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''Aida'' (also known as ''Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida'') is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical. ''Aida'' premiered on Broadway on March 23, 2000, running for 1,852 performances until September 5, 2004 (36th longest-running Broadway musical). The musical also ran from 2002 to 2003 and from 2006 to 2007 during two US national tours, and also ran in international productions which performed in 20 different countries, and is still performed in international productions, regional theatres, colleges and high schools. ''Aida'' was nominated for five Tony Awards and won four in 2000, including Best Musical Score and Best Performance by a Leading Actress. Aida was also named by Time Magazine in 2000 as one of the top ten theatre productions of the year. The First National tour was nominated for nine National Broadway Theatre awards (now "Touring Broadway Awards") and won five awards, including Best Musical, Best Direction, Best Actor, and Best Actress. The ''Aida'' (2000 Original Broadway Cast) Cast recording won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. A song from ''Aida'', "Written in the Stars" (recorded and sung by Elton John and LeAnn Rimes) reached No.2 in the Billboard US adult contemporary music charts, and No.1 in the Canadian contemporary charts. ==Background== The show is performed in two acts based on Giuseppe Verdi's Italian-language opera of the same name, the scenario of which was written by Auguste Mariette. The musical originated from a children's storybook version of Verdi's opera written by the soprano Leontyne Price.〔Witchel, Alex.("An 'Aida' Born Of Ecstasies And Explosions" ) ''The New York Times'' (requires registration), March 19, 2000〕 The book featured illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon. In 1994, the book rights were acquired by the Walt Disney Company for a proposed animated feature film. However, Elton John chose not to pursue another animated project after ''The Lion King'' so Disney executives suggested a Broadway adaptation instead. Despite his opinion that "opera people can be very elitist", John, along with Tim Rice, immediately signed on. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aida (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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