“Sha la la, Joseph, you’re doing fine! You and your dream coat, ahead of your time!”
Welcome to the wonderful world of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. One of the
most enduring musicals of all time, this show is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his
father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors.
Told entirely through song with the help of a main character Narrator, the musical follows
preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with
Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after refusing the amorous advances of Potiphar’s
wife. While imprisoned, Joseph discovers his ability to interpret dreams, and he soon finds
himself in front of the mighty but troubled, Elvis-inspired, Pharaoh.
Joseph's insight into Egypt's impending famine propels him to a position of power as Pharaoh's
right-hand man and reunites him with his long-lost family.
This musical launched the Rice-Lloyd Webber collaboration, becoming a multi-award-winning
show performed in over 80 countries. It features many songs that have gone on to become pop
and musical theatre classics, including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door to Me, There’s
One More Angel In Heaven and Go, Go, Go Joseph.
“Jubilant... What keeps the show alive is its delight in simple storytelling, the bounce of Tim Rice’s lyrics and the merry eclecticism of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score, which embraces country and western, calypso, French chanson and Elvis-style rock... There is wit in Lloyd Webber’s willingness to try different styles and in Rice’s verbal dexterity.” – Michael Billington, The Guardian |
