Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was reviewed at Curve Leicester. The tour continues until 10 August 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Joseph continues to entertain with a winning combination of a likeable score and (techni)colourful spectacle.
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New tour of Palladium’s Joseph to launch with Christmas season starring Donny Osmond as the Pharaoh
Donny Osmond will take on the role of the Pharaoh when the new touring production of the London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat launches with a Christmas season at Edinburgh’s Playhouse Theatre.
Impresario Bill Kenwright dies at the age of 78
Impresario Bill Kenwright, the producer behind some of the best-known and most successful musical theatre shows in the West End and on regional stages, has died at the age of 78.
Joseph stars feature in new UK touring concert production
Former Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat cast members are uniting to star in a new touring concert production which will visit 60 venues across the UK.
Musical Theatre Review contributors pick their top shows of 2022
A selection of Musical Theatre Review critics were asked to choose their ‘show of the year’ although, as you can see, some struggled to pick just one.
First Theatre Café Diner opens in London
The UK’s first Theatre Café Diner has opened in the heart of London’s theatreland. Covering two floors at 154 Shaftesbury Avenue, The Theatre Café Diner aims to offer a full theatrical dining experience mixing classic high quality diner food with a waiting team singing musical theatre classics and walls covered in theatrical memorabilia.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Milton Keynes Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues at Milton Keynes Theatre until 24 September 2022 and then tours until 29 October 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s hard to believe that a simple 15-minute musical composition for a school concert would become a global hit, and still be playing to devoted audiences […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lin-Manuel Miranda to join the Platinum Party At The Palace
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lin-Manuel Miranda will both make special appearances at the star-studded Platinum Party At The Palace event on 4 June 2022. The two musical theatre-makers will appear in a section of the spectacular show curated by Lloyd Webber, and entitled 70 Years of Pop Music and Musicals, which will also include performances […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Opera House, Manchester and Touring
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Opera House, Manchester and touring the UK until 29 October 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It would be easy to put the ecstatic way audiences and critics are receiving this revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s most crowd-pleasing show down to our […]
Full cast confirmed for Palladium Joseph’s UK and Ireland tour
Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group have confirmed full casting for the eagerly-awaited UK and Ireland tour of the crowd and critic-pleasing London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Following two successful seasons at the Palladium, the hit production’s original Joseph and Pharaoh, Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan, will return along […]
Palladium’s hit Joseph to play UK tour dates in 2022
Following two successful seasons at the London Palladium, Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group’s crowd and critic-pleasing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will head out on tour in 2022. The hit production’s original Joseph and Pharaoh, Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan, will return along with Alexandra Burke and Linzi Hateley sharing the role […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – London Palladium
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues at the London Palladium until 5 September 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Way, way back many decades ago, stripling composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice collaborated on a small pop cantata for a prep school in Barnes. Between 1968 and 1984 the musical […]
Full cast confirmed for Joseph’s Palladium return
The full cast has been announced for the encore season of Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group’s crowd and critic pleasing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium. As previously announced, performances are due to begin on 1 July with returning Joseph and Pharaoh Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan appearing alongside […]
Linzi Hateley to return as The Narrator in Joseph at the London Palladium
Linzi Hateley will revisit her Olivier Award-nominated performance as The Narrator for special performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium this summer. Hateley will reunite with her original Joseph, Jason Donovan, who is due to return to the role of Pharaoh in the encore season of Michael Harrison and the […]
Alexandra Burke will star as The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium
Alexandra Burke will return to the West End this summer in the new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical gets ready for a strictly limited season at the London Palladium, running from 1 July (gala night is 15 July) to 5 September 2021. Jac Yarrow […]
Five Questions With: Andrew Bateup
After winning a ‘battle’ with fellow musical theatre performer Matthew Croke during last weekend’s The Voice on ITV (performing ‘Always’ by Bon Jovi), ANDREW BATEUP has reached the semi-finals of the ever popular competition. Andrew’s musical theatre credits include the UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat from 2012-15 and Choir Of Man […]
Rehearsals begin for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella following Government’s roadmap announcements
Just a week after Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed rehearsals have begun for the delayed world premiere of his eagerly-anticipated show Cinderella. Releasing footage of his leading lady Carrie Hope Fletcher and members of the production team inside the newly-refurbished London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre […]
Musicals: The Greatest Show – BBC1 and BBC iPlayer
Musicals: The Greatest Show – BBC1 and BBC iPlayer (where it is available for a year). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As soon as the great Ramin Karimloo launched into a sublime ‘Music of the Night’, tears started rolling down cheeks and shivers tumbled like a waterfall down the spine. We […]
Sheridan Smith to host Palladium show as part of BBC musicals special
Sheridan Smith will return to the London Palladium to host a star-studded transatlantic celebration of the music and stars of musical theatre and film on BBC Radio 2 later this month. Musicals: The Greatest Show will be the centrepiece of Radio 2 Celebrates Musicals – three days of programming on the national radio station along […]
Olivier Awards 2020 – A video refresher of the musical nominees
It feels like forever ago that we could simply hop down to the West End and – perhaps after a spot of bank robbery to afford a ticket – bask in the brilliance of some of the most spectacular musicals London has ever seen. Presumably, all the nominees at this year’s delayed Olivier Awards deserve […]
Joseph and the Amazing All Star Concert – YouTube
Joseph and the Amazing All Star Concert premiered on 10 July 2020. More than 32 performers from across the world, who collectively span the show’s lifetime, appeared in a star-studded online charity concert to celebrate 50 years of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The re-imagined, digital version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s […]
Joseph re-run to close out first Shows Must Go On Season
Universal’s popular The Shows Must Go On YouTube channel will take a break from streaming full shows after a repeat showing of the 2000 adaptation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on 10 July 2020. Starring Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Richard Attenborough and Joan Collins, the film will be available for 48 hours free […]
Hit production of Joseph is rescheduled to summer 2021
Due to the current global situation and the uncertainty around the resumption of West End shows, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will defer its dates exactly 12 months, and Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow are both confirmed to star again in the acclaimed show next year. Performances at the London Palladium will now begin […]
Tributes to Blood Brothers’ Graham Martin
Fellow actors and theatregoers have been paying tribute to Graham Martin following the announcement of the actor’s death by his agents Savages Management. Announcing their loss on line, Savages Management posted: “Our beloved client Graham Martin has passed away. G was one of the nicest, kindest and most talented performers, much loved by all who […]
Online fundraiser to mark Joseph’s 50th year
Over 30 performers from across the world will appear in a star studded online charity concert to celebrate 50 years of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. With the support of the Really Useful Group and the Universal Group, work is well under way on creating the special concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and […]
Selected Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals to be streamed on new free channel The Shows Must Go On
Things will get a little bit brighter for musical theatre fans from 7pm on Friday (3 April 2020) when the 2000 adaptation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be made available free of charge on YouTube. Starring Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Richard Attenborough and Joan Collins, the production will be the first in […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – New Wimbledon Theatre & Touring
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at New Wimbledon Theatre, London until 25 January 2020, then on tour to 29 February. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ When a teenaged Andrew Lloyd Webber and his cricket-mad lyricist Tim Rice were commissioned in 1967 to write a 15-minute “pop cantata” by the music […]
Donovan & Yarrow will return to the Palladium for Joseph 2020
Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow will be back in action at the London Palladium next summer when Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group’s crowd and critic pleasing new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns for a second season at the world-famous venue. Donovan will once again take on the role of […]
Second summer season for London Palladium’s Joseph
Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group have confirmed a summer 2020 return for their crowd and critic-pleasing new London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Just weeks after the final performance in the sold-out debut season of the revised version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s first major musical, the […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – London Palladium
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues at the London Palladium until 8 September 2019. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ It’s large scale, spectacular, energetic and impressive. In other ways, however, this eagerly anticipated revival of the first real success the youthful Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber (both in the audience […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Kilworth House Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues at Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire until 7 July 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Oh Joseph, here we are again. You’re no less problematic than before – terrible people are rewarded with fortune and love, women are no more than saints or demons, and […]
Jason Donovan’s back for London Palladium’s new Joseph
Jason Donovan will take on the role of the Pharaoh when he returns to the London Palladium for the eagerly-anticipated new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat this summer. The star who famously gave a career-changing performance as Joseph at the Palladium in the 1990s, will take to the stage opposite the new, […]
New Joseph for London Palladium summer season
Leading theatre producer Michael Harrison has been enlisted by Andrew Lloyd Webber to oversee a major new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat which will open at the London Palladium next summer. The managing director of Qdos Entertainment, the company behind the popular Palladium Pantomime, Harrison’s numerous hit productions include The Bodyguard at […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Kilworth House Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues at Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire until 9 September 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The canopies of Kilworth House Theatre open once more to the glitz of a night at the theatre, and what could be more glitzy than the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic Joseph? It is – […]
Olivier Awards 2018 ceremony – Hamilton opener, Chita Rivera singing West Side Story, Joseph 50th ann tribute
Special performances to mark the 60th anniversary of the London opening of West Side Story and the 50th anniversary of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will feature in the star-studded ceremony for the 2018 Olivier Awards on 8 April 2018. Musical theatre legend Chita Rivera will celebrate her London debut as Anita in the classic […]
February auditions for Kilworth House Theatre’s Guys and Dolls
Auditions will be held in London next month for Kilworth House Theatre’s production of Guys and Dolls, the opening show in the distinctive Leicestershire venue’s twelfth season. The new season at the theatre in the grounds of the Kilworth Hotel, which will also include a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, has sold […]
Joe McElderry to bring Joseph back home at Christmas
Joe McElderry will be heading home for Christmas in Bill Kenwright’s touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. A special limited run of the show which is currently in the middle of its 2017 UK tour will play Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena from 19-31 December. Commenting on the news of his special festive […]
Up Front and Centre! – Lee Mead – The Pheasantry
Up Front and Centre! – Lee Mead appeared at The Pheasantry, London. The show continues to be performed on the last Sunday of every month until November. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The very likeable Lee Mead now has his first residency at The Pheasantry. He’s sung at the Chelsea cabaret room off and […]
Joe McElderry celebrates latest album with concert tour
Joe McElderry will follow up his second stint in Bill Kenwright’s touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with his own concert tour to celebrate the release of his fifth solo album. After hanging up his multicoloured coat in June, the former X Factor winner will prepare to embark on a nationwide concert […]
Joseph tour – Lucy Kay back as narrator
Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Lucy Kay will reunite with fellow TV talent show alumni Joe McElderry in Bill Kenwright’s touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat from Tuesday 24 January. The soprano who captured hearts as the runner-up in the 2014 season of BGT and went on to release best-selling albums and tour […]
Joe McElderry to return to Joseph tour in 2017
Joe McElderry is to return to the title role in Bill Kenwright’s touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat early next year. The singer, whose first taste of fame came as an 18-year-old X Factor winner, made his first appearance in the UK’s longest-running touring musical earlier this year. He will don the […]
In memory of Michael White – theatre impresario and film producer
Michael White – theatre impresario and film producer dies, aged 80. Famous for staging controversial shows such as Oh! Calcutta, The Rocky Horror Show and Y and producing Monty Python films and The Comic Strip Presents series for Channel 4, Michael White, an engagingly laid-back impresario who only staged shows he liked himself, was also […]
London Theatreland lights dimmed in memory of Michael White
Venues across London’s Theatreland will be dimming their lights on Wednesday 9 March in memory of Michael White, one of the theatre industry’s most influential producers, who has passed away at the age of 80. Before this evening’s performances commence, audience members and industry professionals will recognise the celebrated producer while lights are dimmed for […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Blackpool Opera House and Touring
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues at Blackpool Opera House until 13 February and tours until 9 July 2016. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ A whole generation of theatregoers has grown up expecting to see at least one winner, runner-up or near miss from Britain’s Got Talent or The X Factor fronting their […]
Joseph tour – Britain’s Got Talent’s Lucy Kay joins Joe McElderry in the cast
Britain’s Got Talent’s Lucy Kay will play the Narrator in the upcoming 2016 touring production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, also starring X Factor winner Joe McElderry (the tour begins from 25–30 January at The Broadway Theatre, Peterborough). Lucy Kay scored her first number one album in 2014, after her debut album Fantasia shot […]
In memory of Robert Stigwood – impresario extraordinaire
Robert Stigwood (16 April 1934–4 January 2016): Impresario Extraordinaire who promoted The Bee Gees, John Travolta and Lloyd Webber musicals. Impresario Robert Stigwood, who has died aged 81, was a unique example of a businessman with his own vision that saw him achieving success in many forms of public entertainment. Not one to stick to […]
Top West End shows head to Blackpool in 2016
Blackpool’s Winter Gardens has announced three major musical productions for the Opera House’s 2016 season. The hugely successful Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will arrive in February, followed by Blood Brothers in April, and a brand new touring production of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage in August. Commenting on the news, […]
Joe McElderry to play title role in UK tour of Joseph next year
X Factor winner Joe McElderry will play the title role in the UK’s longest-running musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat. McElderry will play Joseph on tour in theatres around the UK from spring 2016 (dates and theatres to be announced soon). McElderry was just 18 when won the sixth series of The X Factor having been mentored by Girls Aloud star […]
Lee Mead – Some Enchanted Evening tour kicks off in July
Singer and actor Lee Mead (Joseph, Wicked, Legally Blonde, BBC1’s Casualty) has announced his return to the live arena this year with Some Enchanted Evening, a ten-date concert tour which kicks off in July and concludes in December with a special Christmas themed show at London’s Garrick Theatre. On this, his fourth UK live outing, Mead will turn back the musical […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Bridlington Spa and Touring
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues at Bridlington Spa until 21 March and then tours until 6 June 2015. If the number of people claiming to have been at Woodstock had actually been there, the toilets would have emptied into the Hudson. So it is with the 1970s Leicester production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. […]
