Elton John a Disney's musical production "Aida" in 1999 with lyricist Tim Rice, for which they received the Tony Award for Best Original Score at the 54th Tony Awards, and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. The musical was given its world premiere in the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and went on to Chicago and eventually Broadway. John released a live compilation album called "Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits", featuring sings from the show he did at Madison Square Garden in New York City that same year. A concept album
Ben Elton from the catalogues of pop/rock artists. The first was the musical "We Will Rock You" with music by Queen. Despite unfavourable early reaction, this was successful in London and won the 2003 Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best New Musical. It has since opened in the US, Australia, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, and The Netherlands. Elton also directed the 10th Anniversary Arena tour, in 2013. The musical ran for 12 years in London. "Tonight's the Night", based on the songs of Rod Stewart, opened in November 2003. Elton worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the sequel