Jon M. Chu will direct a movie-musical adaptation of JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT for Amazon- Page 3

[Seb28]

Posted: 12/26/24 at 5:51pm

TheatreFan4 said: "I mean, Joseph only has like... 2 roles that actually need to singers.

Also, I dont think anyone actually cares Joseph enough where this beats the Movie Musical odds. Especially if it's his next movie coming off Wicked with how much expansion Joseph would actually need compared to Wicked."

That's what I meant, for the lead roles, the ones with big songs.

I wish he would do another project instead of Joseph, like Aida or Miss Saigon.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 12/27/24 at 12:11am

nasty_khakis said: "Chu understands the necessity of extremely good singers who understand the art form of telling a story through song. A note is an actor too. So I think it's unlikely that this will happen."

Does he? Tell that to Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode, and Melissa Barrera."

I would hardly consider Madame Morrible a real singing role. Does she even have more than 16 bars per act? I wouldn't consider most of those who have played her to be particularly great singers, and the role does not require it.

[BwayLB]

Posted: 12/27/24 at 11:21am

Seb28 said: "TheatreFan4 said: "I mean, Joseph only has like... 2 roles that actually need to singers.

Also, I dont think anyone actually cares Joseph enough where this beats the Movie Musical odds. Especially if it's his next movie coming off Wicked with how much expansion Joseph would actually need compared to Wicked."

That's what I meant, for the lead roles, the ones with big songs.

I wish he would do another projectinstead of Joseph, like Aida or Miss Saigon."

Or that King & I remake that Paramount tried to get off the ground a few years ago

[merle57]

Posted: 12/27/24 at 12:49pm

I agree that he should do Miss Saigon.  Joseph is a wonderful school show, a bible story cartoon musical with off-Broadway 60s styled anachronisms. I don't think Joseph will make a great film. I fear it will be like the movie of Cats ....  

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 10/13/25 at 7:03pm

'Wicked' director shares update on his 'Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat' movie

[BwayLB]

Posted: 10/13/25 at 8:19pm

I don’t know how long I can stay patient. In The Heights and Wicked gave me faith in Chu.

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 10/14/25 at 10:00am

While I also have faith, I wish he'd leave this alone. Donny Osmond was perfect. 

[BwayLB]

Posted: 10/14/25 at 10:09am

^ In my personal defense, the Donny Osmond proshot was good. But doesn’t do the full seeing the show live and in person experience justice. Maybe the new movie will be a slight bit enjoyable in spite of all that. But they need real sone genuine vocalists for the cast.

[theatreguy12]

Posted: 10/14/25 at 1:16pm

I saw this on tour in CA, not the pre-Broadway tour that went to Broadway with Michael Damian, but the post-Broadway tour of that show when Sam Harris was on as Joseph. His “Close Every Door To Me” brought the house down. It was an unbelievable performance of that number. 

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 10/14/25 at 1:21pm

BwayLB said: "^ In my personal defense, the Donny Osmond proshot was good. But doesn’t do the full seeing the show live and in person experience justice. Maybe the new movie will be a slight bit enjoyable in spite of all that. But they need real sone genuine vocalists for the cast."

I don't care who he casts- there's no reason to do this movie.