John was spotted in the audience at the "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" musical playing in Buffalo, where Amy Adams was the narrarator in the musical. Here's the article:

I first saw "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" on Broadway in 1983, when the word "Technicolor" meant something to people and the Cassidy playing Joseph was eldest brother David.
It was amusing, then, to see the modern touches added to the big, bright production that hit Shea's Tuesday night. The crowd roared when Jacob, a shepherd, used his cell phone to ostentatiously snap photos of himself with Joseph, his favorite son. Potiphar, seen here as a wealthy golfer in a kilt and bright argyle knee socks, checks his stocks on a laptop held aloft by a slave.

And although this Cassidy sports the same 1980s-heartthrob-style hair swoop, square jaw and strong pipes as his brothers David and Shaun, I feel confident in saying that the Joseph I saw 20-some years ago wasn't as buff as the man who spends most of this show in a shortish skirtish thing, sometimes with a decorative collar.

So the updates are improvements, which is far from always the case. Of course, the improvements of the last 20 years are a mote in the eye of time - this story of Joseph, who starts off as an insufferable prig and finds humility in his success, and his jealous then groveling brothers who find redemption in forgiveness, is as old as recorded history. (Of course, the original tale had a pretty ingenious author.)

If you're expecting a dusty desert story about a family with some ancient, eccentric history, you're going to be surprised and delighted by this fast-paced, eclectic assemblage of musical styles, historical references and cultural icons.

You've got your Elvis, played here with a sneer and some kitschy karate moves by the bare-chested Todd Dubail, who works his red, white and blue spangled outfit with cape and bell-bottoms that start at the knee.

You've got your county-western interlude, "There's One More Angel in Heaven," a sad song the brothers sing with crocodile tears for Jacob's sake after they sell Joseph into slavery. And who knew brother Reuben, played by Ken Nelson, could twirl a lasso?

Jacob's plotting sons appear as everything from smooth-stepping jazz hepcats, complete with shades, to calypso singers (led by Terrence McKinnley Clowe as Judah) improvising the limbo.

But the sons excelled as a pack of morose beret-wearing Frenchmen pining for the old days of plenty in the song, "Those Canaan Days." Led by Simeon (Matthew LaBanca), they sing wistfully of "the old days of Canaan's cuisine," then pursue a hot Apache Dancer (Louise Madison) who manages to acrobatically vamp up a storm while holding, on one palm, a small, silver, covered dish. When the dish is finally opened, its contents fly in the face of the brothers' hungry hopes.

Amy Adams, the "American Idol" contestant who serves as the narrator, brings plenty of charm and personality to her role, and sure can belt out a song. It's too bad that some of her softer narration was either insufficiently projected or drowned out by the music. Luckily, nothing vital to the plot was lost, and the situation did improve in Act II. With her short, spiky multicolored hair, she looked fresh and energetic in a filmy spangle-accented tunic and flowing pants. John Stevens, her fellow 2004 "American Idol" contestant, was spotted in the audience.

Melissa Hurley Cassidy brought the perfect mix of sweetness and seduction to her role as Potiphar's wife, and her extremely impressive undulations gave a workout to her strategically tied snakeskin-print jumpsuit.

And the 32 young singers in the Harmonaires from Orchard Park's South David Elementary School - how cute were they? They not only sang, and sang well, but sat on the sides of the stage during the entire production, providing reaction movements, expressions and postures. To open Act II, they performed a number by themselves, with considerable charm and talent. Well done, Harmonaires!

As usual in opening nights of live performances, a few glitches emerged. Some players' lines were weak, and the snake, a delightful puppet, opened its scary cloth mouth and said nothing.

But never mind. This is a quality production, complete with big lights and great choreography and music - although none of the tunes broke out, as they did in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's later collaborations, "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita." The story is dramatic enough to be captivating for all ages, although very young children might benefit from hearing a summation of the story on the way to the show.

With legs like this play has, I can't wait to see it 22 years from now.



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i love joseph such a good musical...we did it in my old church...i got to be a part of the trio (at the time, i thought it was pretty sweet)

"could be famous...could be a big success"

thats cool he got to go!!

man...Donny Osmond was the best Joseph..