", He's already in discussion for future projects when this job ends - "it's nice to have the option of seeing what's around" - but insists that his overriding focus is on the here and now. Alexandra Burke - Narrator, Jac Yarrow - Joseph (Pic: Tristram Kenton) . Jac Yarrow, making his professional stage debut, will play the role at The Palladium this summer. People keep sending me TikToks of puppy yoga in Toronto. And I was lucky enough to be part of the creative process, he said. Review Roundup: Sean Hayes Stars In GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR On Broadway! 'Close Every Door' Donny Osmond | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat The Shows Must Go On! He told me to remember that the work is going on stage and doing the show. Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be a registered Torstar account holder. :Cats: /bsi5lzPhantom of The Opera: Love Never Dies: Welcome to The Shows Must Go On the channel bringing you showtunes, backstage access and full performances from some of the best loved musicals in history!Featuring melodic moments, show-stopping solos and high notes for the history books. More than one critic - myself included- reached for the superlative "a star is born" when describing the West End debut of Jac Yarrow in the title role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat:"He received a spontaneous standing ovation on the first night at the end of his rendition of "Close Every Door"; but this is a performance that will open every door to him from here on in.". My dream came true.". Tickets go on sale Monday September 26th. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Dec. 11-Feb. 18. The new London Palladium production ofTim RiceandAndrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoathas announced the cast for its Toronto season at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Retweet. I'm just trying to take in every minute - like sitting in this bar with you now!". He was the first person to come and throw his arms around me and has been the most amazing support. But I remember being so upset I wasnt in Sweeney. It was my favourite show, he said, laughing. Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends will transfer to the West End for 16 weeks only beginning in September! Youve just been cast in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium in the U.K. Youve blown off classes at drama school to audition (while your faculty have sat and wondered how on earth one person could have so many doctors appointments), and here it is, your moment of glory: youre going to play Joseph in the iconic production. Well, as Yarrow surely knows by now, any dream will do. I wanted to know what they were up to and Id see any show they were in. Go to a person's profile. I was nervous in rehearsal when I had to sing Any Dream Will Do, as obviously he had a major hit with it. Review Roundup: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Opens On Broadway! That was an experience I will never forget. With a show like Joseph weve all known the songs for years so I could remember them. Does showbiz run in any way in your family? I made my entrance coming up on a lift, and when I heard the audience cheering as that happened, my legs were shaking under the coat! hile Andrew Lloyd Webber bumpily steers his latest. #Joseph #AndrewLloydWebber #DonnyOsmond #Musicals #MusicalTheatre #TheShowsMustGoOn Also check out: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat https://prf.hn/l/K98apwQ Theater Its an iconic role and normally its cast with someone who is very well established. It was a condensed 30-minute version and I didnt have a technicolor dreamcoat, so I was Joseph without a coat, which was weird. A lively and colourful journey through Ancient Egypt, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat follows the rags to riches story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours. The cast here is a winning one too, under the direction of Laurence Connor. Check it out. Performances start on July 12. josephthemusical.com. I actually played Joseph when I was 10. I started going to drama classes and singing lessons when I was six. ", And how did the spontaneous, mid-show standing ovation that greeted his rendition of "Close Every Door" feel like? including "Any Dream Will Do," "Close Every Door to Me," "Jacob and Sons," "There's One More Angel in . See performance dates, and learn how to purchase tickets! ", Now a scholarship is being funded, in his name, to cover the next three years of fees for a student who is joining the school in September. He sprang to prominence when he made his professional debut as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The London Palladium, to which he returned in 2021. For America, Stephen Sondheim is the musical-theater icon but here it's Andrew Lloyd Webber. I remember holding the position and thinking, I have to do something to stop this. The show runs at the Palladium to 8th September, and the very next day, he'll graduate with a First-Class degree in Musical Theatre from Arts Educational Schools in west London, where he has spent the last three years training. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rices legendary musical Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat opened at the London Palladium on 12 July to much fanfare. Further casting for the show is to be revealed. He will be joining Sheridan Smith, who will be playing the Narrator, and Jason Donovan, who returns to the musical after appearing in the Palladium production in 1991. I took a magazine home from school, pointed to an advert for a stage school and said to my parents, I want to do this. It was really out of left field. His voice does not always hold above the orchestra, but he is still a comic highlight a cross between Johnny Cash and a croaky Elvis. Silky movements Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. A Doctor and a Queen, namely Waitress Gavin Creel and Six The Musicals Alexia McIntosh, were on hand today to announce the 2020 Olivier Awards nominations, just a month before the ceremony takes place on 5 April at the Royal Albert Hall. I know productions of Joseph in the past have taken it quite seriously, but our approach was, what if we don't take it too seriously and if the utilization of the kids is more tongue in cheek? Previous Next Close. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto Jac made his professional stage debut in the iconic role of Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ticketsare available now. Act 1. The bigger surprise is Jac Yarrow, who made his West End debut when the production opened in 2019. The full company for the star-studded company has been confirmed for the West End Gala charity concert new musicalAT LAST, ITS SUMMER. Jac was born in Cardiff and graduated with a First Class BA (Honours) from The Arts Educational Schools London in 2019. You'll have to wait a year longer but Jac Yarrow will reprise his acclaimed performance in Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, alongside Jason Donovan, at the London Palladium next summer. Youre breathless after sprinting towards the workshop. But surely the response to "Close Every Door" was unlike anything you could have anticipated? Tickets at www.mirvish.com or 1 (800 . He came to rehearsals every now and again because our director was trying to shape up Joseph, give it a new feel, a new vibe. ", His mum and sister were actually seated behind me that night, and were both in tears. Jac Yarrow caused a sensation when he made his professional stage debut playing Joseph, following in the footsteps of a line of stars who have previously played the title character. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a regular visitor to the London stage but there's never in my extensive experience been as likable and vocally gifted a Joseph as current West End newcomer Jac Yarrow, who more than holds his own alongside such name performers as Jason Donovan and Sheridan Smith. "Just like this whole process - surreal. 06 Jan. Saved searches. ", It may be his professional debut - but not his first time singing the songs on a stage. ", It's certainly been a whirlwind. My mum is a schoolteacher and my dad works for a homeless charity back in Cardiff [Wales], where I am from, so they couldn't be further from the profession. I'm quite young and fresh-faced and have the nave thing going on already, so the idea we had was of Joseph being a dreamer and an outcast not because he's annoying but because his brothers are irritated by Joseph's complete investment in his dreams. Although as his brief. The previously announced production, starring Sheridan Smith as the Narrator and Jason Donovan as Pharaoh, will play an 11-week run at the London Palladium from June 27 through September 8. Then the next day the full company was in, we had the set model reveal - it was the most exciting day. 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The brothers are bros (and include four children) who remain faceless until Those Canaan Days, set during the famine, which almost steals the show for its pastiche of French chanson, its comic acting and its ticklish lyrics (No one comes for dinner now / We would eat them anyhow). I then saw it on tour when I was eight and I watched the Donny Osmond video a couple of times. 20 July 2021. If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can create one now (it is free), Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. See a photo of Lea Salonga and Bernadette Peters together ahead of the West End transfer of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends! That's kind of you to say but you know, it totally feels like a dream, a blur. He then went on to star asJoseph in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The London Palladium (West End). Remove; In this conversation . I was a theatre geek. 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