Claim: Tim Rice wrote a musical.

Aida ' -LRB- also known as Elton John and Tim Rice 's Aida -RRB- is a musical based on the opera of the same name by Giuseppe Verdi . It has music by Elton John , lyrics by Tim Rice , and book by Linda Woolverton , Robert Falls , and David Henry Hwang , and was originally produced by Walt Disney Theatrical.Aida '' premiered on Broadway on March 23 , 2000 , running for 1,852 performances until September 5 , 2004 . It was nominated for five Tony Awards and won four including Best Original Score and Best Performance by a Leading Actress , and was also named by Time Magazine as one of the top ten theatre productions of the year .   The Original Broadway Cast Recording won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album . A song from the show , `` Written in the Stars '' , recorded 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 .