Any Dream Will Do (Live from The Royal Albert Hall) - Donny Osmond | Joseph

Live performance of “Any Dream Will Do” by Donny Osmond and the children’s choir, from the musical 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'. Performance taken from 'Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration'.

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In the summer of 1967, Andrew Lloyd Webber was asked by Alan Doggett, head of the Music Department at Colet court, St Paul’s Junior School who taught his younger brother, Julian, to write a ‘pop cantata’ for the school choir to sing at their Easter end of term concert.
Andrew immediately approached his friend Tim Rice to ask if he would write lyrics for the project. After toying with ideas about spies, 007′s and the like, Tim suggested the story of Joseph.

The first performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was on a cold winter afternoon on 1st March 1968 at the Old Assembly Hall, Colet Court, Hammersmith.
Accompanied by the School orchestra and conducted by Alan Doggett, the performance was only 15 minutes long.

It was such a success that a second performance was arranged on 12th May 1968 at Central Hall, Westminster, where Andrew’s father was the organist. Julian Lloyd Webber gave a classical recital in the first half, along with Bill Lloyd Webber. The audience of approximately 2,500 consisted mainly of parents of the Colet Court boys. To Andrew and Tim’s surprise, Derek Jewell, Jazz and Pop Critic for The Sunday Times, saw the show and wrote a favourable review of Joseph, which appeared on 19th May 1968. A third performance took place on 9th November 1968 at St Paul’s Cathedral, where Joseph was expanded to include songs such as ‘Potiphar’ for the first time.

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[amb]

He performed this production in Chicago and I took my then boyfriend/now husband to see him as a gift on Christmas Day, Our seats were one row back from the stage on the ground floor The cast was in a celebratory mood because their families were there, (an announcement had been made), they kept breaking character to greet family, so I yelled out "I love you Donny", and he yelled back pointing to me, "I love you too!" Everyone cheered. It was the Best night ever! The performance was transformative. He is the best Joseph.

[annecraven]

Hands down, the BEST Joseph! No other voice will do!

[bodyworkkim]

I took my mother to this, we had the best time. She has passed on, but the memory lives in for me. Donny was gorgeous!

[morganmaxwell]

Sorry but no one can or will ever be able to be a better Joseph than Donny Osmond

[jh]

He was made for this role. Well done Donny. So many talents and handsome to boot.

[mariaespinoza]

Donny Osmond. NO-one can do these songs like him
the chills... he just.. NO-one
I remember watching him when I was little, him and Marie.
they were soo young. the good ole' days.soo long ago...

[sisterjesscah]

I can't help but chuckle when the girls can't look him in the eye. That's totally me. 🤣 Excellent performance by Donny. Definitely the best Joseph.

[ddgs]

This song haunts me for some reason. Whenever I hear this song, there is this sense of nostalgia that I don't want, and it's weird.

[jeraleewood]

A "SHOUT OUT" to that Conductor and Orchastra!!! PERFECTION!!! Donny and those beautiful children were great too!!! Credit to ALL!!!

[TristanandIsolt]

He sings as good as ever and that is saying something.

[rjnuzzi]

What did the world miss about Donny Osmond, his sister, & the brothers... great talents, very musical, very versatile... handsome too! Thx, Donny!

[sylviaparlavecchio]

Can anyone be Perfect. I’ve decided Yes they can ❤️

[DarkAutumnD]

I love how he sings "world" that beautiful smooth descent of notes.

[richallenxbox]

Arguably the best version of this song ever, it's been done by nearly everybody including me on Karaoke sites.

[twocents]

The perfect voice for this song. Soooo effortless for him.

[maryh]

Wish I could have seen him and Marie in Las Vegas. What a gift they have been to us all! Too under-rated. Donny is a magnificent singer!

[manuelorozco]

Donny has a stunning voice! I was sent here by the filmed performance he did as Joseph.

[joenock]

Morgan said it right, Donny was the best I have ever seen do this, I saw him live and was flabbergasted

[indrajitsaha]

Donny osmond is a very good actor as well as performed his best as Joseph

[anabanana]

My Sister and I went to see him in joseph in 1993 in vancouver canada. We had the album as children and could sing along word for word. It was awesome.