Last evening represented opening night
for the Andrew Lloyd Webber teen musical “Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat”.
Presented by The Teen Musical Theater of Oregon (TMTO), the venue was the Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts in Medford, Oregon. This was a family-friendly teen musical
consisting of 2 acts with a total running time of 90 minutes, including
intermission.
The
story is the reimagining of the biblical story of Joseph (played by Holden
Jones), his father Jacob (played by Trenton Jantzer), eleven brothers and the
coat of many colors.
As the favored son of his father Jacob, Joseph stirs the
jealousy of his brothers who conspire to sell him into slavery in Egypt.
Joseph
finds himself in the presence of Potiphar, but ends up in jail after refusing
the romantic advances of Potiphar’s wife. While in prison, Joseph discovers he possesses
the unique gift of interpreting dreams. This gift places him in front of the mighty, but troubled,
Elvis-inspired, Pharaoh.
Joseph’s
dream interpretation, and his solution to Egypt’s famine, elevates him to
Pharaoh’s right-hand man and reunites him with his family. When his starving brothers arrive and plead
for mercy, from the now Princely Joseph, they fail to recognize him as the
brother they had betrayed.
The
story is told entirely through song with the help of three female narrators
(Katie Joos, Maddie Day and Maya Patridge).
This musical is full of catchy songs in a variety of genres, from French
ballads (“Those Canaan Days”), to
country-western (“One More Angel in
Heaven”) to calypso (“Benjamin
Calypso”), along with the classics “Any
Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.” The musical was high energy, very
entertaining and audience engaging.
Performances
are at 7:30pm on August 4th ,
9th , and 10th with a 2pm matinee on Saturday, August 11,
2018. For more information or tickets head over to the Craterian Theater website. Adults $25, Youth $15
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