“Elton John + Tim Rice’s AIDA”

Elton John (Music); Tim Rice (Lyrics); Linda Wolverton, Robert Falls & David Henry Hwang (Book)

In 2000, a star-studded team of Elton John (music), Tim Rice (lyrics) along with Linda Wolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang (book) took the Verdi opera AIDA and transformed it into a four-plus-year run on Broadway with music that had that distinct, Elton John, rock-and-ballad style.  Broadway by the Bay — under the masterfully conceived and beautifully inspired direction of Jason Jeffrey — opens its own version that is a big-stage, big-sounding Elton John + Tim Rice’s AIDA that looks and feels Great White Way in every respect.

For my full review of this outstanding production, please continue to Talkin’ Broadway:  https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/sanjose/sj142.html.

Rating: 5 E

Elton John + Tim Rice’s AIDA continues through November 18, 2018 in production by

Broadway by the Bay at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City.  Tickets are available at https://broadwaybythebay.org.