Lloyd Webber was introduced to Aspects of Love in 1979, when he and Tim Rice were approached to write a few songs for a proposed film version.

[2] The cast was led by Michael Ball as Alex, Susannah Fellows as Rose, Dinsdale Landen as George, Grania Renihan as Giulietta and Diana Morrison as Jenny.

[3] During the run, the role of Rose Vibert was also played by Susannah Fellows, Carol Duffy, Helen Hobson, Clare Burt, and Sarah Brightman; Alex Dillingham by David Greer, David Malek and Michael Praed; Giulietta Trapani by Becky Norman and Grania Renihan.

The Broadway production, with the same creative team and the four leading members of the London cast, opened on April 8, 1990, at the Broadhurst Theatre and closed on March 2, 1991, after 377 performances and 22 previews.

"[4] When the musical closed, the entire $8 million investment was lost, which, according to The New York Times, made it "perhaps the greatest flop in Broadway history".

[5] In 1993, Really Useful Group and Apollo Leisure breathed life into the show with a new production directed by Gale Edwards, with designs by Roger Kirk, and choreography by Jo Anne Robinson.

Kathryn Evans played Rose, with Alexander Hanson as Alex, Gary Bond as George, Lottie Mayor as Jenny and Karen Skinns as Giulietta.

The cast also included Paul Bentley, Benjamin Lush, Helen Viner-Slater, Alisdair Harvey, Nicola Dawn, Martin Callaghan, Russell Wilcox, Heather Davies, Nathan Harmer, Leslie Meadows, Gail-Marie Shapter, Myles Faraday, Kate Marsden, Natalie Holton, Angela Lloyd and Peter King.

A further tour of the production in 1994 was led by Kevin Colson as George, Anne Wood as Rose, Jay Marcus as Alex, Jacinta Whyte as Giulietta and Elizabeth Price as Jenny.

The cast starred Ron Bohmer as Alex, Linda Balgord as Rose, Keith Michell as George, and Kelli James Chase as Giulietta.

It starred David Essex as George Dillingham, with Matt Rawle as Alex, Shona Lindsay as Rose, and Poppy Tierney as Giulietta.

[8] The show played a limited engagement at The Joburg Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa from May 22 to June 28, 2009.

The touring production was re-directed by Nikolai Foster and starred Samantha Peo, Robert Finlayson, Angela Kilian and Keith Smith.

[9] A London revival ran at the Menier Chocolate Factory from July 15 to September 11, 2010, with new direction by Trevor Nunn.

The cast featured Dave Willetts as George, Rosalie Craig as Giulietta, Katherine Kingsley as Rose, and Michael Arden as Alex.

Produced by Tynemouth Operatic Society, it was the first non-professional staging in the UK to use the new script and full orchestra.

In July 2018, a new revival opened at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester[12] before transferring to the Southwark Playhouse London in January 2019.

[13] It featured Kelly Price as Rose, Felix Mosse as Alex, Jérôme Pradon as George, Madalena Alberto as Giulietta and Eleanor Walsh as Jenny.

[14] A West End revival, directed by Jonathan Kent and produced by Nica Burns, opened at the Lyric Theatre, London, on May 12, 2023, for a limited run until November 11.

[15] Michael Ball, who played Alex in the original 1989 London production, starred as George, Danielle de Niese as Giulietta.

Two years later, Alex, now a soldier, visits his uncle in Paris, and is shocked to find that Rose is now George's mistress.

At "A Military Camp in Malaya", Alex receives a letter from Rose telling him that she married George, and they are expecting a child.

Marcel and the rest of the cast celebrate the latest hit (A Month in the Country) ("Leading Lady"), but Rose insists that she must return to the villa at Pau and to her husband George and their 12-year-old daughter, Jenny.

That evening Jenny appears wearing Delia's gown, much as Rose did ("On the Terrace (Version 2)"); George happily dances with his daughter.

Alex, unable to reply, reflects once more on how love changes everything ("It Won't be Long till Jenny's a Woman").

The two-disc original cast recording of the London production preserved the bulk of the score with some edits made for reasons of length.

When the musical opened, the song "The First Man You Remember" was often performed on TV, the impression being that it was between a couple of romantic lovers.