Elton John & Time Rice’s Aida at WPPAC: Winner of four Tony® Awards, 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. The musical 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. The Original Broadway Cast Recording won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. “Written in the Stars” was released as a single, reaching No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

The story chronicles the love triangle between Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country, Amneris, an Egyptian princess and Radames, the soldier they both love. AIDA is an epic tale of love, loyalty and betrayal, with a Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning score by Elton John and Tim Rice. It was their first collaboration since writing the music for The Lion King.