Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was the first musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

Related Topics:
Technicolor - Musical theatre - Andrew Lloyd Webber - Tim Rice

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Based on the story of Joseph from the Bible, this light hearted show was first presented as a cantata at the Colet Court School in London on March 1, 1968 and lasted twenty minutes. Due to its success, Rice and Lloyd Webber decided to release a small album of the show in 1969, which had been extended. The album didn't do well until Lloyd Webber and Rice released their second musical album, Jesus Christ Superstar, an immediate hit. Joseph and the... was finally produced at a professional level in 1972 by Frank Dunlop and its success transferred it to bigger theatres and wider audiences. It was finally produced on Broadway on January 27, 1982 at the Royale Theatre where it remained for 747 performances.

Related Topics:
Joseph - Bible - Colet Court School - London - March 1 - 1968 - 1969 - Jesus Christ Superstar - 1972 - Frank Dunlop - Broadway - January 27 - 1982 - Royale Theatre

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It has also been made into a video in 1999, starring Donny Osmond as Joseph, Maria Friedman as Narrator, and Richard Attenborough as Jacob.

Related Topics:
1999 - Donny Osmond - Richard Attenborough

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The songs in the show are:

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: "Prologue"

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: "Any Dream Will Do"

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: "Jacob & Sons / Joseph's Coat"

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: "Joseph's Dreams"

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: "Poor, Poor Joseph"

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: "One More Angel In Heaven"

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: "Potiphar"

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: "Close Every Door"

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: "Go, Go, Go Joseph"

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: "Pharaoh Story"

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: "Poor, Poor Pharaoh"

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: "Song of the King (Seven Fat Cows)"

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: "Pharaoh's Dreams Explained"

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: "Stone the Crows"

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: "Those Canaan Days"

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: "The Brothers Come To Egypt / Grovel, Grovel"

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: "Who's the Thief"

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: "Benjamin Calypso"

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: "Joseph All the Time"

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: "Jacob in Egypt"

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: "Finale: Any Dream Will Do / Give Me My Colored Coat"

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Notable in the composition of the music is the variety of styles used by Lloyd Webber, including parodies of French ballads ("Those Canaan Days"), Elvis-inspired rock and roll ("Song of the King"), western ("One More Angel In Heaven"), 1920's jazz ("Potiphar"), and disco ("Go, Go, Go Joseph").

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Numerous recordings exist of the final show represented by the song list above. A roughly 30-minute version was released shortly after the success of Jesus Christ Superstar that omits several of the numbers listed above (Prologue, Any Dream Will Do (at the beginning), One More Angel in Heaven, Those Canaan Days, Benjamin Calypso) and rearranges many of the others into the cantata format originally used for the Colet School performances. Because this recorded version is longer than the Colet School performance, it must represent the 1969 version before the show arrived on Broadway.

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