"as a single by Jason Donovan, who was then playing Joseph in the West End production of the musical at the London Palladium. The single topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in June and July 1991; in July, it was certified Gold by the BPI for sales greater than 400,000 copies. In Donovan's native Australia, ""Any Dream Will Do"" peaked at number 92 on the ARIA Singles Chart in August 1991. The song was also a number-one hit in Ireland and reached number three in Austria. The song was also performed by ""The X Factor"" duo Same Difference,"
"UK, Ireland, mainland Europe, Australia, Singapore and other parts of South East Asia. The Dublin concert was recorded and released on VHS in 1990; and released on DVD in 2010. Donovan continued to act alongside his pop career, and in 1990 he appeared in his first feature film, ""Blood Oath"" (released in some countries as ""Prisoners of the Sun""). In 1991, Donovan accepted the lead role in the restaged London Palladium version of ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"", directed by Steven Pimlott. Donovan had his third solo UK No. 1 single with one of its songs, ""Any Dream Will"
"commissioned Lloyd Webber and Rice to write a piece for the school's choir. Doggett requested a ""pop cantata"" along the lines of Herbert Chappell's ""The Daniel Jazz"" (1963) and Michael Hurd's ""Jonah-Man Jazz"" (1966), both of which had been published by Novello and were based on the Old Testament. The request for the new piece came with a 100-guinea advance from Novello. This resulted in ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"", a retelling of the biblical story of Joseph, in which Lloyd Webber and Rice humorously pastiched a number of pop-music styles such as Elvis-style rock'n'roll, Calypso and country music."
"native Australia, where it peaked at no.77 in December 1990. Donovan supported the album with a national tour of the UK and Ireland, titled the ""Doin' Fine Tour"", which began in June 1990. This was Donovan's last album for the SAW production team and the following year saw him take the lead role in the West End musical ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"". Like his previous album, the title was taken from a line in one of the songs - in this case, the opening line of ""When it's All Over"" (""""should have read between the lines...""""). This title"
"of the same title starring Donny Osmond was released, directed by David Mallet and based on Steven Pimlott's 1991 London Palladium production. Osmond had toured North America in the role after opening the Toronto revival in 1992. In the film, Maria Friedman appears as the Narrator, Richard Attenborough as Jacob, Ian McNeice as Potiphar, Joan Collins as Mrs. Potiphar and Robert Torti as Pharaoh. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The story is based on the ""coat of many colours"""
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The story is based on the ""coat of many colours"" story of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly; their first, ""The Likes of Us"", written in 1965, was not performed until 2005. The show has only a few lines of spoken dialogue; it is almost entirely sung-through. Its family-friendly story, familiar themes and catchy music have resulted in numerous stagings."
"role of ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"" in the early 1990s. Born in Australia, he now resides in London, England. Jason Donovan was born in Malvern, Victoria, and is the son of Australian Sue McIntosh and British-born veteran stage and television actor Terence Donovan (who also appeared in ""Neighbours"") who has English and Irish heritage. Following his parents' separation and divorce, his father was awarded full custody of him in 1973 and brought him up on his own. Donovan has had no contact with his mother since the divorce. His half-sister is former ""Neighbours"" star Stephanie McIntosh. He attended"
"number one hit in Ireland in 1974. The song was voted Broadway Song of the Year in 1981 and won an Ivor Novello Award in 1991. The song was performed by Jason Donovan, Donny Osmond and Lee Mead at the Concert for Diana on 1 July 2007. It was notably parodied by Irish radio personality Mario Rosenstock in 2005 as ""José and his Amazing Technicolor Overcoat"", a send-up of then-Chelsea F.C. manager José Mourinho. It was also parodied by a musical duo Amateur Transplants on their first album ""Fitness to Practice"" as ""Mr Burton"". In 1991, the song was released"
"Brian Lane Green Brian Lane Green (born March 9, 1962) is an American stage and television actor and singer. He is known for his stage roles throughout the country such as the title character in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Green garnered a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the 1989 Broadway production of ""Starmites"". He also appeared as JoJo in ""The Life"" on Broadway. Green was born in Columbus, Indiana and grew up in Cleveland, Tennessee, where he began singing in church. He won the Church of God national Teen Talent competition. After starring in a local"
"Close Every Door ""Close Every Door"" is a song from the musical ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"" by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is the penultimate song of the first act of the musical, sung by Joseph while imprisoned for his supposed relationship with Potiphar's wife. Along with ""Any Dream Will Do"", it is one of the most popular songs from the musical. In addition to voicing Joseph's despair at being jailed for a crime he did not commit, the song appears to contain oblique references to the Jewish Holocaust of World War II. Lyrics such as"
"Close Every Door ""Close Every Door"" is a song from the musical ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"" by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is the penultimate song of the first act of the musical, sung by Joseph while imprisoned for his supposed relationship with Potiphar's wife. Along with ""Any Dream Will Do"", it is one of the most popular songs from the musical. In addition to voicing Joseph's despair at being jailed for a crime he did not commit, the song appears to contain oblique references to the Jewish Holocaust of World War II. Lyrics such as"
"Damian was offered the part of struggling singer, Danny Romalotti, on the daytime television series ""The Young and the Restless"". After twelve years with ""The Young and the Restless"", Damian landed the starring role in the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical, ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"". With Damian cast as Joseph, the production set a single day box-office record as well as a historical record for the highest weekly gross for a Broadway revival at the Minskoff Theatre. ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"" had 231 performances at the Minskoff Theatre from November 10,"
"reaching No. 1. It went on to sell over one million, and was awarded a gold disc. The LP followed in August, preceded by orders of 250,000 copies, reached No. 11 on the US album chart and sold over half a million. The US version of the ""Sunshine Superman"" album is in chamber-style folk-jazz arrangements, and features instruments including acoustic bass, sitar, saxophone, tablas and congas, harpsichord, strings and oboe. Highlights include the swinging ""The Fat Angel"", which Donovan's book confirms was written for Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas. The song is notable for naming the Jefferson"
"Ten Good Reasons Ten Good Reasons is the debut album by Australian pop star and actor Jason Donovan. Released in 1989, it became the biggest selling album in the UK that year, and yielded two solo #1 singles (""Too Many Broken Hearts"" and ""Sealed with a Kiss"") and also features a duet with Kylie Minogue, ""Especially for You"", which had reached #1 in January 1989. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, and then reached number one, staying there for four weeks. When his cover of Brian Hyland's ""Sealed With a Kiss"" entered the UK Singles Chart"
"Too Many Broken Hearts ""Too Many Broken Hearts"" is a song by Australian singer Jason Donovan. Written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, it reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland in March 1989. Donovan, who had found fame two years earlier with his hugely popular role in the TV soap ""Neighbours"", had a previous number one with his duet with Neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue ""Especially for You"" in January 1989. The song was included on Donovan's debut album ""Ten Good Reasons"", his 1991 ""Greatest Hits"" album and again on a later collection in 2006. The music"
"Brothers Woman of the Year Joseph... 1985 Ain't Misbehavin' Baby Evita Nine West Side Story They're Playing Our Song 1986 Dames at Sea Brighton Beach Memoirs The King & I Sophisticated Ladies Leader of the Pack 1987 One Mo' Time Biloxi Blues Sugar Babies My One and Only Singin' in the Rain 1988 Man of La Mancha Some Enchanted Evening Dreamgirls La Cage aux Folles Little Shop of Horrors 1989 The Mystery of Edwin Drood 42nd Street Big River Broadway Bound Beehive 1990 Rumors Anything Goes Me and My Girl Into the Woods Hair A Chorus Line 1991 Camelot Ain't"
"be Donovan's final UK Top 40 hit. In a bid to generate more interest, Polydor Records licensed several of Donovan's old hits and included them on the album, much to Donovan's annoyance. Ten of the tracks were new recordings and were initially intended to be the album, the additions were four of his hits with Stock Aitken Waterman and two songs from the ""Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat"" cast recording, featuring Donovan. The album itself proved to be a commercial failure, stalling at no.27 in the UK and not even being released at all in his native Australia. A fourth"
"in its opening track, ""Too Many Broken Hearts"": ""You give me one good reason to leave me, I'll give you ten good reasons to stay."" 2010 re-release (disc 1) Disc 2 - The Remixes Ten Good Reasons Ten Good Reasons is the debut album by Australian pop star and actor Jason Donovan. Released in 1989, it became the biggest selling album in the UK that year, and yielded two solo #1 singles (""Too Many Broken Hearts"" and ""Sealed with a Kiss"") and also features a duet with Kylie Minogue, ""Especially for You"", which had reached #1 in January 1989. The"
"came with a 100-guinea advance from Novello. This resulted in ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"", a retelling of the biblical story of Joseph, in which Lloyd Webber and Rice humorously pastiched a number of pop-music styles. The piece was first presented as a 15-minute pop cantata at Colet Court School in London on 1 March 1968. Lloyd Webber's composer father William arranged for a second performance at his church, Westminster Central Hall, with a revised and expanded 20-minute format; the boys of Colet Court and members of the band Mixed Bag sang at this performance in May 1968. One"
"Jason Donovan Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap ""Neighbours"", before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records. His debut album ""Ten Good Reasons"" was the highest-selling album in the UK in 1989, with sales of over 1.5 million. He has had four UK No. 1 singles, one of which was ""Especially for You"", his 1988 duet with fellow ""Neighbours"" co-star Kylie Minogue. He has also appeared in several stage musicals, most prominently in the lead"
"and she spent more weeks on the singles chart than any other artist. Kylie went on to record three more studio albums with SAW scoring 15 successive top 10 hits including; Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi, Hand on Your Heart, Wouldn't Change a Thing, Tears on My Pillow, Better the Devil You Know, Shocked among many others. Soon after, Jason Donovan's first single, ""Nothing Can Divide Us"", became a top 5 hit. Donovan's next single, Especially for You, a duet with Kylie Minogue, went to number 1 in January 1989. A duet had not initially been planned by SAW until"
"where he was Vice-President of the Cambridge Footlights comedy club and performed on the local jazz scene. After leaving Cambridge, Cameron began working as an arranger for folk-pop artist Donovan; his credits include Donovan's number-1 U.S. hit ""Sunshine Superman"" (co-arranged with Spike Heatley). He became Donovan's music director, touring with him and arranging hit singles ""Jennifer Juniper"" and ""Epistle to Dippy"", the albums ""Sunshine Superman"" and ""Mellow Yellow"", as well as Donovan's music for the 1967 Ken Loach film ""Poor Cow"". Cameron also began working in television; one of his first major credits in this area was as music director"
"the album of the show, produced by Phil Ramone. Most recently, he has appeared in The Broadway Tenors concerts. Green currently serves on the Artistic Advisory Board of Gulfshore Playhouse, Southwest Florida’s premier professional theatre. In 2003, Green came out as gay to ""Out"" magazine. Brian Lane Green Brian Lane Green (born March 9, 1962) is an American stage and television actor and singer. He is known for his stage roles throughout the country such as the title character in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Green garnered a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the 1989 Broadway production"
"in Season 13 ""The Simpsons"" episode ""Weekend at Burnsie's"" where Homer Simpson (after he smokes medicinal marijuana) gets ready for work and pictures his world as a psychedelic wonderland. Definition of Sound's ""Wear Your Love Like Heaven"", a UK Top 20 hit in 1991, is a different song with the same title, but contains samples from the Donovan track. Wear Your Love Like Heaven ""Wear Your Love Like Heaven"" is a song and US single by British singer/songwriter Donovan, released in 1967. It became the opening title of his 1967 double album ""A Gift from a Flower to a Garden""."
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven ""Wear Your Love Like Heaven"" is a song and US single by British singer/songwriter Donovan, released in 1967. It became the opening title of his 1967 double album ""A Gift from a Flower to a Garden"". Chart position: No.23 (USA). The song mentions seven dye and pigment colours: Prussian blue, Scarlet, Crimson, Havana lake, Carmine (color), Rose carmethene and Alizarin crimson. The song was featured in commercials for Menley & James' Love Cosmetics line in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including an Eau De Love fragrance commercial that featured Ali MacGraw. It was featured"
"electric guitar. The latter became her first top-ten hit on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, peaking at number four. In 1991, Dion was a featured soloist in ""Voices That Care"", a tribute to American troops fighting in Operation Desert Storm. Dion's real international breakthrough came when she duetted with Peabo Bryson on the title track to Disney's animated film ""Beauty and the Beast"" (1991). It became her first top-ten hit in the UK and her second top-ten hit in the US. The song earned its songwriters an Academy Award for Best Song and gave Dion her first Grammy Award for"
"closed on March 21, 1982. But, Osmond found success in musical theater through much of the 1990s when he starred as Joseph in ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"" for over 2,000 performances beginning in July 1992 in the Elgin Theatre's Toronto production. He relocated to Chicago where Joseph played for 16 months in 1993-94. During his performances for the musical, he suffered from social anxiety disorder, which caused him to feel light-headed and extremely nervous during his performances. In 1997, Osmond left his starring role in the tour to participate with his family in the cast of the Hill"
"for Portuguese singer Teresa Maiuko, for whom he was also bassist and Musical Director on her Portuguese tour of 1993. It was also in this year that Jason Donovan released 'Shout About' written by Lee and Dina Taylor. In August 1993 he signed to PWL Records as FKW, releasing an Italian House version of 'Never Gonna Give You Up' and 'Seize The Day', reaching Number 1 in the Dance Charts. In February 1994, 'Jingo' peaked at number 15 and was also a major club hit. Two further singles followed, 'This Is The Way' and 'Laura Palmer's Theme' and Lee was"
"the number one positions in the singles chart and the albums chart simultaneously, when his next single, a cover of Brian Hyland's ""Sealed With a Kiss"", entered the UK charts at number one. In December 1989, he took part in Band Aid II's version of ""Do They Know it's Christmas"", which also included Minogue, whose exit from Neighbours had by now been shown on screen in both Australia and the UK. His own exit from the show had by this stage been shown on Australian television, although it was not aired on British television until several months later. Donovan released"
"course in 2004. Amelia Jae graduated from Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Education (Primary). Amelia Jae first began singing and performing when she was cast to play the lead role as Joseph in her primary school's rendition of the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Amelia Jae wrote her first song at the age of 14 and has been developing her singer/songwriting skills since graduating from the Talent Development Project. She says, 'Knowing that through my music, people will be gaining a glimpse into my soul is both scary and exciting. I knew I wasn’t the only"
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (as the Pharaoh), West Side Story (as Tony); five DGM productions, Rave On, Summer in the City, Itchycoo Park, Hold Tight It's 60's Night and Hold Tight It's 70's Night, and Bill Kenwright's Thank You for the Music in which he appeared as Elton John and Billy Joel. In 2000, he was asked to put together and direct a 15-piece band for an outdoor concert, to perform and to back other artists including Art Garfunkel, David Soul and Katrina Leskanich. Great Balls of Fire recorded live at this concert features on the album Come"
"Straits Times"" reviewer, Gerald Martinez, described the band's sound as ""[c]ombining techno dance rhythms with power chords and tunes poppy hooks, these guys play nice sanitised pop"". The group disbanded in that year. David Dixon left Indecent Obsession in 1992 to pursue a career in acting, including the role of Joseph in the April 1993 Australian stage production of ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"". A single released to coincide with this, ""Joseph Mega Mix"", peaked at No. 53 on the Australian charts in June 1993. In 1994 Dixon recorded a solo single, ""Faith, Love & Understanding"", which was a"
"to the Christian community, Cornerstone. Jamieson has a sister, Fiona. In the late 1980s, Jamieson became ""quite obsessed"" with pop music and the top ten hits on the charts. He admits to being a big fan of Bros and says the band’s ""When Will I Be Famous?"" tour was the first concert he ever attended. Jamieson was also a fan of musicians such as Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, Richard Marx, George Michael and ""just anything that was particularly bad"". Jamieson attended Wauchope High School, where he co-acted the lead in the school's 1994 production of ""Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat"","