<P> Ken Hill directed a large - scale production of Joseph at the Westminster Theatre, London, which ran from November 1978 to February 1979, and again from November 1979 to February 1980 . This production starred Paul Jones as Joseph, John Golder as the Narrator, and Leonard Whiting as Pharaoh . A recording of this production with additional narration spoken by children was broadcast on BBC radio, produced by Richard Wilcox . </P> <P> The musical ran at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York in 1976 and in 1977 as "holiday fare". In the 1976 production, which opened on 30 December, direction was by John Dunlop, with a cast that featured Cleavon Little as the Narrator and David - James Carroll as Joseph . In the 1977 production, running in December through 1 January 1978, staging was by Graciela Daniele, with Carroll as Joseph, Alan Weeks as the Narrator and William Parry as Pharaoh / Elvis . </P> <P> Joseph received an Off - Broadway production at the Entermedia Theatre, running from 18 November 1981 through 24 January 1982 . Directed by Tony Tanner, the cast starred Bill Hutton as Joseph, Laurie Beechman as the Narrator, and Tom Carder as Pharaoh . </P> <P> The production transferred to Broadway at the Royale Theatre on 27 January 1982 and ran through 4 September 1983, with 747 performances . This production was recorded on the Chrysalis label, and is the first to feature the Prologue (dubbed on the Chrysalis release "You are what you feel"). The producers were Gail Berman and Susan Rose, who were the youngest producers on Broadway . The show received several Tony Award nominations including Best Musical and Best Original Score . Allen Fawcett replaced Hutton as Joseph in June 1982 . David Cassidy took over the role of Joseph in March 1983 and also performed in the touring cast in 1983--1984 . </P>

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