The Kincardine Theatre Guild's production of "Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat" is so beautifully done, it's a feast for the eyes and ears from the opening chords to the brilliant final note.
The show opened Thursday night, Nov. 17, to a packed house and received a well-deserved standing ovation at the end.
Dylan Trahan as Joseph, and the narrators, played by Stacey Millar and Rachel Page, are superb in holding the show together. Their singing, dancing, and acting are stellar as they carry the weight of the musical, given that they are on stage through almost all of it.
Praise to director Jaki Mayer-Duggan, music director Joy King, and choreographers Mary Neill, Leise Peddie and Sandy Brown, for taking such a large cast and managing to keep the singers and dancers all on-stage, in-tune and on-time.
There are a lot of people on stage at any given time, including Joseph, the narrators, the brothers: Reuben (Sid Duggan), Dan (Caleb Palmer), Isaacher (Fort Papalia), Zebulon (Dyllan Mooser), Benjamin (Carson Rutledge), Gad (Garrison Brown), Levi (Rod Coates), Naphthali (Chris Mercanti), Asher (Shane Middelkamp), Judah (Jared Petrie), and Simeon (Stephen McGibney); Jacob (Jim Peddie) and his wives (Deb Tripp, Daphne Williams and Doreen Soloduka), and the rest of the extended family.
The musical follows the tale of Joseph, one of 12 sons of Jacob of Canaan. He is his father's favourite and Jacob gives him a coat of many colours as a token of his love. His jealous brothers then sell him into slavery in Egypt where he is purchased by an Egyptian millionaire, Potiphar. Trying to ward off the affections of Potiphar's wife lands him in jail.
Fortunately, Joseph can interpret dreams and eventually is called upon by the Pharaoh to do so, and ends up saving the day for Egypt. His brothers, starving in Canaan, come to Egypt and bow down to him, unknowingly, and after testing whether they have really changed their ways, Joseph is reunited with his family.
The scene of Potiphar (Chuck Exel) and his wife (Phyllis Leighton) in Egypt is wonderfully-done, and has the inevitable result of Joseph in jail, followed by the Baker (Peter King) and the Butler (Jason Geberdt).
But the show-stopper - well worth the price of admission - is Ron Boucher reprising his role as the Pharaoh, Elvis the King. There are simply no words to describe that moment - it is magical!
The colourful costumes, particularly Joseph's coat of many colours, are magnificent, and the singing is stupendous, especially the children's chorus, directed by Shirley Bieman.
And the music - it is as familiar as a childhood rhyme and you'll find yourself singing and clapping along, as it runs the gamut from rock to country to a French bistro, and even a Jamaican interval.
It's a tremendous show, and if you can still get a ticket, you should purchase one right away before they sell out.
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat" continues tomorrow night (Thursday, Nov. 24) and Friday, Nov. 25, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 26, and Sunday, Nov. 25, at 2 p.m.; Dec. 1-2 at 8 p.m.; and Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 each; available at J'Adorn in downtown Kincardine.
The large cast performs a song from the Kincardine Theatre Guild's production of "Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat," during dress rehearsal of the show which opened Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Kincardine Arts Centre
November 23, 2016
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