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Elton's lyricist Bernie Taupin had rewritten the song, which was about Marilyn Monroe, with new lyrics about Princess Diana.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Ashman, the show’s lyricist, had died in 1991, so Tim Rice was brought in to work with Menken.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
This new musical by playwright/lyricist Ali Viterbi and composer/lyricist Toby Singer tells the true stories of two Hungarian Jews in Budapest during World War II.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Hawke started as a lyricist and was initially afraid to get into the music side of songwriting, in part because she was intimidated by the extraordinary musicians around her.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Ashman, the show’s lyricist, had died in 1991, so Tim Rice was brought in to work with Menken.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
This new musical by playwright/lyricist Ali Viterbi and composer/lyricist Toby Singer tells the true stories of two Hungarian Jews in Budapest during World War II.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Hawke started as a lyricist and was initially afraid to get into the music side of songwriting, in part because she was intimidated by the extraordinary musicians around her.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lyricist. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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