Literal Meaning of the Play’s Title Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a direct reference to the coat of many colors that Jacob gives Joseph at the start of the musical. It was the coat that gave Joseph the idea that he was destined for greater things. His brothers were jealous of the coat and they ripped it up after they sold him into slavery. The title also gave the coat extra meaning by mentioning Joseph’s dreams and the dreams of others that he would interpret. It was Joseph’s interpretations
Genesis chronicle a portion of the life of Joseph, the eleventh, and most favored, son of Jacob. “The book of Genesis is an account of the creation of the universe (Genesis 1-2), the origins of human communities (Genesis 3-11), and the beginnings of the people set apart by God (Genesis 12-50)” (Hauer and Young 67). The Joseph story begins in chapter thirty-seven, and spans nearly fourteen full chapters; the book ends, in chapter fifty, with the death of Joseph. The narrative of Joseph’s life is well
explanation for not wanting to continue his collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber. Rice and Lloyd Webber met in 1965, aged 20 and 17 respectively, and together they have created some of the most acclaimed musicals of all time like Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Andrew Lloyd Webber was born on the 22nd of March 1948 in Kensington, London and the son of William Lloyd Webber and Jean Hermione Johnstone. Webber was born into a musical family since his father was
Andrew Lloyd Webber was born on March 22, 1948. He composed many musicals throughout his lifetime including; “Evita”, “Phantom of the Opera”, and “Cats”. Webber grew up in South Kensington to parents William who was a professional in theory and composition at the Royal College of Music in England and Jean who was a singer and a violinist in the same school. By age three Webber was playing the violin. Then by age six he composed his own songs. Then by age nine he had a piece of music published in
Andrew Lloyd Webber is regarded as one of the most popular names in musical theatre history, as he has a wide variety of famous shows under his name and with any truly, great name comes a humble background. Webber was born in London, England, in 1948, to William and Jean Webber, two very talented musicians themselves. Andrew’s younger brother Julian is also a well-known composer, but it was their father that Andrew was inspired by. Webber started to play every instrument his parents could teach him
that Lloyd Webber received this compliment due to his composition, The Beautiful Game. It is not the only show Lloyd Webber has that has been popular. Andrew Lloyd Webber composed Cats, A Chorus Line, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and The Phantom of the Opera. Cats has by far been his most loved musical because of its long running of high audience attendance. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Cats is the longest running musical in American Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber is a big name in musical theatre and is known for many famous musicals including ‘the phantom of the opera’ and ‘don’t cry for me, Argentina’. Overall, he’s composed 13 musicals which some have been on the West end and Broadway. In 2001 the New York’s time referred to him as "the most commercially successful composer in history" and ranked the "fifth most powerful person in British culture" by The Telegraph in 2008. He also got told that “Andrew more or less single-handedly reinvented