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Tim Rice

TIM RICE

  (1944 - )
Nationality:    English
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Tim Rice's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Tim Rice's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Aida         Aladdin         Beauty and the Beast         Blondel         Chess         Cricket         Evita         From Here to Eternity - The Musical         From Solomon To Cyrus the Great         Heathcliff         Jesus Christ Superstar         Joseph And the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat         King David         Likes Of Us, The         Lion King, The         Tycoon         Wizard Of Oz, The

Aida

Aida
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Notes:
Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls And David Henry Hwang; Based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi

1st Produced:
Palace Theatre, New York    23 Mar 2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Buena Vista (60671-7) 2000

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Aladdin

Synopsis:
Based on the 1992 animated film, Disney's Aladdin tells the story of a street-smart commoner whose whole life changes with one rub of a magic lamp.

Notes:
Book by Chad Beguelin; Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice; Additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin; Associate Musical Dir.: Aron Accurso. Based on the Disney film written by Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.

1st Produced:
New Amsterdam Theatre, NY    20 Mar 2014

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  9+            Female:  9+            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast
the beginning of Disney's reign on Broadway, Beauty and the Beast recently celebrated its 12th birthday, and shows no signs of slowing down. Adapted from the now-classic Oscar-nominated animated film of the same name, Beauty and the Beast tells the story of Belle, a young French girl fed up with provincial life, who longs to experience the world-at-large. When her father, Maurice, takes a wrong turn one day, Belle gets her wish, and soon encounters the Beast, a former prince placed under a magical spell because he could not love. Bolstered by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice's now famous score, Beauty and the Beast takes a traditional tale and renews it with magic and charm.
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Notes:
music by Alan Menkin; lyrics by Howard Ashman And Tim Rice; book by Linda Woolverton

1st Produced:
Palace Theatre, NY    1994

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Walt Disney (60861)

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Genre:
150 min Musical

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Blondel

Blondel
Blondel is an unappreciated musician trying to make it big by writing a song for Richard the Lionheart. His girlfriend Fiona tells him to get a proper job

Notes:
Music by Stephen Oliver; lyrics by Tim Rice

1st Produced:
Old Vic, London    31 Oct 1983

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: MCA: (MCD11486) 1983

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Chess

Chess
develops the ancient and distinguished game of chess into a metaphor for romantic rivalries and East-West political intrigue

Notes:
Music by Benny Andersson And Bjorn Ulvaeus; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Based on An idea by Tim Rice

1st Produced:
Prince Edward Theatre, London    14 May 1986

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    -

Music:
London studio cast recording: RCA (70500) 1984

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  2 chorus playing multiple roles

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Cricket

Synopsis:
Donald decides to give up his profession as a cricketer and pursue a life of betting at the race track

Notes:
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics And book by Tim Rice

1st Produced:
Windsor Castle    1986

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Evita

Evita
the tale of Eva Peron, who, though never elected official, became a powerful political figure in Argentina following her marriage President Juan Peron, until her death from cancer, aged 33, in 1952.

Notes:
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice

1st Produced:
Prince Edward, London    27 Jun 1978

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: MCA (3527) 1978

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:

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From Here to Eternity - The Musical

Synopsis:
Pearl Harbor, 1941, where the girls sing doncha like Hawaii, the men of G Company sing the blues, and where even on an army base, love and desire are never very far away. When the troubled Private Prewitt falls for the kind hearted escort club girl Lorene, and when his platoon sergeant, Warden, embarks on a dangerous affair with his commanding officers wife, Karen, the lives of both men are set on a course they cannot control. As war approaches, the worlds of the four lovers and the soldiers of G Company are dramatically ripped apart.

Notes:
Based on the novel by James Jones, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Stuart Brayson, Book by Bill Oakes

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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From Solomon To Cyrus the Great

From Solomon To Cyrus the Great
the King James Version of the Bible (KJV) is a foundation stone of the English language. the KJV was composed as a collective project and written to be spoken. Sixty-Six Books has been created, in the spirit of the original, in the same way. Pulpit to print; stage to page; mediated through many forms oral and written, the KJV has, since its inception, been a fundamental part of written and spoken English.This is a work that has travelled to every continent of the globe. It has been shared as a melodic instrument of inspiration, illumination and mutual understanding; and it has also been wielded as a tool of colonial oppression. Sixty-Six Books is a fresh interpretation of the KJV for the new millennium, celebrating and challenging the traditions and achievements of this great work on the occasion of its 400th anniversary. the curators of this project have gathered together a formidable and inspiring line-up of the best established and emerging writing talent to produce a new version of the KJV for thetwenty-first century. Each writer has created anew a book of the KJV - as prose, poetry, Drama, performance, song, or ground-breaking digital form. Each writer has spoken back to the KJV with untrammeled inventiveness of the imagination. the voices of Sixty-Six Books, drawn from across five continents, innovate, transmute, transpose, reinvent and talk back to four hundredyears of history. All the works that make up Sixty-Six Books are written to be spoken. Culminating in major performance events at the Bush theatre and Westminster Abbey in 2011 in London, Sixty-Six Books is a contribution towards the mutual curiosity, tolerance, and force of collective enterprise and shared humanity that characterizes the international and ancient Arts of writing and spoken performance

Notes:
Part of Sixty-Six Books: 21st-century writers speak to the King James Bible. Play is A response to the King James Bible book of 2 Chronicles

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Oberon Books (2011) >>>    978-1849432276

Music:
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Genre:
piece

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Heathcliff

Heathcliff
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Notes:
Music by John Farrar; lyrics by Tim Rice; book by Frank Dunlop

1st Produced:
Academy Theatre, Birmingham    16 Oct 1996

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Concept album: EMI (35762) 1995

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Theatre Record Vol XVI (1996) Page 1334 - [Theatre: NIA - Birmingham]
Theatre Record Vol XVII (1997) Page 0184 - [Theatre: Apollo - Hammersmith]

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Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar
the last seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth

Notes:
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Tim Rice; book by Tom O'Horgan

1st Produced:
Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York    12 Oct 1971

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Decca (440 067 734-2) 1971

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Joseph And the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

Joseph And the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
the colourful retelling of the biblical story of dreamboat Joseph and his uncanny abilities, favouritism, family rivalry, temptation and that designer coat. the show sings out to young old alike, with a score that is wall-to-wall hits, including Close Every Door and Any Dream Do.

Notes:
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice

1st Produced:
The Roundhouse, London    08 Nov 1972

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Hal Leonard, 1998   -

Music:
Original cast recording: RSO Records (2394-103) 1972

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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King David

King David
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Notes:
Music by Alan Menken; Book by Tim Rice; Lyrics by Tim Rice

1st Produced:
New Amsterdam Theatre, NY    15 May 1997

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Broadway concert cast: Walt Disney (60944-7) 1997

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Likes Of Us, The

Likes Of Us, The
the story of Dr Thomas Barnardo

Notes:
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics And book by Tim Rice

1st Produced:
Mermaid Theatre, London    12 Jul 2005

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Polydor 2005

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Lion King, The

Lion King, The
It's based on the hit Disney animated feature, which is itself more or less a transplant of Hamlet to the African jungle. the familiar score from the film, including "Circle of Life" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" is augmented with several additional African-style songs.
nytheatre.com

Notes:
Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Additional music by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor And Hans Zimmer; Additional lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor And Hans Zimmer; Book by Roger Allers And Irene Mecchi; Adapted from the screenplay by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts And Linda Woolverton

1st Produced:
Minskoff Theatre, NY    1997

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Walt Disney (60802-7) 1997

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:

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Tycoon

Tycoon
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Notes:
Music by Michel Berger; lyrics by Tim Rice

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Sbme Import 1992

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Wizard Of Oz, The

Wizard Of Oz, The
revival of stage musical of an iconic film

Notes:
Revival with musical Adaptation by Jeremy Sams. By L. Frank Baum, with Music And Lyrics by Harold Arlen And E.Y. Harburg. Additional music And Adaptation by Andrew Lloyd Webber with Additional lyrics by Tim Rice.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Polydor 2011

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:

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