Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The story is based on the "coat of many colours" story of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly; their first, The Likes of Us, written in 1965, was not performed until 2005. The show has only a few lines of spoken dialogue; it is almost entirely sung-through. Its family-friendly story, familiar themes and catchy music have resulted in numerous stagings. According to the owner of the copyright, the Really Useful Group, by 2008 more than 20,000 schools and amateur theatre groups had staged productions. Joseph was first presented as a 15-minute "pop cantata" at Colet Court School in London in 1968, and was published by Novello and recorded in an expanded form by Decca Records in 1969. After the success of the next Lloyd Webber and Rice piece, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph received amateur stage productions in the US beginning in 1970, and the first American release of the album was in 1971. The musical had its professional premiere, as a 35-minute musical, at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1972. While still undergoing various modifications and expansions, the musical was produced in the West End in 1973. In 1974, its full modern format was performed at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester and was also recorded that year. The musical was mounted on Broadway in 1982. Several major revivals, national tours, and a 1999 direct-to-video film starring Donny Osmond followed.

Production: Universal
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
Year:
1999
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Jacob:
Joseph's mother, she was quite my favorite wife, I never really loved another all my life. And Joseph was my joy because he reminded me of her

Narrator:
Through young Joseph, Jacob lived his youth again. Loved him, praised him, gave him all he could. But then, it made the rest feel second best. And even if they were...

Brothers:
Being told we're also-rans, does not make us Joseph's fans!

Narrator:
But where they had really missed the boat is...

Brothers:
We're great guys but no one seems to notice!

Narrator:
Joseph's charm and winning smiles, failed to slay them in the isles. And their father couldn't see the danger. He could not imagine any danger. He just saw in Joseph all his dreams come true. Jacob wanted to show the world he loved his son. To make it clear that Joseph was the special one so, Jacob bought his son a coat. A multi-colored coat to wear.

Jacob:
Joseph's coat was elegant, the cut was fine.

Brothers:
The tasteful style was the ultimate in good design.

Narrator:
And this is why it caught the eye...

Narrator, Brothers:
A king would stop and stare.

Narrator:
And when Joseph tried it on, he knew his sheepskin days were gone. Such as dazzling coat of many colors. How he loved his coat of many colors. In a class above the rest, it even went well with his vest. Such a stunning coat of many colors. How he loved his coat of many colors. It was red and yellow and green and brown and blue. Joseph's brothers weren't too pleased with what they saw.

Brothers:
We have never liked him all that much before, and now this coat has got our goat. We feel life is unfair!

Narrator:
And when Joseph graced the scene, his brothers turned a shade of green. His astounding clothing took the biscuit!

Brothers:
Quite the smoothest person in the district.

Joseph:
I look handsome, I look smart. I am a walking work of art. Such a dazzling coat of many colors. How I love my coat of many colors.

Narrator:
It was red and yellow and green and brown, And scarlet and black and ochre and peach. And ruby and olive and violet and fawn. And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve. And cream and crimson and silver and rose. And azure and lemon and russet and gray. And purple and white and pink and orange, And...

Joseph:
[Overlapping Narrator on line 16, staring at "fawn"] I look handsome I look smart. I am a walking work of art. Such a dazzling coat of many colors. How I love my coat of many colors. It was...

Narrator, Brothers, Joseph:
And red and yellow and green and brown. And scarlet and black and ochre and peach. And ruby and olive and violet and fawn. And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve. And cream and crimson and silver and rose. And azure and lemon and russet and gray. And purple and white and pink and orange. And blue!


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