Gateway heightens the colour in this Dreamcoat

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What began as a 15-minute pop cantata for Colet Court school in London has grown into the worldwide musical juggernaut that is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Where: Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd.Just over 50 years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice sat down to write a commissioned piece for a school choir.

“It’s still telling the same story, but we see it through the eyes of this little boy,” she said. “A narrator leads him through his dreams, which are very colourful. Every scene has a different colour feel. It’s very heightened.” “I met Oliver when he was a student at Capilano University, and he was my voice student,” Tomasic said. “I’ve worked with him a number of times. When he auditioned we loved the vulnerability and presence that he brought to the part. He is also a lovely person, wonderful to work with, and we knew he was the perfect person to play Joseph.”

 

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