Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Musical Numbers

Musical Numbers

Act I
  • Prologue - Narrator
  • Any Dream Will Do - Joseph, Children
  • Jacob and Sons - Narrator, Brothers, Wives, Children, Ensemble
  • Joseph's Coat - Jacob, Joseph, Narrator, Brothers, Wives, Children, Ensemble
  • Joseph's Dreams - Narrator, Brothers, Joseph
  • Poor, Poor Joseph - Narrator, Brothers, Children
  • One More Angel in Heaven - Reuben, Narrator, Brothers, Wives, Jacob, Children
  • Potiphar - Children, Narrator, Male Ensemble, Mrs Potiphar, Potiphar, Joseph
  • Close Every Door - Joseph, Children
  • Go, Go, Go Joseph - Narrator, Butler, Baker, Ensemble, Joseph, Guru, Children
Act II
  • Pharaoh's Story - Narrator, Children
  • Poor, Poor Pharaoh - Narrator, Butler, Pharaoh, Children
  • Song of the King - Pharaoh, Ensemble
  • Pharaoh's Dream Explained - Joseph, Ensemble, Children
  • Stone the Crows - Narrator, Pharaoh, Children, Joseph, Female Ensemble
  • King of My Heart - Pharaoh
  • Those Canaan Days - Simeon, Jacob, Brothers
  • The Brothers Come To Egypt/Grovel, Grovel - Narrator, Brothers, Joseph, Female Ensemble, Children
  • Who's the Thief? - Joseph, Brothers, Female Ensemble
  • Benjamin Calypso - Judah, Brothers (but Benjamin), Female Ensemble
  • Joseph All the Time - Narrator, Joseph, Children
  • Jacob in Egypt - Narrator, Jacob, Children, Ensemble
  • Any Dream Will Do (Reprise) - Joseph, Narrator, Ensemble, Jacob, Children
  • Give Me My Colored Coat - Joseph, Children, Ensemble
  • Joseph Megamix - Ensemble


Notable in the composition of the music is the variety of styles used by Lloyd Webber, including parodies of French ballads ("Those Canaan Days"), Elvis-inspired rock and roll ("Song of the King"), western ("One More Angel In Heaven"), 1920s Charleston ("Potiphar"), Calypso ("Benjamin Calypso") and disco ("Go, Go, Go Joseph"). Often, productions will make costume and prop changes to reflect each of the various musical styles.

"Prologue" is a late addition to the show, not included in any recordings produced before the 1982 Broadway production; the use of "Any Dream Will Do" at the start of the show (and the renaming of the closing version as per the above list) dates from the 1991 revival.

The UK touring production circa 1983-1987 (produced by Bill Kenwright), included an additional song "I Don't Think I'm Wanted Back At Home", which was originally part of Jacob's Journey. Sung by the title character, the brothers jokingly throw Joseph out of the family home, throwing a number of props at the lone Joseph who is seen in a spotlight – first a suitcase, then a cane and top hat, leaving our hero to tap-dance his way to the end of the number. The tune has been recycled into numbers in By Jeeves and The Likes of Us.

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