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We Will Rock You the musical

We Will Rock You the musical is based off the songs sung by the popular band Queen and the musical was named after the bands number one hit We Will Rock You. This jukebox musical was written by Ben Elton, a famous British comedian with the support of Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor. The musical was first produced in London, England by Queen, Phil McIntyre, and Tribeca Productions. It started playing in May of 2002 in the West End at the Dominion Theatre and became an instant hit in West End area. The musical in the last few years expanded their performances to other countries such as Ireland, Australia, Canada, Russia, Spain, Japan, South Africa, Zrich, Vienna, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, Bangkok, United States and Hong Kong. Each performance within the countries received successful reviews and positive critiques from the audience abroad. [...]

Joseph, the Musical

Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a Biblical story-based musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical story is narrated from the Book of Genesis and describes the tale of Joseph with his brothers and his father, Jacob. Tim Rice wrote the lyrics for the musical. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was the first public musical performance of Webber and Rice.

Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice actually prepared the musical for performing in Colet Court. They presented the musical in March 1968 at the School’s Easter Concert. Lloyd’s father, William, enjoyed the show and was a composer also. He arranged for the second and revised performance of the musical at Westminister Central Hall later that year. The show gained good reviews from the audience and they planned to expand the musical. In 1969, Decca Records recorded the musical scores first as a concept album. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat made its first appearance in America at Cathedral College, New York in 1971. The opera made a deep impact among the school?s opera groups for its family and religion friendly influences. [...]