Opening with previews April 21, 22 and 23 with the Gala Press Opening night on Saturday, April 24 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. This is the second show in the 2010 Season for the Civic Light Opera.
The production will be directed by Ron Kellum, choreographed by Chad Allen and Johnny Dean Harvey with Dennis Castellano serving as Musical Director.
Starring as Joseph will be CLO favorite Eric Kunze and costarring as the Narrator will be Kelli Provart. With Paul Ainsley as Jacob/Potiphar, Dane Biren as Benjamin, Leland Burnett as Levi, Heather Castillo as Mrs. Potiphar, Jason DeRoest as Zebulon, Jay Donnell as Napthali, Juan Guillen as Asher, Jeffrey Landman as Gad/Butler, Jeremiah Lowder as Issachar/Baker, Andrew Makay as Simeon, Mike Motroni as Dan, Danny Stiles as Reuben, Ty Taylor as Judah, and Robert Townsend as the Pharoah.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is the second show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The same team who wrote EVITA and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Based on the “coat of many colors” story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Genesis, this light-hearted show was first presented as a 15-minute pop cantata in London in 1968. JOSEPH premiered on Broadway January 24, 1982, played 757 performances
and was revived on Broadway November 10, 1993, played 223 performances. In 1999 it was adapted as a straight-to-video film, starring Donny Osmond.
JOSEPH is sung-through almost completely. Its family-friendly storyline, universal themes, and catchy music have made JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT one of the most popular musicals in musical theatre.
In the past ten years CLOSBC has received the most (4) Best Musical Awards from the OVATIONS. Performances are presented at the 1,445 seat Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Redondo Beach, California 90278. The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center is located on the Northeast corner of Aviation and Manhattan Beach Boulevards.
