Let's make it clear that Joseph is the special one: a musical that's colorful. Maria Friedman has a beautiful voice and owns the role of Narrator. She also shares a wonderful duet with Donny Osmond as Joseph. The wide variety of musical styles for each number is enchanting: ragtime, country-western, calypso, rock'n'roll ala Elvis, French chanson, etc. My favorite musical segment was the 'Poor, Poor Joseph' parts added into several of the songs with great harmony from the ensemble. The eleven brothers are fabulously diabolical and leaves the viewer wanting to see more of them. The only objectionable, albeit quick scene could be with Mrs. Potiphar (Joan Collins) where the costume and acting is quite risqué. But it's all right there in the Bible "Chapter 39 of Genesis"... Except for the part where they don't mention God, the show, in general, does stay true to the Biblical narrative. A dazzling movie of many colors!
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LazyTown
(2002–2014)
Encourages activeness albeit in an unusual way
20 August 2004
The purpose of this show is well intended. It is to encourage activeness in the people of 'Lazytown' and in lazytowns across the world. Now, the show is easy to get sucked into, what with the colors and techno music. But awkward moments are the interactions between the humans (with prosthetics such as a hot pink wig, a pencil thin mustache, and false eyebrows) interacting with claymation-puppets.... Just how are puppets supposed to exercize? Also, Robbie Rotten seems old hat, with a likeness of Jim Carrey and a vocal inflection of John Lithgow. At any rate, the choreography is great, and the humans are interesting to watch: the gymnastics of 'Sportacus' and the Julianna Rose Mauriello ('Stephanie') is a superb child actress.
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