Out, The - Stephen Citron.txt
  • Tim Rice’s aforementioned method works well if the playwright is also the lyricist. But a composer who has chosen a section of the libretto that ‘inspired’ him should begin at once to set it. Sometimes one gets help from the playwright, sometimes not. George Gershwin was greatly assisted by DuBose Heyward and his play Porgy. The opening s…ebooks/Citron, Stephen/Musical From the Inside Out, The - Stephen Citron.txt
  • As of the end of 2007, Disney Theatrical Productions had thirteen international productions of Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King , Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, Mary Poppins (a coproduction by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh), and The Little Mermaid. Beauty and the Beast had been seen in 14 countries. As of October 2009, The Lion King h…ebooks/Donahue, Tim & Patterson, Jim/Stage Money_ The Business of the Professional Theater - Tim Donahue & Jim Patterson.txt

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