It has now been many years since Andrew
Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote this biblical based musical
primarily for school children. It has of course been a major
touring show under the Bill Kenwright banner and Lloyd Webber
himself staged the production in London and on tour starring such
luminaries as Jason Donovan and Philip Schofield in the UK and
Donny Osmond in the USA, amongst others.
This
production by Park Centre High School Brooklyn Park Minnesota had
few of the sophistications of the professional productions, but
made good use of the space and talent that was on stage.
The
20 plus cast were all very lively and well drilled by the
director, choreographer and singing coach, but by far and away the
stand out pair were Narrator Christine Asp and the Donny Osmond
clone Ricardo Vazquez as Joseph.
If
I were being ultra critical I would question the costumes. There
was a general beige feel and I personally thought that Joseph's
coat could have been more colourful than it was, but this did not
mar what was an excellent performance.
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