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- Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice (born November 10, 1944) is a two-time Academy Award-winning English lyricist and author.
- Sir Timothy Miles Bildon "Tim" Rice (born in November 10, 1944) is a British Lyricist and Author. An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award, Emmy Award and Grammy Award-winning Lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber,
- Not a composer, but his work falls into this category of the rest of a Theater creator, and plus, he deserves his own page. A lyricist/writer/broadcaster, closely associated with, and all too often overshadowed by, with Andrew Lloyd Webber (so much so, that his ex(ish) wife wrote a letter of complaint to the The Daily Telegraph to clarify that the whole concept of Evita was his idea and that Lloyd Webber is given all the credit) but also a critically acclaimed writer of musicals in his own right. He's also a big cricket fan.
- Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born November 10, 1944) is a British lyricist and author. An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and is an English lyricist, writer, and TV and radio personality. He is best known for his work with the theatrical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, collaborating on three of Webber's most famous musicals, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita. Rice was named a Disney Legend in 2002.
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- Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born November 10, 1944) is a British lyricist and author. An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and is an English lyricist, writer, and TV and radio personality. He is best known for his work with the theatrical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, collaborating on three of Webber's most famous musicals, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita. In 1991, Rice was hired by Disney to write the lyrics for a film being produced under the working title of King of the Jungle. For the music, Rice suggested pop recording artist Elton John. But in the late summer of 1992, Rice was asked to help finish the songs for Aladdin, following the death of Alan Menken's lyricist, Howard Ashman. Three songs with lyrics by Rice were used in the 1992 film, including edits with "Arabian Nights" and writing the songs "One Jump Ahead" and "A Whole New World", which was a substantial radio hit and won an Academy Award for Best Song. In 1994, the Rice/John project, now retitled The Lion King was released to massive box office and critical acclaim. The soundtrack, featured the hit Rice/John songs "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and "Circle of Life" and became the best-selling album in the US in 1994. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" also went on to win Rice his second Academy Award for Best Song. Also in that year, Rice re-teamed with Menken to write additional songs for the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast, which was nominated for several Tonys. Rice followed this success with two musical productions for Disney, both of which debuted in 1997. First, Rice, John and others expanded The Lion King for the stage, which was also nominated for multiple awards. Next, Rice and Menken wrote an oratorio (fully sung production) of King David, which was never fully produced. Tim Rice's last production for Disney saw him re-team with Elton John for a brand new version of Aida, which debuted in 2000 and ran until 2004. The musical won several Tonys, including Best Original Musical Score for Rice and John. Rice was named a Disney Legend in 2002.
- Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice (born November 10, 1944) is a two-time Academy Award-winning English lyricist and author.
- Sir Timothy Miles Bildon "Tim" Rice (born in November 10, 1944) is a British Lyricist and Author. An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award, Emmy Award and Grammy Award-winning Lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber,
- Not a composer, but his work falls into this category of the rest of a Theater creator, and plus, he deserves his own page. A lyricist/writer/broadcaster, closely associated with, and all too often overshadowed by, with Andrew Lloyd Webber (so much so, that his ex(ish) wife wrote a letter of complaint to the The Daily Telegraph to clarify that the whole concept of Evita was his idea and that Lloyd Webber is given all the credit) but also a critically acclaimed writer of musicals in his own right. He's also a big cricket fan. He has written the lyrics and book for these musicals. In chronological order:
* Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
* Jesus Christ Superstar
* Evita
* Blondel (with Stephen Oliver)
* Chess (with Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus) He also did the lyrics for the new songs in the stage version of Beauty and The Beast, as well as all the lyrics for Aida and The Lion King both on screen and stage. Since they recruited a new lyricist to beef up The Little Mermaid for Broadway, it looks unlikely that he will do any more work with them. That said, a lot of critics specifically targeted the new songs as being sub-par, so Disney may ask him back for their next venture. A winner of three Oscars, all for Best Original Song, but shares them with Alan Menken, Elton John and Lloyd Webber respectively. Only the first one, "A Whole New World" falls squarely into Award Bait territory. "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" relies more on the cool chords, orchestrations and lyrics than any Ham and "You Must Love Me" has a depresssing subject matter and a performer who doesn't have the voice for an Award Bait Song anyway. Apart from writing one new song for the recent Joseph revival, he hasn't got any huge projects underway at the moment. With Aida set to be released as a film in 2010, we may see some fresh material from him then.
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