On Monday, March 7, 2016 at 7:30 pm, I attended the Broadway play called, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Heymann Performing Arts Center. In particular, I am not a huge fan of musicals, decided to see the anyway on the recommendation of a childhood friend. Despite my reservations to view a musical, I truly enjoyed all that the performance had to offer. Some main points of the play that interested me were the amazing use of lighting, how well the costume designs were executed and how well the songs fit with the production.
First, the lighting was used to indicate times of the day and the locations, such as intensified orange and red lights in the background to signify the blazing sun in the desert. A bluish purple hue of …show more content…
These costumes conveyed information about the time, place, helped differentiate the characters. For instance the garments used were appropriate for what would have been worn during biblical times and also appropriate for the desert climate. The costumes also allowed for the minor characters to be distinguished from the major characters; such as Joseph's vibrant coat was very colorful and helped distinguish him from the other characters. In addition, the period of the costumes were very biblical. The costumes appeared to be made during this time period, which flowed very well with the actual time period of the performance. The colors used in the costume design for Joseph's brothers signified conformity because their garments were relatively all within the same color scheme of white and beige. Furthermore, all of the character's costumes were appropriate of their social status especially during this biblical time period. Other than the colorful coat that Joseph wore, much of the garments that were worn were not of someone who had a high social status such as jewels. Also, the costumes were very helpful in understanding the different interpersonal relationships in the play. For instance, when Joseph put on his coat he stood out from the rest of his family, yet most of his family were the same dressing and were similar in color. This difference made Joseph's siblings feel envious …show more content…
For instance, one of my favorite songs from Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat is Go, Go, Joseph because it is very upbeat inspirational tune and is very catchy and mentions the baker and bar clerk who served very good gin. Another song from this musical that caught my attention was Joseph’s Coat which explained the envy that Joseph’s brothers had towards him, since his father truly favored Joseph since he reminded him of his wife. Furthermore, this playful song also illustrated the many colors of his coat such as red, yellow, black, peach, olive, rose, violent and blue.
In conclusion, the wonderful music in the production, the costume elements, and the use of the lighting elements were so wonderfully executed. This Broadway play has truly shed some light on musical theatre and I will be more willing to see another musical, maybe even attend an opera. This would be a great production for a catholic school to perform due to all of the biblical references and the comedy of the play, with maybe a modern twist. I would absolutely recommend someone to see this
First, the lighting was used to indicate times of the day and the locations, such as intensified orange and red lights in the background to signify the blazing sun in the desert. A bluish purple hue of …show more content…
These costumes conveyed information about the time, place, helped differentiate the characters. For instance the garments used were appropriate for what would have been worn during biblical times and also appropriate for the desert climate. The costumes also allowed for the minor characters to be distinguished from the major characters; such as Joseph's vibrant coat was very colorful and helped distinguish him from the other characters. In addition, the period of the costumes were very biblical. The costumes appeared to be made during this time period, which flowed very well with the actual time period of the performance. The colors used in the costume design for Joseph's brothers signified conformity because their garments were relatively all within the same color scheme of white and beige. Furthermore, all of the character's costumes were appropriate of their social status especially during this biblical time period. Other than the colorful coat that Joseph wore, much of the garments that were worn were not of someone who had a high social status such as jewels. Also, the costumes were very helpful in understanding the different interpersonal relationships in the play. For instance, when Joseph put on his coat he stood out from the rest of his family, yet most of his family were the same dressing and were similar in color. This difference made Joseph's siblings feel envious …show more content…
For instance, one of my favorite songs from Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat is Go, Go, Joseph because it is very upbeat inspirational tune and is very catchy and mentions the baker and bar clerk who served very good gin. Another song from this musical that caught my attention was Joseph’s Coat which explained the envy that Joseph’s brothers had towards him, since his father truly favored Joseph since he reminded him of his wife. Furthermore, this playful song also illustrated the many colors of his coat such as red, yellow, black, peach, olive, rose, violent and blue.
In conclusion, the wonderful music in the production, the costume elements, and the use of the lighting elements were so wonderfully executed. This Broadway play has truly shed some light on musical theatre and I will be more willing to see another musical, maybe even attend an opera. This would be a great production for a catholic school to perform due to all of the biblical references and the comedy of the play, with maybe a modern twist. I would absolutely recommend someone to see this