Joe and Multi-colored Coat of Wishes

[suttytx]

Anyone just flat out love Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?

My wife adores this musical, but I get a little freaked out by it, similar to Jesus Christ Superstar.

I will admit, I can never get the song Any Dream Will Do out of my head once I hear it.

Has anyone seen Joseph live? Am I missing out? Could this be anymore random?

[Goin2Disneyland]

I have a love/hate relationship with it. I've seen it produced several times, but only once was it a truly good production. It's easy to screw up I guess.

As long as they have a killer Narrator, most productions can get by fine.

Red and yellow and green and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach and ruby and olive and violet and fawn and lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve and cream and crimson and silver and rose and azure and lemon and russet and grey and purple and white and pink and orange and BLUE.

[suttytx]

I watched JC Superstar on TV once and the look of it had a real hippy vibe...and was a tad creepy. I guess I lump the two of them together.

And the chubby guy who played John the Baptist equals creepy, too.

[Goin2Disneyland]

Never seen it...why haven't I seen that?

[suttytx]

It was directed by Norman Jewison, so it was a pretty big movie.

[Jennifer]

I haven't seen the show yet (Except Donny Osmand's video rendition). I love the music though.

[suttytx]

How was Donny Osmond? Cheesy? Surprisingly good?

[Goin2Disneyland]

Could he be both?

[ocnative1964]

wasnt that a long time ago?? seems I used to see the comercials for it 12-15 years back. seems like it was at the pantageus theater, if I recall.

[Goin2Disneyland]

Joseph's last major production took place in the early 90s, you're correct. There's a new national tour going around that will hit SoCal early 2006, starring Patrick "I'm 60 Who Cast Me In This" Cassidy as Joseph and American Idol cast-off Amy Adams as the Narrator. I have not read kind reviews thus far.

The film version (direct to video) starred Osmond and was released about 5 years ago or so. It's fine, the problem is Maria Friedman (currently making her Broadway debut in Webber's The Woman In White) as the Narrator. She possesses no belt, no style and no talent. She singlehandedly murders what is otherwise a fine representation of Joseph's early 90s incarnation.