Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Director: Steven Pimlott

Overview

"A resounding, four-channel Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround soundtrack bounces forth from the main menu of this Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, which is presented as more of a filmed play than a feature movie. Bonus materials include a slick, behind-the-scenes ""Go, Go, Go Joseph"" featurette that begins with five minutes of shots from the film, production notes, a ""History of Joseph"" (at the hands of Webber, that is), talent files, and recommendations for further viewing (ads for +Cats, +Jesus Christ Superstar, and +Lord of the Dance)."

Product Details

Release Date:	03/28/2000
UPC:	0025192071423
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	NR
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:18:00

Special Features

Go, Go, Go Joseph": the making of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"; Dolby Digital and DTS audio tracks; Production notes; Cast and filmmakers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Maria Friedman	Narrator
Joan Collins	Mrs. Potipher,Mrs. Potiphar
Robert Torti	Pharoah,Pharaoh
Christopher Biggins	The Baker
Alex Jennings	Butler
Nicholas Colicos	Reuben
Jeff Blumenkrantz	Simeon
David J. Higgins	Levi
Shaun Henson	Napthali
Patrick Clansy	Isaachar
Martin Callaghan	Asher
Sebastian Torkia	Dan
Donny Osmond	Joseph
Maria Freidman	The Narrator
Richard Attenborough	Jacob
Ian McNeice	Potiphar
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Composer

Technical Credits

David Mallet	Director
Steven Pimlott	Director
Andrew Lloyd Webber	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Go, go, Joseph! Staged for home video, this lavish $8 million production of the beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical is the perfect encore to the 1998 video release of CATS. Recreating his stage triumph, Donny Osmond again dons the Joseph loincloth as the favorite son of Jacob (Richard Attenborough) and sibling rival of all his bitter brothers. By turns clever and campy, this exuberant Dreamcoat chronicles Joseph's fall from grace and triumphant rise as second in command to the Egyptian Pharaoh (a showstopping Elvis-like turn by Robert Torti). Save for one slightly naughty seduction scene between Joseph and the "evil" wife of slave-owning millionaire Potiphar (Joan Collins in a funny casting coup), Dreamcoat is a family-friendly show. Among the show's best-known songs are "Any Dream Will Do," "One More Angel," the stirring "Close Every Door," and "Go, Go, Joseph." Joseph's downtrodden brothers' comedic lament is another highpoint. Webber-Rice and Donny Osmond fans will find this Dreamcoat's a keeper.