Tim Rice News

NME reports that Sir Elton John will be the recipient of the first-ever Brits Icon Award, to be presented at an awards ceremony on September 2. The event will be broadcast on ITV at a later date.

Tickets for CHICAGO, EVITA and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Fox Theatre will go on sale Saturday, August 10 at 10am online at MetroTix.com, by phone at 314-534-1111 and in person at the Fox Theatre Box office. Ticket prices for EVITA start at $35; ticket prices for CHICAGO andBEAUTY AND THE BEAST start at $30. All three shows are part of the Fox Theatre's 2013-2014 U.S. Bank Broadway series. EVITA is the first production in the six-show season ticket package; CHICAGO and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST are off-series specials.

Happy Birthday Alan Menken! For Disney, Menken has scored The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas, each of which won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted, and Tangled. Menken has collaborated on several occasions with lyricists includingHoward Ashman,Tim RiceandStephen Schwartz. On Broadway, Menken has composed for The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors, King David, Beauty and the Beast and, now, Sister Act.

An extraordinary new live stage production of one of the world's most popular musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar, comes to Blu-ray((TM)) and DVD on September 10, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The legendary rock opera by lyricist Tim Rice (Evita, The Lion King) and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (Evita, The Phantom of the Opera) returns in a fresh, cutting-edge performance the U.K.'s Daily StarSunday calls 'an almighty success' that 'will go down as one of the best productions yet.'

The Fabulous Fox Theatre announced a change to its 2013-2014 U.S. Bank Broadway Series lineup following the news that the national tour of THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER has been postponed for a subsequent season.

Spice Girl and internationally recognized solo artist Melanie C opens up about her recent onstage role as Mary Magdalene in the ongoing arena world tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice's seminal rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in a new blog entry on her official site.

The comely cast of the new West End musical FROM HERE TO ETERNITY recently posed for a steamy series of Hawaii-set shots for use in promotional posters and advertisements for the forthcoming tuner and a series of behind-the-scenes shots of the extensive shoot have now been revealed.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning musical EVITA go on-sale to the public starting this Friday, July 19, 2013 at 10 a.m. EVITA will play the Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph) for a limited engagement Sep. 18 - Oct. 6, 2013.

Producers Hal Luftig, Scott Sanders Productions and Troika Entertainment announce casting for the national tour of the Tony Award Nominated Best Revival of a Musical and smash hit production of Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA. The tour kicks off on September 8th at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI.

Much to the anticipation of music fans and critics worldwide, Curved Air founding member and virtuoso violinist Darryl Way is releasing his first solo album in 20 years! Now available on Explore Multimedia, via Cherry Red Records, ULTRA VIOLINS features Darryl's own interpretations of several well-known classical pieces, as well as a re-recording of Curved Air's classic hit “Vivaldi”. Says Darryl, “The motivating force behind creating 'Ultra Violins' was to introduce some new material for solo violin that came from the vocal repertoire and the world of orchestral music, rather than music specifically for solo violin.”

Playing at 99% of capacity and poised to become the best selling musical in Goodman Theatre history, The Jungle Book extends by popular demand through August 18-marking the first time that three extension weeks have been added to a production in the Goodman's home on Dearborn Street. "A colorful, musically vibrant, family friendly show" (Variety), Tony Award-winner Mary Zimmerman's world premiere stage musical adaptation was critically hailed "eversurprising, winningly whimsical" (Chicago Sun-Times), "classy, sophisticated, visually beautiful" (Chicago Tribune) and "breathlessly entertaining" (Daily Herald). The full 31-member company-19 cast and 12-member band-remains intact for the seven additional performances. Family friendly pricing for The Jungle Book starts at $27, with tickets ranging to $125 (subject to change); discounts available for subscribers, students and military. Visit GoodmanTheatre.org, call312.443.3800, or come to the Goodman box office (170 N. Dearborn). The production runs approximately two hours (including one 15-minute intermission) and is for adults and families with children 6+.

Hale Center Theater Orem presents Disney's Aladdin Jr. beginning tonight, featuring Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by Jim Luigs, Music Adapted and Arranged by Bryan Louiselle, and based on the 1992 Disney film Aladdin.

Come explore this wonderful world of bubbles live on stage at the Ogunquit Playhouse one weekend only, today, July 13 at 10:00 AM and Noon and Sunday, July 14 at 10:00 AM. All are tickets $12.

Legendary Broadway stars will be coming to Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center in an intimate cabaret setting starting tonight, July 13.

BroadwayWorld took time to talk to Alan Menken about vying for the fabled EGOT, writing for television, and the possibility of creating a new musical series for ABC. Plus, Menken discusses ALADDIN opening in Toronto and on Broadway, redeveloping THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME for the stage with Stephen Schwartz, and new projects with Douglas Carter Beane, David Zippel and Harvey Fierstein, as well as seeing his work spread across the globe.

THE LION KING is the sixth longest-running musical in Broadway history. Translated into seven different languages (Japanese, German, Korean, French, Dutch, Mandarin, Spanish), the show has been performed in 15 different countries on five continents and continues to create new avenues around the world. Continuing to reign as one of the most popular stage musicals in the world, The Lion King can currently be seen on Broadway, on stages across North America, on tour in Japan, and in Tokyo, London's West End, Hamburg, Madrid and in the UK. Last night, musician Darius Rucker (formerly Hootie of Hootie and the Blowfish) visited the Broadway show and you can check out photos of him backstage with the cast below!

Vocalist and performer Clare Teal recently released her new solo album, AND SO IT GOES, with collaborator Grant Windsor, which features a track from the forthcoming West End page-to-stage adaptation of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, written and produced by Tim Rice (music by Stuart Brayson) - and the evocative ballad 'Another Language' is now available to hear in full.

The Actors Fund, a national human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment, is pleased to announce that the producer, cast, and management of Disney's THE LION KING have added a special performance to benefit The Fund on Thursday, August 22 at 1:00pm at The Belk Theater in Charlotte, NC. The acting company will donate their time and talent for this performance that will directly benefit The Actors Fund.