History Theatre / AidaJohnRice

* RhymingWithItself: "How I know you" rhymes with "yes I know you", "you don't know me", and "I don't know you".
** "Like father like son" rhymes with "Like father like son".

''Aida'' is a [[TheMusical musical]] based on Verdi's opera of the same name, with music by Music/EltonJohn and lyrics by TimRice. It premiered on Broadway in 2000, garnering five Tony Award nominations, of which it won all but one, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical (Heather Headley as Aida).

** A later scene (before they admit their love for each other) has them arguing and him demanding that she respect him. She snaps that he can't command her to show him affection, and he responds by outright telling her "I could have your "affection" right here if I wanted it."

While attempting to meet Radames at a temple before the wedding proceeds, Aida is blackmailed by her father to get Radames to reveal where the Egyptian army will be passing through on its way to defeat the rebelling Nubians. Aida convinces Radames to run away with her and he tells her the secret of the army's route. Aida's father [[WhatAnIdiot chooses that moment to spring out of the bushes, announce that that's where they'll attack the Egyptians and reveal to Radames exactly who he is.]] Horrified, Radames refuses the chance to rule Nubia with Aida and surrenders to Amneris and the priests, who catch him as Aida and her father flee. He is condemned to be buried alive, but Aida sneaks into his tomb before it gets sealed, since she [[TearJerker cannot choose between her love and her homeland.]] The curtain falls as she dies.

''Aida'' is a [[TheMusical musical]] based on Verdi's opera of the same name, with music by [[Disney/TheLionKing Elton John]] and lyrics by TimRice. It premiered on Broadway in 2000, garnering five Tony Award nominations, of which it won all but one, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical (Heather Headley as Aida).

Includes examples of:

* RhymingWithItself: What rhymes with 'build another pyramid'? How about 'build another pyramid'? Brilliant!
** "How I know you" rhymes with "yes I know you", "you don't know me", and "I don't know you".

As for the opera it's based on, the story is slightly different: Radames, an officer in the Egyptian army, wants to become the commander the invasion of Nubia, so that he may request to marry his beloved Aida, a slave of the pharaoh's daughter Amneris. He doesn't know that Amneris is in love with him, or that Aida is the daughter of the Nubian king. Suspecting something between them, Amneris deceives Aida into revealing her love for Radames by claiming he died in the campaign against Nubia. Radames gets his wish and defeats Nubia, bringing in many hostages, including Aida's father. Seeing Aida's anguish, Radames uses up his one wish from the pharaoh to free the Nubian slaves instead of asking for Aida's hand, and the pharaoh publicly engages him to Amneris.

* {{Disneyfication}} - The one who suffers most from this is Amneris. In the opera, she's a ClingyJealousGirl who is rather ruthless to her rival in love, but tries her hardest to make certain Radames survives. Ultimately, she is unable to save him. Radames gets engaged to Amneris due to being the leader of the victorious Egyptian army, something he can't refuse in front of all the celebrating Egyptians, especially when he uses up his wish from the Pharaoh on freeing Aida's father and the captured Ethiopians upon seeing her distress. Aida has been a slave for a long time when we're introduced to her and her father is the one who forces her to trick Radames into revealing where the Egyptian army will march to attack the Nubians. Only Radames gets captured, feeling he betrayed his country, after this comes out. And Aida ''deliberately'' sneaks into the tomb he is to be sealed in, [[TakeAThirdOption because she is unable to choose]] [[TearJerker between her love and her homeland]]. Of course, the ending is the real killer. The opera ends on the death of Aida and the impending death of Radames in the tomb. The musical maintains this, but ''still'' tries to force this into a happy ending [[spoiler: when the story told by the spirit of Amneris who allows the modern reincarnations of Aida and Radames to find each other all over again]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: than most Disney musicals.

* {{Bookends}}: "Every Story Is a Love Story", the people in the modern day museum

* {{Disneyfication}} - the one who suffers most from this is Amneris. In the opera, she's a ClingyJealousGirl who is rather ruthless to her rival in love, but tries her hardest to make certain Radames survives. Ultimately, she is unable to save him. Radames gets engaged to Amneris due to being the leader of the victorious Egyptian army, something he can't refuse in front of all the celebrating Egyptians, especially when he uses up his wish from the Pharaoh on freeing Aida's father and the captured Ethiopians upon seeing her distress. Aida has been a slave for a long time when we're introduced to her and her father is the one who forces her to trick Radames into revealing where the Egyptian army will march to attack the Nubians. Only Radames gets captured, feeling he betrayed his country, after this comes out. And Aida ''deliberately'' sneaks into the tomb he is to be sealed in, [[TakeAThirdOption because she is unable to choose]] [[TearJerker between her love and her homeland]]. Of course, the ending is the real killer. The opera ends on the death of Aida and the impending death of Radames in the tomb. The musical maintains this, but ''still'' tries to force this into a happy ending [[spoiler: when the story told by the spirit of Amneris who allows the modern reincarnations of Aida and Radames to find each other all over again]].

''Aida'' is a [[TheMusical musical]] based on Verdi's opera of the same name, with music by [[TheLionKing Elton John]] and lyrics by TimRice. It premiered on Broadway in 2000, garnering five Tony Award nominations, of which it won all but one, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical (Heather Headley as Aida).

* LoveTriangle: Aida, Radames and Amneris. [[TriangRelations Mixture of 1 and 5.]]

** Actually, it's more square or pentagonal. Zoser shows some interest in Amneris now tht she is beautiful and no longer awkward (as she was apparently when a child) and Mereb seems to love Aida, but YMMV on if it's a romantic attachment or the fact that she is his princess.

** A later scene (before they admit their love for each other) has them arguing and him demanding that she respect him. She snaps that he can't command her to show him affection, and he responds by outright telling her "I could demand your "affection" right here and now if I wanted it."

* {{Bookends}}: "Every Story Is a Love Story"