‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ ready for PSU

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Center for the Performing Arts will present Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

The family-friendly touring Broadway production features a host of unforgettable songs, including “Go Go Joseph,” “Any Dream Will Do,” “Close Every Door” and “One More Angel in Heaven.”

The completely sung-through musical is based on a story from the Book of Genesis. The show portrays the trials and triumphs of Joseph, who is eventually sold into slavery by his brothers. The siblings, jealous about their father’s preference for Joseph, fear the favored son will someday rule them unless they get rid of him.

Andy Blankenbuehler, who won Tony and Drama Desk awards for his choreography of “In the Heights,” directed and choreographed this production of “Joseph.” A Philadelphia Magazine critic wrote that his leadership brings new life to the show: “Many of the larger numbers infuse a playful mixture of hip-hop and pop dancing, and the overall look of the production is a fusion between the old and new. … In short … go, go, go see it.”

Tickets can be purchased online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekday,s 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk (weekdays,, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.).