Aida Revival?

This is long overdue, and I am looking very forward to it (should it actually occur).

ACL2006 said: "theatrekid3302 said: "Hope so!


Tim Rice Is Ready to ReviveAida - Playbill.com
https://playbill.com/article/my-life-in-the-theatre-tim-rice"

as long as Schele Williams is no longer attached to directing it."

I half-agree here. I think Schele Williams is a terrible director (I’ll never forgive her lazy hand on the Wiz revival), BUT she was also part of the original productions of AIDA, and so she may have some insight that an outside director might not.

BroadwayNYC2 said: "Her production in the Netherlands was one of the dullest productions I’ve ever seen. Absolutely no vision. Whatever insights she had from being in the original production, we should ignore."

I somehow completely forgot that she actually staged it and wasn’t just attached.

I’d love another woman of color to come aboard to direct, but I’m trying to think of one. I know Whitney White doesn’t have a good track record with musicals. Maybe Lileana Blain-Cruz?

WldKingdomHM said: "If it ain’t broke don’t fix it"

I mean, it quite famously was thought to be broken upon arrival, propped up by a critically lauded leading performance.

Brantley opened his review with: PRETTY much everything that's right about ''Aida,'' the new Disney cartoon pretending to be a Broadway musical, can be summed up in two words: Heather Headley.

He then proceeded to trash every element of the production, including Pascal, only exempting Sherie because he thought the material they gave her was so awful she shouldn't be blamed for it.

This was always going to be a revisal because Disney knows it's not a very good show without a star making performance or a name as Aida. They have no way to be sure of the first and they take no risks. They have little interest in the second option either. Ironically, Aida only stayed open because of star casting, but they stopped star casting their shows after Aida.

quizking101 said: "ACL2006 said: "theatrekid3302 said: "Hope so!


Tim Rice Is Ready to ReviveAida - Playbill.com
https://playbill.com/article/my-life-in-the-theatre-tim-rice"

as long as Schele Williams is no longer attached to directing it."

I half-agree here. I think Schele Williams is a terrible director (I’ll never forgive her lazy hand on the Wiz revival), BUT she was also part of the original productions of AIDA, and so she may have some insight that an outside director might not."

I’ve longed for an Aida revival more than any other. But if Schele Williams is attached again, I’ll skip it. The Netherlands production missed the mark so badly that it hardly felt like Aida. I hope a different director is given the chance.

Updated On: 1/6/26 at 07:50 PM

darquegk said: "I don't know what shape the script is in. The production I did back in high school (yes, whiter than it should have been) was with the David Henry Hwang script, which I believe came from the tour?

If it weren't for the fact that Elton John is not a quick collaborator and is by his own tongue-in-cheek admission a dying man, I'd say "the way this works is to CHESS it: let's add as much music as we can and push as close to sung-through as we can get this piece.""





Yup. I love this musical. I have zero recollection of its book scenes. I still LOVE this musical.

That would honestly be perfect casting!



https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wicked-stars-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-reunite-broadway-1236066738/

Who remembers the Beyonce-Xtina rumors? God that would've been a killer soundtrack to a surely dull movie.

And yes, there is much debate about Egyptians and race but no way could you cast blonde hair blue eyed Egyptians today.

It is very similar to Chess where the book is trash, but the score is sensational. Don’t think Disney have revived a musical.

Nichelle Lewis or Khaila Wilcoxon would make a great Aida