A humorously musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.A humorously musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.A humorously musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Nicholas Colicos
- Reuben
- (as Nicolas Colicos)
David J. Higgins
- Levi
- (as David J Higgins)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDespite all of the children in the school being around eight or nine, Maria Friedman's son Toby Sams Friedman, then four, was among the school children. He is the boy to whom she directly sings at the beginning.
- GoofsDuring 'The Song of the King' Joseph says "I got the bit about the corn, but I'm not to sure about the cows. So if you could just give it to me one more time, Mr Pharaoh man." Pharaoh then proceeds to sing the verse about the corn again, and not the cows. This is in fact not an error. Pharaoh, an impatient man repeats the last line while Joseph checks for the correct answer in the Bible (held by the Narrator). The same is true for the stage productions.
- Crazy creditsEnding credits feature clips of each actor with real name listed and then of that actor in his/her character with that name listed as well. The credits of each of the 11 brothers appear in the same order as they are mentioned during the 'Jacob & Sons Song' scene: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Naphtali, Isaachar, Asher, Dan, Zebulun, Gad, Benjamin, Judah
- ConnectionsFeatured in Lindsay Ellis' Essay Collection: Why is Cats? (2020)
- SoundtracksPrologue - You Are What You Feel
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performed by Maria Friedman
Featured review
Fabulous!
I had never heard of this show 20-some years ago when I went with friends to see a local amateur production because their son played one of the brothers. The witty lyrics, the catchy tunes, the sheer creativity of throwing all those different musical styles together in the same show
wow. I went right out and bought the soundtrack.
Then I saw this version in the TV listings and my first thought was: oh no, NOT Donny Osmond.
Well, I'm still not a fan of his, really, but I thought he was absolutely perfect as Joseph. In fact, I'm not an Andrew Lloyd Webber devotee either, but that doesn't stop me from loving this show. The whole thing was fabulous, all of the casting choices (with the exception of Joan Collins ugh) were perfect, and it's so entertaining I've probably seen it 20 times. I even recommended it to my elderly father, who is religious enough to require kind of a heads-up disclaimer for something like this that treats a Bible story with less than straight- faced reverence he enjoyed it so much he bought the DVD.
Highly recommend, but if you have little kids you might want to preview it to make sure the costumes are something you're okay with some of them are a bit skimpy, but being child-free myself it wasn't a concern.
Then I saw this version in the TV listings and my first thought was: oh no, NOT Donny Osmond.
Well, I'm still not a fan of his, really, but I thought he was absolutely perfect as Joseph. In fact, I'm not an Andrew Lloyd Webber devotee either, but that doesn't stop me from loving this show. The whole thing was fabulous, all of the casting choices (with the exception of Joan Collins ugh) were perfect, and it's so entertaining I've probably seen it 20 times. I even recommended it to my elderly father, who is religious enough to require kind of a heads-up disclaimer for something like this that treats a Bible story with less than straight- faced reverence he enjoyed it so much he bought the DVD.
Highly recommend, but if you have little kids you might want to preview it to make sure the costumes are something you're okay with some of them are a bit skimpy, but being child-free myself it wasn't a concern.
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- irishm
- Sep 15, 2015
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- Great Performances: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
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- 1.55 : 1
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