The score for Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA was hailed by Time Magazine as "filled with luscious melodies and soulful lyrics."

AIDA features a book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang and was originally directed by Robert Falls and produced by Disney Theatrical Productions.

The original production had its world premiere (as "Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida") at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on September 17, 1998.

A new, revised production opened on December 9, 1999 at the Cadillac Palace in Chicago. The Broadway production, now Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA, opened at the Palace Theatre on March 23, 2000 and ran a total of 1,852 performances, making it one of the longest running shows in Broadway history, generating a successful national tour and several international productions.

Editor: Ge Yufei