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Sir Tim Rice is an author and Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award, Tony Award, and Grammy Award-winning lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita; with Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote Chess; for additional songs for the 2011 West End revival of The Wizard of Oz; and for his work with Alan Menken on Disney's Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and the musical King David. He also worked with Elton John on Disney's The Lion King, the musical Aida, and DreamWorks Animation's The Road to El Dorado and Ennio Morricone.
One of the most celebrated lyricists in British popular culture, Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. The 2016 Sunday Times Rich List values Rice at £150m; the 15th-richest music millionaire in the UK. He is one of fifteen artists to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award.
[1973]Jesus Christ Superstar lyricist
[1992]Straight Talk songs
[1992]Aladdin songs
[1994]The Lion King songs
[1996]Evita lyricist
[2000]Thomas and the Magic Railroad lyrics
[2000]The Road to El Dorado lyrics by
[2017]Beauty and the Beast songs
[2022]Aladdin: Live from the West End Lyrics by
Tim Rice, Aladdin
Tim Rice, Aladdin
Sir Tim Rice
Tim Rice, The Lion King
Tim Rice, Aida
Tim Rice, The Lion King
Tim Rice, The Lion King
Tim Rice, Beauty and the Beast
Tim Rice, Beauty and the Beast
Tim Rice, Evita
Tim Rice, Evita
Tim Rice, Evita
Tim Rice has written 15 shows including Tycoon (Lyricist), Jesus Christ Superstar (Lyricist), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Bookwriter), Evita (Bookwriter), Blondel (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Chess (Lyricist), Cricket (Lyricist), Beauty and the Beast (Lyricist), Heathcliff (Lyricist), King David (Bookwriter), The Lion King (Lyricist), Aida (Lyricist), The Likes of Us (Lyricist), From Here to Eternity (Lyricist), Aladdin (Lyricist).
Tim Rice has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. He has received nominations for Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for "Aladdin," as well as Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for both "Aladdin" and "Aida." Rice also received a Special Award at the Olivier Awards and the Radisson Edwardian Award for Best New Musical for "The Lion King." In addition, he has been nominated for Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for both "The Lion King" and "Evita," and for Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for "Beauty and the Beast" and "Evita." Rice's work on "Evita" also earned him the Best Lyricist award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Tim Rice, the renowned composer and lyricist, has received numerous accolades for his contributions to the world of Broadway. Some of his notable awards include the Special Award at the Olivier Awards, the Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for his work on Aida, the Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for The Lion King, the Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for Evita, the Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Evita, and the Best Lyricist at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Evita. These awards highlight Rice's exceptional talent and his significant impact on the Broadway stage.
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