Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Yeap yeap!
This is certainly one of the most entertaining musicals I've ever seen! Hee~ and it isn't because I watched it on my birthday! It's amazingly creative and humourous - take my word for it! Two thumbs up!
And behind the jokes and slapstick comedy, lies a very strong and loving message. It tells of the story of a young boy called Joseph. His dad (Jacob) has 12 sons - of whom Joseph is the favourite. So, much to his brothers' jealousy, Jacob made a wonderful and colourful coat for Joseph. Joseph also constantly has dreams that his brothers will all one day bow down to him.
Overcome with hatred and envy, his brothers decide to sell him off as a slave to Egypt. Through a remarkable turn of events, and God's intervention, Joseph makes it big in Egypt, and becomes Pharaoh's right-hand man. His wisdom in interpreting Pharaoh's dreams resulted in them having plenty of food stocked up to brave the 7 year famine.
Upon hearing that Egypt had food to spare, peasants from all the neighbouring countries made pilgrimages here to beg for food. Joseph's brothers also came all the way from the land of Canaan, without knowing that Joseph was the person in charge. During the confrontation with his brothers, Joseph (still not recognised by them) put his brothers through a test to determine their honesty by framing his youngest brother - Benjamin - for a crime he did not commit.
The brothers then made every effort to beg Joseph to release young Benjamin and lock them up instead. This was particularly because they knew that their father (Jacob) loved Benjamin too much to part with him as well (especially since Joseph is 'dead', and Joseph and Benjamin were the sons of his favourite wife). Joseph was deeply moved by his brothers' plea, and decided to make himself known to them.
The reunion was so touching, and I could feel tears well up in my eyes (despite the fact that this was a very humourous musical!
To put it simply, it was amazing and delightful. Feel free to read up more about the life of Joseph in the Bible - in Genesis 37 to 50. It's a beautiful story that talks of how God can intervene in your circumstances, and bring out the best in you. Truly, we serve a living God!
Hallelujah!!!
posted by Hsin-hui at 11:08 pm
2 Comments:
did you watch the one where stephen gately played joseph? i watched that and i realized he isn't a great singer, and his acting isn't that convincing either. heck, most of the cast, esp the brothers, are better than him.
daniel
Hi Daniel,
The Joseph I saw was played by Simon Gorton - staged at the New London Theatre in London.
I'd say that Simon really fit the role very well. The moment he turned and faced the audience, we all knew that it was gonna be a humourous show. :)
And true enough, he lived up to our expectations! :)
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