Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (film)

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Directed by David Mallet
Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andy Picheta, Nigel Wright, Austin Shaw
Written by Tim Rice Michael Walsh
Screenplay by Michael Walsh
Starring Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Joan Collins, Richard Attenborough
Music by Tim Rice (lyrics) Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)
Cinematography Nicholas D. Knowland
Release dates
 5 April 2000
Running time
 76 minutes
Country UK
Language English

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the 1999 straight-to-video film version of the immensely popular Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name.

Plot

The plot of the film follows the same story of Joseph's life as the West End musical. The only change is the addition of a very brief framing device in which the actors begin the film as "teachers" in a school where the "students" become the children's chorus of the musical. This framing device opens the film and does not reappear until the very end during the credit roll. For a full plot summary, see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Cast

Musical Numbers

Prologue - Narrator

Any Dream Will Do - Joseph, Children

Jacob and Sons/Joseph's Coat - Jacob, Joseph, Narrator, Brothers, Wives, Children, Ensemble

Joseph's Dreams - Narrator, Brothers, Joseph

Poor, Poor Joseph - Narrator, Brothers, Children

One More Angel in Heaven - Reuben, Narrator, Brothers, Wives, Jacob, Children

Potiphar - Children, Narrator, Male Ensemble, Mrs Potiphar, Potiphar, Joseph

Close Every Door - Joseph, Children

Go, Go, Go Joseph - Narrator, Butler, Baker, Ensemble, Joseph, Guru, Children

Pharaoh's Story - Narrator, Children

Poor, Poor Pharaoh - Narrator, Butler, Pharaoh, Children

Song of the King - Pharaoh, Ensemble

Pharaoh's Dream Explained - Joseph, Ensemble, Children

Stone the Crows - Narrator, Pharaoh, Children, Joseph, Female Ensemble

Those Canaan Days - Simeon, Jacob, Brothers

The Brothers Come To Egypt/Grovel, Grovel - Narrator, Brothers, Joseph, Female Ensemble, Children

Who's the Thief? - Joseph, Brothers, Female Ensemble

Benjamin Calypso - Judah, Brothers (but Benjamin), Female Ensemble

Joseph All the Time - Narrator, Joseph, Children

Jacob in Egypt - Narrator, Jacob, Children, Ensemble

Any Dream Will Do (Reprise)/Give Me My Colored Coat - Joseph, Narrator, Children, Ensemble

Joseph Megamix - Ensemble

Release

The film was originally shot as a feature film, but ended up being released directly to video.[1] The film was shot in the beginning months of 1999 at Pinewood Studios in London.The release of the film was advertised by a brief series of sing-along performances that Osmond starred in as a Fathom Event.[2] The film was released by PolyGram.[3]

Reception

Reviews of the film were generally positive. The film has maintained an 83% approval rating on the film aggregate "Rotten Tomatoes."[4] The film has been described by PBS as being a "lively interpretation."[5] Michael Dequina, online film critic for "TheMovieReport.com", described the film as a "sweet, candy-colored confection for the entire family."[6]

See also

References

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