Posted: 3/3/23 at 9:16pm
I’m thinking of getting tickets this June for La Mirada Theaters production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I’ve already seen the 90’s Donny Osmond filmed performance. Would you say it’s something of a classic that has aged well?
Posted: 3/4/23 at 7:54am
If it is a show you grew up with, perhaps you might view it as a classic.
I think.it is a bit cheesey. I saw the production last year at Tuacahn in Utah and they definitely went all out on the cheese and spectacle: a live camel on stage, ariel silks acrobatics, blond Mormons on rigging flying out over the audience. It was something else.
But the time before that I saw Joseph was at a more traditional, regional theatre production, without all the extra special effects, and it was a snooze. I personally don't like the heavy reliance on the narrator in this show.
Posted: 3/5/23 at 4:40pm
^ Well I enjoyed the filmed performance. But sound like a mixed bag
Posted: 3/5/23 at 6:10pm
I'd say go. It's a fun show. I love the piece, and loved the 91 revival staging Osmond toured with, but did NOT like the filmed version. I'll take any live production (even a bad one) before the film. It would have been better had the original plan to film it on stage had panned out.
Posted: 3/5/23 at 6:45pm
^ Well it does look fun. Plus I’ve never seen an ALW show
Posted: 3/6/23 at 10:30am
"Joseph" is a really fun show. Go and see it - you'll be glad you did.
Updated On: 3/6/23 at 10:30 AM
Posted: 3/7/23 at 1:51am
It’s an enjoyable show and La Miranda rarely disappoints.
Posted: 3/7/23 at 8:53am
^ Over the course of almost a year, I’ve seen the Sound of Music, Young Frankenstein and most recently Grease over there. I’ve also seen Billy Elliot in 2015, Dreamgirls in 2016 and Singin in the Rain in 2019. So a total of 6 shows
Posted: 3/7/23 at 9:45am
Sounds like you'll be adding JOSEPH to your list of shows that you've seen there.
A lifetime ago was fortunate to have done several musicals at La Mirada. Very happy to be part of their history.
Posted: 3/7/23 at 10:10am
^ Ring A Ding Ding! I’m gonna try and get my tickets this week.
