International NewsLondon Production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Will Play Toronto
Linzi Hateley and Jac Yarrow will repeat their roles in the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.
By
Andrew Gans
September 21, 2022
The new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, seen at the London Palladium in 2019 and 2021 and currently on a tour of the U.K. and Ireland, will make its North American premiere this winter.
The family-friendly Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical will play Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre December 11, 2022–January 22, 2023. Tickets will go on sale September 26.
Linzi Hateley (Carrie, Chicago) and Jac Yarrow will reprise their roles as, respectively, the Narrator and Joseph. The roles of Joseph’s brothers will be played by Toronto child actors, who will be announced at a later date.
The company will also feature Erica-Jayne Alden, Shane Antony-Whitely, Natalie Bennyworth, Jabari Braham, Ben Brooker, Gemma Buckingham, Thalia Burt, Meg Darcy, Alexander Day, Tyler Ephraim, Iván Fernández González, Zac Frieze, Matt Gibson, Will Hawksworth, Samuel John-Humphreys, Claire Lander, Abbie Platts, Nathan Rigg, Samantha Shuma, Sam Stones, and Holly Willock.
Directed by Laurence Connor, this new production is choreographed by JoAnn M. Hunter and has set and costumes by Morgan Large, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Gareth Owen, orchestrations by John Cameron, and musical supervision and direction by John Rigby.
Joseph is produced by Michael Harrison by arrangement with the Really Useful Group Limited.
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