Piers Hopkirk
BBC Information, South East
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Sir Tim Rice has written songs with Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber for Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas
Oscar-winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice has mentioned he has now not dominated out teaming up once more with former musical spouse Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber to create a brand spanking new musical, however warned it might must be an concept he was once “actually became on by means of”.
The pair, who penned a trio of theatrical smashes in Joseph and the Wonderful Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Famous person, and Evita, have written songs for a brand new comedy entitled Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas.
It premieres at The Birmingham Rep Theatre in November.
Sir Tim advised BBC South East: “He and I’ve written a couple of songs and it’s been nice amusing.”
The lyricist, who went to university at Lancing Faculty in West Sussex, mentioned: “It is a comedy all a couple of serial killer who’s murdering other folks connected to the music The Twelve Days of Christmas.
“It is basically a comedy – fun a minute!”
Requested concerning the chemistry of running together with his former writing spouse once more, he mentioned:
“We’ve all the time finished the atypical factor right here and there, the atypical album observe for anyone.
“We did an additional music for Madonna in Evita, so we have been all the time involved right here and there however there was once no nice musical concept that appealed to the either one of us.
” I feel it [the chemistry] is all the time there.”
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Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice created Joseph and the Wonderful Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Famous person, and Evita
Sir Tim Rice and Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber have been one in all theatre’s maximum a hit writing partnerships however went their separate tactics within the Nineteen Eighties to pursue other initiatives.
Lloyd-Webber went on to jot down musicals like Cats, Starlight Specific and Phantom of the Opera.
In the meantime Rice labored with Abba’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus to create the musical Chess.
He went directly to workforce up with Disney, writing songs for Aladdin and The Lion King among others.
He received Oscars for Easiest Unique Tune for A Complete New Global from Aladdin, Can You Really feel The Love This night from The Lion King and You Should Love Me from Evita.
Ron Henbury
Rice and Lloyd-Webber have been introduced with gold and platinum information for Jesus Christ Famous person in 1973
Sir Tim has labored with a lot of collaborators through the years together with Elton John, Rick Wakeman and Burt Bacharach.
Considered one of his largest regrets even though, he mentioned, was once now not running extra with the overdue Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.
He mentioned: “I did a few songs with Freddie.
“It is a tragedy he died. I believe we may have written one thing actually nice.”
Sir Tim Rice is traveling the United Kingdom from April in a display entitled: My Existence In Musicals – I Know Him So Smartly.
Among different puts he involves Guildford, Worthing and Eastbourne.
