In some productions, the cast perform a medley of songs from the show as they take their bows ("Joseph Megamix"). bodyevolutionpt (1 June 1977). "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". David . Retrieved 1 January 2023.

a b "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat's major production history". Themusicalcompany.com. Joseph: Eleventh son of Jacob. Obviously his father's favourite, Joseph early on shows a talent for interpreting dreams and telling the future. This gets him into trouble with his brothers when he predicts his future will include ruling over the other eleven. However, it saves his life when in Egypt he correctly interprets Pharaoh's dreams. In the end he has risen to a great position of power, but he still forgives his brothers and brings his family to Egypt to partake of the bounty he has accumulated there. Ben James-Ellis: Credits, Bio, News & More | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com . Retrieved 1 January 2023.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. [1] 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. Mira Felner, Claudia Orenstein (2006). The World of Theatre: Tradition and Innovation. Allyn & Bacon. p.330-331. Joseph's Eleven Brothers: Although acting usually as a group, they each have their own different personalities, talents, and flaws. As a group they sell Joseph into slavery, but as individuals they deal with the following years and how they can make amends. They sing and dance their way through many situations and places. The brothers also double as Egyptians and servants of Potiphar. Admin. "Interview – Lloyd Daniels on tour in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Musical Theatre Review" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.

Berko, Roy (November 2016). "Theater Review: 'Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' at Near West Theatre by Roy Berko". Cool Cleveland . Retrieved 8 February 2020. Television includes: All Star Musicals (ITV); Commercial for Britain’s got talent (ITV); The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS); EastEnders for Children In Need (BBC); Blue Peter (BBC).The film depicts Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat being performed to a primary school assembly hall, where the children become the chorus of the musical while the teachers and staff become its characters. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat moves West End run to 2021 | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com . Retrieved 29 May 2020. The show was revived in the United States in 1993, playing in Los Angeles at the Pantages Theatre for 18 weeks, [47] and in San Francisco at the Golden Gate Theatre for an 8-week run, [47] before moving to Broadway, where it played for 231 performances at the Minskoff Theatre from 10 November 1993 to 29 May 1994. [48] The cast featured Michael Damian (Joseph), Kelli Rabke (Narrator), Clifford David (Jacob), and Robert Torti (Pharaoh). [49] [50] a b "Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat the stage musical in London from 27 June though to 7 September 2019". Thisistheatre.com.