Tim Rice
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.
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BIO
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.
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Videos
Video: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST's Julian Marcus DeGuzman Talks Orpheum Theatre Run on KPIX
by Joshua Wright - 2026-07-31 09:51:24
Video: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Stars Talk Orpheum Theatre Run on KGO7
by Joshua Wright - 2026-07-28 10:22:42
Video: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at North Shore Music Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2026-07-10 13:29:23
Video: Rachel Zegler Performs Addison Rae's 'Fame is a Gun' at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-06-18 10:25:17
Video: First Look at JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at The 5th Avenue Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2026-05-13 12:23:47
Video: Watch 'Gethsemane' from Goodspeed's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
by Michael Major - 2026-05-11 13:36:00
Video: Watch the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Title Song From Goodspeed Musicals
by Michael Major - 2026-05-08 15:31:45
Videos: CHESS Audience Celebrate Tony Nominees With Thunderous Applause
by Michael Major - 2026-05-06 10:26:52
Video: Highlights from JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Goodspeed Musicals
by Nicole Rosky - 2026-05-01 09:29:26
Video: Aaron Tveit Opens Up About Wardrobe Mishap During CHESS Performance
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-04-21 13:35:49
Video: CHESS Stars Reflect on New Cast Recording: 'The Album Really Rocks'
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-04-21 11:57:52
Video: Watch Nicholas Christopher Hold Out a Note For 20 Seconds in CHESS
by Michael Major - 2026-04-17 09:22:02
Exclusive: Watch the Cast of CHESS Perform 'Golden Bangkok' on Broadway
by Michael Major - 2026-04-14 12:45:52
Video: The Cast of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Goodspeed Opera House Performs 'Heaven on Their Minds'
by A.A. Cristi - 2026-04-03 23:13:23
Video: Bryce Pinkham and the Cast of CHESS Perform 'The Arbiter' on KELLY CLARKSON
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-03-27 10:09:30
News
by Annette Stolt - Oct 10, 2026
Jesus Christ Superstar with great musical actors and where the set and lightning designs are superstars as well
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2026
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the first North American touring production in over 25 years, will perform at Portland's Keller Auditorium. Tickets will go on sale to the public.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 8, 2026
Dan Maurer's original ensemble comedy receives its world premiere at Mercer County Community College. The play reunites an award-winning creative team for the first time in over a decade.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2026
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST North American tour reached one million guests on October 6 at The Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California, after 500-plus performances. The production plays 32 cities through the 2026-27 season.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2026
Patti LuPone will perform SONGS FROM A HAT and Bianca Del Rio will bring her IT GETS BITTER World Comedy Tour to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026
The North American tour of THE LION KING will feature Syndee Winters returning to the role of Nala, as well as new cubs Anthony Fraire, Jaxon Ipapo-Glass, and Anaszia Kelly.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026
Glenn Close will perform the role of Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar for the final week of the record-breaking season at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Learn more about the show here.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026
Tickets for Disney's THE LION KING will become available to the public, ahead of the six-time Tony Award-winning musical's return to Melbourne's Regent Theatre for the first time since 2015.
by Sharon Ellman - Oct 5, 2026
This reviewer was thrilled with this long needed injection of nostalgic musical talent that still pulls at the old heart strings. Thank you Patti LuPone! Pure magic in song.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2026
NENAproductions will present the Tony Award-winning musical EVITA at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, with Jill Gindi starring as Eva Perón and a full live pit band.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2026
Rachel Zegler will perform an intimate concert residency at Soho Place in London's West End. The Golden Globe and Olivier Award winner will present her most intimate shows to date in the venue's unique setting.
by Martin Ganeider - Sep 26, 2026
Bring your kids to the theatre and let them fall in love with the tale as old as time, as well as with theatre at all.
by Tim Shawver - Sep 23, 2026
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA remains a terrific night of musical theatre. The score still moves and the touring production currently housed in Tempe’s Gammage Auditorium makes good on every ounce of spectacle its reputation promises.
by Adela González Pérez - Sep 23, 2026
Los intérpretes estarán en la producción de Jamie Lloyd protagonizada por Rachel Zegler, que llegará al Winter Garden Theatre en 2027.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2026
Additional cast members have been revealed for Lloyd's new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita. Joining Olivier Award winner Rachel Zegler as 'Eva Perón' will be her co-stars from the London production.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 21, 2026
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the first North American touring production in over 25 years, will begin performances at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle. Tickets will be available through multiple channels including online and at the box office.
by Michael Gioia - Sep 19, 2026
'Evita' is making its way back to Broadway, but it’s been more than four decades since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning musical first arrived in New York City. BroadwayWorld looks back at the original cast.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2026
Three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will star as Diana Vreeland in a new production of the one-woman play Full Gallop, written by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson. Learn more here!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2026
Disney's Beauty and the Beast will play Omaha's Orpheum Theater January 20-27, 2027. Tickets are now on sale for the new North American tour, directed and choreographed by Matt West.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2026
Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Write Out Loud, Michael Cerveris and more.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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).
Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Aladdin, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Aladdin, Special Award (Olivier Awards), Radisson Edwardian Award for Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for The Lion King, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Aida, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Lion King, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Lion King, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Beauty and the Beast , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Beauty and the Beast, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Evita, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Evita and Best Lyricist (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Evita.
Tim Rice has won several prestigious awards. He received a Special Award from the Olivier Awards. He won the Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Aida. Additionally, he has won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical for The Lion King and also for Evita. He was honored with the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics for Evita, and he received the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Lyricist, also for Evita.
