Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat tells the biblical story of Joseph, his 11 brothers and the coat of many colors. This production of the popular tuner is directed by Bill Kenwright and choreographed by Henry Metcalfe.
This revival opened at the New London Theatre on March 3, 2003 with Boyzone's Stephen Gately in the title role. Darren Day, who rose to fame for playing the title role in earlier stagings, entered this production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for a limited engagement in 2003 and returned to the musical in February of this year with Day unexpectedly left the production in mid-March, leaving Simon Gorton in the title role. Suzanne Shaw continues to play the Narrator in the musical.