Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Synopsis

Dancing in the show requires all types of styles. This colourful retelling of the biblical story about Joseph, his uncanny abilities and his designer coat sings out to young and old alike with a score which is wall to wall hits - including Close Every Door and Any Dream Will Do. In this retelling of the Biblical story, Joseph is a handsome young man who is his father's favourite child, able to interpret dreams, and the bearer of an amazing coat. These facts lead Joseph's eleven brothers to become insatiably jealous. Thus, they sell Joseph into slavery to some passing Ishmaelites. After refusing the advances of his owner's wife, Joseph is sent to jail. Once in jail, he quickly becomes popular due to his ability to interpret dreams. The Pharaoh soon hears of Joseph's ability and appoints him to the post of Number Two man in Egypt. Years later, Joseph's now starving brothers arrive in Egypt and ask Joseph, whom they don't recognize, for assistance. Joseph, in turn, gives his brothers a scare, but eventually grants them all they desire, reveals his identity, and reunites the family.

Our Review:

11 January 2012

Any dream would not do for Keith Jack, the runner up in the  BBC’s search for a Joseph.
 
After a spell as narrator, (succeeded by Jennifer Potts, a performer with a sweet, if not strong voice), Keith’s dream came true when, three years after the TV series, he took on the title role in Bill Kenwright’s production of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
 
He has met the challenge, for Keith’s Joseph is as youthful and good as the bible story implies. His vocal chords ring loud and true in songs such as "Close Every Door to Me" and "Any Dream will Do."  Plot wise - because he’s Jacob’s favourite son, his brothers are jealous and sell him as a slave in Egypt where he is condemned to Pharaoh’s prison. He becomes Pharaoh’s right-hand man and all ends well with a family reunion.
 
Off the supporting cast, Adam Jarrell gyrates his hips to an a...

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