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Joseph declares that Egypt will see seven years of plentiful harvests, followed by an equal period of famine ('Pharaoh's Dreams Explained'). Pharaoh has Joseph brought to him and describes his dream involving seven fat cows, seven skinny cows, seven healthy ears of corn, and seven dead ears of corn ('Song of the King'). The Butler, now freed and again serving Pharaoh, tells him of Joseph's skill at deciphering dreams ('Poor, Poor Pharaoh'). The Narrator opens the second act with news that the Egyptian populace has been plagued by dreams that no one can interpret ('Pharaoh Story'). As Joseph questions his predictions, the other prisoners encourage Joseph to follow his own dreams ('Go, Go Joseph'). Joseph interprets their strange dreams and predicts the Butler will return to Pharaoh's service, while the Baker will be executed. Two prisoners, both former servants of the Pharaoh, are put in his cell. Enraged, he throws Joseph in jail.Ī heartbroken Joseph laments his situation (' Close Every Door'). Joseph catches the eye of Mrs Potiphar and although he turns down her advances, Potiphar sees them together and jumps to the wrong conclusion ('Potiphar'). He works hard and is promoted, eventually running the household. Meanwhile, Joseph is taken to Egypt, where he is bought as a slave by the wealthy Potiphar. When the devastated Jacob exits, the brothers and wives cheerfully celebrate Joseph's departure ('Hoedown'). As proof, they show him Joseph's coat, which they have torn to pieces and covered in goat's blood ('One More Angel in Heaven'). To hide what they have done, Joseph's brothers and their wives tell Jacob that his beloved son has been killed. The Narrator comments on how powerless Joseph was to stop this ('Poor, Poor Joseph'). To stop this from happening, they try to kill him by throwing him down a pit, before changing their minds and selling him as a slave to some passing Ishmaelites. The brothers’ jealousy is compounded by Joseph's dreams, which suggest that he is destined to rule over them ('Joseph's Dreams'). Joseph is ecstatic about this gift ('Joseph's Coat'), while his brothers look on with jealousy. Jacob favours Joseph over his other sons, and he gives Joseph a multicoloured coat to show his affection for him. The Narrator then draws the audience's attention to Joseph's father Jacob and his 12 sons ('Jacob and Sons'). Joseph sings an inspiring, but seemingly meaningless song to the audience (' Any Dream Will Do'). Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is based on the story of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis.Ī Narrator opens the show by introducing Joseph, the dreamer ('Prologue'). Several major revivals, national tours, and a 1999 direct-to-video film starring Donny Osmond followed. The musical was mounted on Broadway in 1982.

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In 1974, its full modern format was performed at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester and was also recorded that year. While still undergoing various modifications and expansions, the musical was produced in the West End in 1973. It was Part Two of Bible One, a Young Vic Theatre Company production presented by the National Theatre of Great Britain.

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The musical had its professional premiere, as a 35-minute musical, at the Haymarket ice rink during the Edinburgh International Festival in 1972. 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. 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. 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. Its family-friendly retelling of Joseph, familiar themes, and catchy music have resulted in numerous stagings. 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 sung-through musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis.

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