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Sir Tim Rice - Lyricist

Gavin Esler talks to Evita and The Lion King lyricist, Sir Tim Rice. After a ten year break from songwriting, he is completing a new work. What tempted him back?

Even if you have not seen his shows you will have heard his songs. For works such as Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Lion King, Sir Tim Rice is regarded as one of the greatest lyricists of his generation. After a break from songwriting which lasted ten years he is completing a new work, so what tempted him back? Why are there so few truly original musicals nowadays and why has he made it clear that he is very unlikely to work with his one-time collaborator Andrew Lloyd Webber ever again?

30 minutes

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Interviewed Guest Tim Rice
Interviewer Gavin Esler

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