Aida

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Aida is a Broadway musical, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, that retells the tragic love story between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
basedOn Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida"
bookBy David Henry Hwang
Linda Woolverton
Robert Falls
broadwayOpeningDate 2000-03-23
broadwayRunEnd 2004-09-05
broadwayRunStart 2000-03-23
broadwayTheatre Palace Theatre
choreographer Wayne Cilento
composer Elton John
director Robert Falls
genre musical theatre
romantic drama
hasTheme conflict between personal desire and political obligation
cross-cultural romance
language English
loveInterestDescription Egyptian soldier
lyricist Tim Rice
mainCharacter Aida
linked to: "Aida"

Amneris
Radames
notableSong "A Step Too Far"
"Elaborate Lives"
"My Strongest Suit"
"The Gods Love Nubia"
"Written in the Stars"
numberOfBroadwayPerformances 1852
orchestrator Paul Bogaev
Steve Margoshes
originalBroadwayAida Heather Headley
originalBroadwayAmneris Sherie Rene Scott
originalBroadwayRadames Adam Pascal
originalTitleDuringDevelopment "Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida"
premiereDate 1998-09-16
premiereLocation Alliance Theatre, Atlanta
linked to: Alliance Theatre
producedBy Walt Disney Company
producer Disney Theatrical Productions
protagonistDescription enslaved Nubian princess
setting Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
subject duty versus love
slavery
tragic love story
wonAward Tony Award for Best Original Score
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

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Disney Theatrical Group notableWork Aida (musical)
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Tim Rice notableWork Aida
Tim Rice wroteLyricsFor Aida (musical)
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Palace Theatre (Broadway) notableProduction Aida (Broadway musical)
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David Henry Hwang wroteLibrettoFor Aida (Elton John and Tim Rice musical)
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Tim Rice notableWork Aida (musical)
subject linked to: Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
linked to: Aida
Michelle Williams notableWork Aida (Broadway musical)
linked to: Aida
Thomas Schumacher notableWork Aida (musical, Broadway production)
linked to: Aida
Lisa Simone Kelly performedIn Aida (musical)
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Michael Yeargan notableWork Aida (Metropolitan Opera production)
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Aida notableCharacter Aida
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Wayne Cilento notableWork Aida (Broadway musical)
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Daniel Troob workedOn Aida (musical)
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Heather Headley notableWork Aida (musical)
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Paul Bogaev notableWork Aida (musical)
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Steve Margoshes notableWork Aida (stage musical)
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Written in the Stars partOf Aida
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Written in the Stars includedIn Aida original cast recordings
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Elaborate Lives partOf Aida (musical)
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Elaborate Lives firstPerformanceIn Aida (Broadway production)
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The Gods Love Nubia fromMusical Aida
subject linked to: "The Gods Love Nubia"
My Strongest Suit partOfWork Aida
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My Strongest Suit firstPerformanceIn Aida (stage musical)
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My Strongest Suit basedOnWork Aida
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My Strongest Suit castAlbum Aida original Broadway cast recording
subject linked to: "My Strongest Suit"
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A Step Too Far partOf Aida (musical)
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A Step Too Far basedOn Aida (story)
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A Step Too Far partOfWork Aida (original cast recording)
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Adam Pascal notableWork Aida
Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida hasEarlyDevelopmentTitleFor Aida (Elton John and Tim Rice musical)
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Fortune Favors the Brave partOf Aida
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Fortune Favors the Brave partOf Aida (musical)
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Linda Woolverton knownFor Aida (musical)
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Linda Woolverton notableWork Aida (musical)
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Tim Rice notableWork Aida (musical)
subject linked to: Timothy
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Tim Rice wroteLyricsFor Aida (musical)
subject linked to: Timothy
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