"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
One of Andrew Lloyd Webber's first projects with lyricist Tim Rice, "Joseph" started life as a 20 minute play. Recently, the show has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, as productions have hit Broadway, London and Toronto stages (among others) as a full-length, full-fledged musical spectacular.
Based on the Biblical story of Joseph, his jealous brothers, his ability to interpret dreams, and his "amazing technicolor dreamcoat," the show is a fun-filled romp through a story told completely through music, singing and dance. Favoured son Joseph's jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt, where he interprets the Pharaoh's dreams and eventually becomes his right-hand man. A happy ending is inevitable, and Joseph is reunited with his father and brothers.