Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an operatic musical first produced in 1972 and first played on Broadway in 1982. It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was the first time these two men worked together before later collaborating to create two more musicals: Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita.

Narrator

• Way, way back, many centuries ago, not long after the Bible began, Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, a fine example of a family man.

• Don't give up Joseph. Fight 'til you drop. We've read the book and you come out on top.

Joseph

Close every door to me
Hide all the world from me
Bar all the windows
And shut out the light

Do what you want with me
Hate me and laugh at me
Darken my daytime
And torture my night
If my life were important I
Would ask will I live or die
But I know the answers lie
Far from this world

Close every door to me
Keep those I love from me
Children of Israel
Are never alone
For I know I shall find
My own peace of mind
For I have been promised
A land of my own
Children's Choir:
Close every door to me
Hide all the world from me
Bar all the windows
And shut out the light
Aaaaaaahhhhhhh
Joseph:
Just give me a number
Instead of my name
Forget all about me
And let me decay
I do not matter
I'm only one person
Destroy me completely
Then throw me away
If my life were important I
Would ask will I live or die
But I know the answers lie
Far from this world
Close every door to me

Joseph, Children's Choir:
Keep those I love from me
Children of Israel
Are never alone
For we know we shall find
Our own peace of mind
For we have been promised
A land of our own

Jacob

• Joseph's mother, she was quite my favorite wife; I never really loved another all my life. Joseph was my joy, because he reminded me of her.

• There's one less place at the table; there is one more tear in my eye!

Chorus of Joseph's Brothers

• Being told we're also-rans does not make us Joseph fans.

• There's one more angel in heaven, there's one more star in the sky. Joseph, the things that you stood for like truth and life, never die.

Reuben

• Father, we've something to tell you, a story of our time; a tragic, but inspirin' tale, of manhood in its prime.

Original 1982 Broadway Cast

Laurie Beechman - Narrator

Gordon Stanley - Jacob

Robert Hyman - Reuben

Kenneth Bryan - Simeon

Steve McNaughton - Levi

Charlie Serrano - Napthali

Peter Kapetan - Issachar

David Asher - Asher

James Rich - Dan

Doug Voet - Zebulon

Barry Tarallo - Gad

Phillip Carrubba - Benjamin

Stephen Hope - Judah

Bill Hutton - Joseph

David Ardao - Ismaelites

Tom Carder - Ismaelites

David Ardao - Potiphar

Randon Lo - Mrs. Potiphar

Kenneth Bryan - Butler

Barry Tarallo - Baker

Tom Carder - Pharaoh

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Jerome Edson - Associate Producer

Jean Luskin - Associate Producer

Thomas Pennini - Associate Producer

The Rose - Associate Producer

Tim Rice - Lyrics

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Music

Tony Tanner - Direction/Choreography

Karl Eigsti - Sets

Judith Dolan - Costumes

Barry Arnold - Lighting

Tom Morse - Sound

Martin Silvestri - Musical Supervision/Arrangements/Orchestrations

Jeremy Stone - Musical Supervision/Arrangements/Orchestrations

David Friedman - Musical Director