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♪[ MUSIC ]♪
>> CHANHASSEN DINNER THEATER
CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF GREAT
ENTERTAINMENT WITH THE RETURN
OF ITS MOST POPULAR PRODUCTION
EVER THE COLORFUL MUSICAL
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING
TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" THE
MODERN RETELLING OF THE BELOVED
BIBLE CLASSIC AND JOINING ME
ARE ACTORS JERRID, RYAN AND
MATTIE.
THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS
MORNING.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN
THIS.
THEY GO BACK TO SEE IT AGAIN
BUT FOR THOSE OUT THERE THAT
ARE WONDERING WHAT THE STORY IS
ABOUT, GIVE US A SYNOPSIS.
>> WELL, IT'S A LONG STORY,
ACTUALLY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> JOSEPH IS THE FAVORITE OF 1
2 BROTHERS AND THE BROTHERS TRY
TO GET RID OF HIM SO THEY SEND
HIM OFF TO EGYPT AND HE ENDS
UPRISING TO POWER AND IT'S A
STORY OF FORGIVENESS AND FUN
AND THESE GUYS JOIN US EVERY
NIGHT.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR ACTING
CAREER.
TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED AND WHY YOU LIKE
THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCTION.
>> I HAVE DONE A LOT OF THEATER
STAGE THEATER.
THIS IS MY FOURTH SHOW AT
CHANHASSEN DINNER THEATER.
LAST I WAS IN FOREVER PLAID AND
THEN I WAS IN JUDAS FROM JESUS
CHRIST SUPERSTAR.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN
CHANHASSEN.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU DONE SO FAR?
>> WELL, I WAS ALSO IN JESUS
CHRIST SUPERSTAR AND I DID
JOSEPH IN 2009.
AND I JUST FINISHED BYE-BYE
BIRDIE AND NOW ON TO JOSEPH.
>> ACCOMPLISHED ACTOR.
>> WELL, THIS IS MY FIRST SHOW
AT CHANHASSEN SO I'M SUPER
EXCITED.
BUT I HAVE DONE SHOWS AT FAMILY
THEATER AND THEATER COMPANY.
>> VERY COOL.
THIS IS A FAMILY SHOW.
YOU CAN BRING PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES TO THIS RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
WE HAVE AN ELVIS NUMBER AND WE
HAVE THE HO-DOWN NUMBER AND THE
CALYPSO NUMBER SO THERE'S
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
>> I JUST LEARNED SOMETHING
TODAY.
NOT ONLY ARE YOU TWO KIDS IN
THE PRODUCTION, BUT YOU BRING
KIDS UP ON THE STAGE.
TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> WELL, WE CHOOSE A KID FROM
THE AUDIENCE EVERY SHOW AND WE
TAKE CARE OF THEM.
TWO KIDS.
BOY AND A GIRL.
AND WE TAKE CARE OF THEM AND
BRING THEM AROUND STAGE AND
BACK STAGE ALL THROUGHOUT THE
SHOW AND IT'S REALLY A BLAST
REALLY.
>> THAT'S COOL.
SO THEY GET TO KIND OF
EXPERIENCE WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR
YOU GUYS AS ACTORS AND MAYBE
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY
WOULD WANT TO PURSUE IN THE
FUTURE.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S KIND OF THE
VIBE YOU'RE GETTING FROM THE
KIDS WHO GET TO DO THAT?
>> YEAH.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF FUN AND I
THINK IT HAS A BIG IMPACT ON
THEM.
>> ARE YOU ALL SINGERS?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> THE WHOLE SHOW IS SINGING.
>> I MEAN, DID YOU TRAIN FOR
THIS?
OR IS THIS JUST -- I CAN'T SING
TO SAVE MY LIFE.
>> WE HAVE ALL HAD LESSONS.
>> HOW HARD IS IT TO DO SINGING
AND DANCING AS OPPOSED TO
DIALOGUE?
>> I ENJOY IT PERSONALLY
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SINGING IS
WHAT WE LIKE DOING.
IT GETS THE MESSAGE ACROSS.
AND THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBER
MUSIC IS PHENOMENAL.
>> DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SCENE
OR SONG?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO SAY GO, GO,
JOSEPH.
>> PROBABLY THE SAME FOR ME.
THE DANCE IS A LOT OF FUN IN
THAT ONE.
IT'S JUST BRIGHT -- THERE'S A
LOT OF COLORS AND EVERYBODY
GETS TO BE IN IT.
AND IT'S JUST A COOL NUMBER.
>> WE HAVE THE DREAMCOAT.
>> THIS IS THE COAT I WEAR IN
THE SHOW.
>> AND IT'S FANTASTICALLY
COLORFUL.
DO WE KNOW WHO MAKES THESE?
>> OUR OWN COSTUME DESIGNER
RICH HANSON MAKES THESE.
THIS IS THE ONE I WEAR IN THE
BEGINNING OF THE SHOW AND
THERE'S ANOTHER COAT THAT I PUT
ON AT THE END THAT WEIGHS CLOSE
TO 45 POUNDS.
>> GOODNESS.
>> IT STRETCHES OUT ACROSS THE
ENTIRE STAGE.
>> AND IS IT HARD AND HEAVY TO
WEAR NIGHT AFTER NIGHT?
>> A LITTLE BIT.
YOU GET USED TO IT.
>> I BET.
OH, THE SACRIFICES YOU MAKE TO
BE AN ACTOR.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
TODAY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE WILL GO
OUT AND SEE IT.
LET'S TELL THEM ABOUT IT.
"JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING
TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT" RUNS NOW
THROUGH AUGUST 31st AT THE
CHANHASSEN DINNER THEATER IN
CHANHASSEN.
FOR SHOWTIMES AND TICKET
INFORMATION, CALL (952)934-
1525.
OF COURSE WE HAVE THE
INFORMATION AT KARE11.COM ON
OUR SATURDAY SHOW PAGE.
WE HAVE CREATED A DIRECT LINK
FOR YOU TO THE THEATER'S
WEBSITE.
>>> GRAB YOUR CELL PHONE AND
TEXT THE WORD SHOW TO 25543 FOR
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A FAMILY
FOUR-PACK OF TICKETS AND DINNER
AS WELL TO "JOSEPH AND THE
AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
COURTESY OF THE CHANHASSEN