Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (often colloquially known
as Joseph) is a musical comedy 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
collaboration, The Likes of Us, written in 1965, was not performed
until 2005.Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (often
colloquially known as Joseph) is a musical comedy 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 collaboration, 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 Haymarket ice rink during the Edinburgh International
Festival in 1972. It was Part Two of Bible One, a Young Vic Theatre
Company production presented by the National Theatre of Great Britain.
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. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Top Movies & Young Movies