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''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' is a musical or operetta with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly (the first, ''The Likes of Us'', written in 1965, was not performed until 2005). The show has little spoken dialogue; it is completely sung-through. Its family-friendly storyline, universal themes and catchy music have resulted in numerous productions of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''; according to the Really Useful Group, by 2008 more than 20,000 schools and amateur theatre groups had successfully put on productions.〔("Joseph benefits BBC Children in Need" ). The Really Useful Group. June 29, 2007.〕 == Development == ''Joseph'' was first presented as a 15-minute pop cantata at Colet Court School in London in 1968 and was recorded as a concept album in 1969. After the success of the next Lloyd Webber and Rice piece, ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', ''Joseph'' received stage productions beginning in 1970 and expanded recordings in 1971 and 1972. While still undergoing various transformations and expansions, the musical was produced in the West End in 1973, and in its full format was recorded in 1974 and opened on Broadway in 1982. Several major revivals and a 1999 straight-to-video film, starring Donny Osmond, followed. Lloyd Webber's composer father, William, felt the show had the seeds of greatness. He encouraged and arranged for a second performance — at his church, Westminster Central Hall — with a revised and expanded format. The boys of Colet Court sang at this performance in May 1968,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About The Show )〕 which also included the Mixed Bag. It received positive reviews: London's ''Sunday Times'' said it was a new pop oratorio. By its third performance at St Paul's Cathedral in November 1968, it had been expanded to 35 minutes and included songs such as "Potiphar".〔 Novello agreed to publish the work, and Decca Records recorded it in 1969 as a concept album. David Daltrey, front man of British psychedelic band ''Tales of Justine'', played the role of Joseph; and Tim Rice was Pharaoh. Other vocalists included Terry Saunders and Malcolm Parry of the Mixed Bag.〔(1969 Decca Concept Album ) (vocalists)〕〔(1969 Decca Concept Album ) – Credits〕〔(Compiled information on the 1969 Decca album )〕 In 1969, Lloyd Webber and Rice used the popularity of their second rock opera, ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', to promote ''Joseph'', which was advertised in America as a "follow-up" to ''Superstar''. Riding on ''Superstars coattails proved profitable for ''Joseph'', as the U.S. Decca recording of ''Superstar'' had been in the top of America's charts for three months. The first American production of ''Joseph'' was in May 1970, at Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception in Douglaston, New York. Following this, according to Lloyd Webber's Really Useful site, "there followed huge interest from colleges and schools."〔("About the Show" ) reallyuseful.com, accessed March 17, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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