By JASON SIEDZIK Register Citizen Staff THOMASTON -- The Thomaston Opera House's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is scheduled to close Dec. 5. However, although the show might be their last major production unless the Thomaston Opera House Commission can find another entity to take over operations, the commission is continuing their work to keep operations running.
Pittsburgh Musical Theater's Ken Gargaro understands that the show's appeal lies in its frothy and fun flimsiness and light-hearted likability. He coats the production with a nonstop, energetic explosion of strong dancing and stronger voices; there are cartoonish and campy and sexy touches, as well as nods to Fosse, Berkeley and Brel. It's Pittsburgh Musical Theater's production of [Joseph] and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, now playing at the Byham. And while lyricist Tim Rice may insist that Joseph wears a coat of many colors, in this produc' tion, it's the blue that jumps out and grabs you by your Ishmaelite.
Showtimers' upcoming musical is fun for the entire family, young and old alike. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" began on Thursday, July 16, and will run at Showtimers on 2067 McVitty Road until Thursday, August 2. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber is a musical based on the Biblical story of Joseph and his brothers, who were jealous of him and sold him into slavery.
No matter. The songs are obnoxiously catchy, and even if you've never spent a minute in catechism, you won't miss any of the plot. [Joseph] is more informed by well-worn pop culture than by the Book of Genesis, so you'll see Israelites singing cowboy songs and a Pharaoh dressed like Elvis Presley. "Go Go Go Joseph" is sung by prisoners in go-go boots (get it?), and we see "Those Canaan Days" performed as a Parisian torch-song. It's pastiche for pastiche's sake, and if you've seen one passable production of Joseph, you've seen them all. IT'S PASTICHE FOR PASTICHE'S SAKE, AND IF YOU'VE SEEN ONE PASSABLE PRODUCTION OF JOSEPH, YOU'VE SEEN THEM ALL.
The story is simple, and some of the lyrics are as puzzling as a Zen koan. But that doesn't prevent "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" from being a perennial audience favorite.
By Eric Feber The Virginian-Pilot
Apple Hill Playhouse has an ambitious undertaking next on its summer schedule with its production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. With a large cast of 22 and a six-member children's chorus, one of the biggest challenges for director Robert Capanna of New Stanton is working within the confines of Apple Hill's relatively small stage.
Joseph, played by Evan Abeling, receives envious looks from his brothers during a scene from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The musical opens Friday and continues through Aug. 14. Its the first show being put on by Christian Community Theater, a new division of Christian Youth Theater Vancouver/Portland. ---
Play: "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," musical Performers: Cassville (Wis.) High School students
The Chaffey High School Theater department has transformed a Biblical story into a tale of their own with high energy dance numbers and a unique interpretation of songs. David Masterson, chairman of the theater department, and David Billman, a theater teacher at the school, have just opened "" at Gardiner Spring Auditorium and they expect a full house at their professional-quality high school show.
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