Product: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Fantastic!
The only downside to my buying this DVD is that now I regret that I never saw this show live, especially when Donny Osmond was playing Joseph. I had previously owned a cast recording of this show on CD, which I liked fairly well and listened to occasionally. Now that I've watched this DVD, the cast recording seems flat and dull in comparison. This DVD version is just fantastic! Better voices and so much more energy.I love all of the cast on this version. Donny Osmond is simply perfect as Joseph, and Maria Friedman is captivating as the narrator. And there are so few musicals like this one, where the music is consistently good. It's just one great song after another. I only wish it was longer!"Joseph" is good, light-hearted fun and rarely takes itself seriously. It would be appropriate for kids except for the Mrs. Potiphar scene. When my toddler is watching with me, I skip over that bit.I also enjoyed the behind-the-scenes video that was included in the bonus materials. I was a little bored with the segments on the school productions, but there were other bits that were interesting and fun to watch. I especially liked the part about memorizing all the colors.I've watched this DVD so many times now that I've nearly got them memorized myself..