Product: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 4.0
Good for children...
In the 1980's, our church school put together a production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and had a lot of fun doing it. The songs are easy for children to learn and the words tell the Bible story. You could use the video as a teaching tool.If you're watching the video for entertainment and not over 40, you won't get some of the more subtle original detail. For example, in the orginal, the Pharoh was dressed like Elvis Pressly in his famous white bell-bottomed suit covered with rhinestones--you know--the Pharoh as the "King." When I saw this perfomed live in the 1970's the crowd went nuts when "Elvis" sprang onto the stage. Of course, most of those present knew who Elvis was and many had seen him perform live.Donny Osmond has a nice voice, and the back-up singers are great, but I found this version a bit of a letdown.