The book featured illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon. The musical originated from a children's storybook version of Verdi's opera written by the soprano Leontyne Price. The show is based on Giuseppe Verdi's Italian-language opera of the same name, the libretto of which was written by Antonio Ghislanzoni. 4.1 Pre-Broadway: Origins, Atlanta and Chicago.2 in the Billboard US adult contemporary music chart. A song from the show, ' Written in the Stars', recorded by Elton John and LeAnn Rimes, reached No.

The original Broadway cast recording won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

It was also named by Time as one of the top ten theatre productions of the year.

It was nominated for five Tony Awards and won four, including Best Original Score. 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.Īida premiered on Broadway on March 23, 2000, running for 1,852 performances until September 5, 2004. 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.

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