The company of Aida, including its writers, pop star Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice (center), take their opening night bows March 23 at the Palace Theatre. With music by pop star John and lyrics from Rice, Disney's Aida, the tragic tale of love between Nubian slave and an Egyptian warrior betrothed to another, stars Heather Headley as the doomed slave girl with Adam Pascal as her lover. Sherie Renee Scott plays Pascal's fiancee, an Egyptian princess.