YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Millennial Theatre Company will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” on July 11-13 and 18-20 at the Youngstown Playhouse.
Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets start at $25 and are available at MillennialTheatre.org and by phone at 330 259 9651.
Those who have seen “Joseph” before will find new surprises in this production, according to director Joe Asente.
“We knew going into this that Youngstown audiences were very familiar with this show,” he said. “Between the universally beloved Donny Osmond film version and the rich history of this show being produced locally on a Broadway-scale by Easy Street Productions, there was a built-in expectation of what audiences would want to see from this show. We tried very hard to honor and meet those expectations, while also sprinkling in a few of our own new, creative twists throughout.”
Asente said he has taken new directions with several of the characters by updating their references.
“Dreamcoat” is an ideal choice for a summer musical, he added.
“In the summer, we always try to program shows that you can bring your kids and family to, and there are few musicals more family-oriented than ‘Joseph,’” Asente said.
The cast features Samuel Darrin, Kate DeL, Colleen Chance, Holly Marshall, Terry Shears, Mikaylaa Moore, Ryan Stewart, Jillian Hibbard, Paula Staphenson, Alexander Chapman, Ethan Blevins, Sam Campbell, Rebecca Williams, Liam Burke, Kali Davies-Anderson, Ben Doss, Michelle Jalbert, Amelia Mihalik, Kate Klug, Danny Stephenson, Ashley Tirak, Natalie Horvath, Naomi Horvath, Nora Horvath, Katie Kurdziel, Megan Delaney, Charlotte Anderson, Zoe Bayer, Carlina Carbon, Scarlett Carbon, Annabeth Davidson, Zaina Haidar, Riley Hibbard, Scarlett Hibbard, Sarah Horkey, Spencer Miller, Sawyer Miller, Amaya Slipski, Makenna Slipski and Aleeya Williams.
Choreography is by Danielle Mentzer, with musical direction by Megan Miller.
One of the most enduring shows of all time, “Dreamcoat” is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father, Jacob, his 11 brothers and the coat of many colors.
Told entirely through song with the help of a narrator, the musical follows the preferred son, Joseph.
After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar but ends up in jail after refusing the amorous advances of Potiphar’s wife. While imprisoned, Joseph discovers his ability to interpret dreams, and he soon finds himself in front of the mighty Pharaoh. Joseph’s solution to Egypt’s famine elevates him to Pharaoh’s right-hand man and reunites him with his family.
Pictured at top: The cast of Millennial Theatre’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” includes Holly Marshall, Samuel Darrin, Colleen Chance and Kate DeL.