Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida: The Making of the Broadway Musical (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "THE STORY OF AIDA, THE CAPTIVE PRINCESS who is enslaved by an Egyptian captain and placed in the service of the pharaoh's daughter, enters European..." (more)
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Product Description

Enthusiastically anticipated as the latest Disney stage production, following the astounding success of Julie Taymors breakthrough production of The Lion King, Aida is certain to be a hit. Celebrated songwriter Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice present their version of the classic tale of Aidathe story of a love triangle in which the three main charactersRadames, Aida, and Amnerisare torn between love for each other and their greater duties. This colourful book contains all the excitement of the lavish production, detailing all the action on the stage and behind the curtain.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Disney Editions; 1st edition (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786864842
• ISBN-13: 978-0786864843
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 10.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #380,702 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful way to capture AIDA, November 28, 2000

By A Customer

I saw Aida on Broadway and was impressed by the music, the acting, the scenery, and the dancing. When I discovered this book, I found a way to relive the moment. I enjoyed looking through the photos of this book and showing them to people who have not yet seen the play on Broadway. I also enjoyed reading all the behind the scenes comments by the actors and actresses. All in all, I have found this book a great way to cherish one of the greatest musicals on Broadway.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a heckuva book!, April 16, 2002

By	M. G ORELL (RANDOLPH, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an excellent book and very informative. It tells you about all of the changes that the show went through. It has wonderful pictures. They're all in color and they bring back memories of the show. I had had the good fortune of seeing the show with the entire original cast still intact. There were no understudies that day and I was so happy. I'm still trying to remember where that scrim in Fortune Favors the Brave came from. My only complaint is that they didn't tell the name of the man who played Radames before Adam Pascal took over in Chicago. Buy this book. You will thank me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the better Broadway books, July 16, 2005

By	D. Hu (Florida, US) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a fan of Tie-In books, whether they be for a movie, or Broadway. This one ranks fairly high up there, behind Rent
by the Johnny Larson Estate, the Renthead bible, but above the Beauty and the Beast book which was more pictures than information.

This one had tons of information, and a good selection of pictures. You get a fantastic idea of how they progressed from the original story to the Broadway show, and nice behind the scenes anecdotes. There are also some very beautiful 2-page spreads, such as when the two-starcrossed lovers meet in the museum. However, the book is rather thin compared to some, and thus it doesn't hold quite as much information as some would like it to. It certainly could have used more pictures.

One thing it doesn't have are production drawings and concept art (it has a couple but they're small), which I always love to see. Those really help get you visualize what the production team was going for originally.

Still it's worth buying, and I would recommend it very much to any Aida fan certianly.