Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982 Original Broadway Cast) [CAST RECORDING]

Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice (Artist), David Friedman (Artist), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pit Orchestr (Artist), Barry Tarallo (Artist), Bill Hutton (Artist), Charlie Serrano (Artist), David Ardao (Artist), David Asher (Artist), Doug Voet (Artist), Gordon Stanley (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 1991)
• SPARS Code: AAD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000003JAN
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,226 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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It's well known that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice cut their teeth on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat before shifting to the New Testament and hitting the big time with Jesus Christ Superstar. And thanks to the box-office clout of Lloyd Webber, as well as the rather sparse supply of new tuneful musicals, this charming little show has reached audiences far beyond the schoolchildren it was intended for. The score shows off Rice's clever lyrics and Lloyd Webber's wide eclectic tastes, with his takes on country, calypso, French café music, Rudy Vallee, and Elvis. The show also includes some simply very fine songs, including "You Are What You Feel/Jacob and Sons," "Close Every Door," and the peppy "Go Go Joseph." Leading the 1982 Broadway cast is the enormously appealing Laurie Beechman in the role of the narrator. Joseph has been subsequently revived in bigger, bolder incarnations starring Donny Osmond and then Sam Harris, presumably to justify a big ticket price for what at heart remains a small-scale show--proof that you don't always get what you pay for. --David Horiuchi

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars My First Joseph, June 6, 2000

By	A 13 Year Old Play Goer (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

This was my first recording of Joseph. I owned it even before I saw the play on stage for the first time. Before I got the revival recordings, I would listen to this one sometimes as much as three times a day. I thought it was perfect. Now, I don't find it perfect anymore, but I do like it. Bill Hutton has an absolutely beautiful voice.I've never heard anyone do vibrato quite like him. But I don't think that he has quite the right kind of voice for his role. I think Donny Osmond's voice is much better suited for the role of Joseph. Laurie Beechman sounds as if she comanded the stage more than Joseph did. She does such an amazing "Pharaoh Story," that sometimes I just skip to that track on the CD and leave the rest unlistned to. And she gets very in to the songs. I'm sure that if she hadn't been a woman, she probably could have played Joseph. The brothers here are just the opposite of the ones on the revival recordings.While the revival brothers basicly sound good as individuals, but not so good as a group, these sound great as a group, but only so-so as individuals. Napthali sounds so much like a woman that I thought he was the narrator until I read otherwise. I don't know who's idea it was to have Potiphar do his own song, but it is interesting. I don't own the recording that has a male narrator, but with this CD, I get a taste of what it might be like. Tom Carder does an almost perfect Elvis impression, but I just don't like him as much as some others. This recording may not be the best of the bunch, but it was my first. It helped me get hooked on an amazing musical.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars KISS-Keep It Simple Silly, August 28, 2000

By	Michael Dotson (Parkersburg, WV) - See all my reviews

This original BW cast recording of Joseph is not only the most enjoyable one that I have heard, it is also the defining character that shaped this timeless Biblical story into a theatrical masterpiece in simplicity which has captivated community theatre audiences, as well as Broadway theatregoers, for decades. I have experienced Joseph from the stage, the audience, and at virtually every level of performance expertise and I still say that this cast recording is powerful, captivating, and ultimately timeless. The newer cast renditions are marvelous but they "trick up" the arrangements and play to the taste of today's "bigger is better" movement in theatrical productions. My perception of this story is one of ultimate simplicity to appeal to the "child" in us all, yet Webber and Rice have managed to allow the "adult" in us all to be thoroughly filled with the wonder and passion of the Biblical story of this wonderful man, Joseph. The recording brings forth, in unerring fashion, the sheer dynamic force of the personality of every character which is highlighted by a truly magnificent rendition of the narrator. In short, as this review is certainly not, this is a recording showing all the "colors" which the Biblical story intended and worthy of anyone's time to hear!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ABSOLUTE best!!, February 24, 2005

By	Weezy - See all my reviews

Alright, I have been in this musical twice, and have heard many recordings of this and most of them have been good. This recording is by far the absolute best thing I have ever heard. Laurie Beechman is phenomenal as the narrator. She almost brought me to tears. Her voice just like traveled up my spine and gave me chills. The guy who plays Jospeh, Bill Hutton, is so corny and simple and it fits better than any other person I have heard. I have always loved that fact that Pharoah is supposed to sound like Elvis, and Tom Carder just does it better than you will ever hear. Don't bother with any other recording of this musical. You will never EVER find a better version of the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat anywhere!