A musical staged by a Coquitlam-based theatre company will return by popular demand.
On Friday, Align Entertainment opens its remount of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby.
The company, which was co-founded by Chad Matchette of Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts in Coquitlam, wanted to bring the show back as it was a crowd favourite last year — and enjoyed by families.
"When it was over, we had a lot of people asking us if we would do it again," said Matchette's wife, Erin, a Port Coquitlam resident who reprises her role as Mrs. Potihar. "We had a really, really successful run and many people didn't get the opportunity to see it so we thought, 'Why not?'"
"It's actually going to be the first time that we've done a remount as the response last year was so great for this show," Chad Matchette added.
Chad Matchette directs the cast — most of which are reprising their parts, including Stuart Barkley as Joseph, Katie-Rose Connors as the narrator and Terry Fox secondary grad Justin Lapena as the Pharaoh — while his daughter is also involved in the production; a graduate of the Capilano University musical theatre diploma program, Emily Matchette is now an performing arts undergrad at Douglas College in New Westminster.
Other Tri-City residents in Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical include: Nicholas Bradbury, Mark Turpin, Aaron Stewart, Joanna Kovats and Jillian Perkins. Turpin's wife, Melissa, is the choreographer while Patti Volk of Coquitlam is producing.
The sung-through story centres around Joseph, his 11 brothers and his coat of many colours, as described in the Book of Genesis in the Bible.
• Tickets for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, running Nov. 3 to Nov. 19 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre (7373 MacPherson Ave., Burnaby), can be bought via alignentertainment.ca.
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