Alexandra Burke to narrate revamped Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Singer Alexandra Burke is set to play the role of the narrator in the revamped version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which returns to the West End from 1 July.

Jason Donovan will reprise his role as Pharoah, while Jac Yarrow will again wear his Dreamcoat in the role of Joseph, when the Andrew Lloyd Webber hit opens at the London Palladium.

Burke, who rose to fame winning The X Factor in 2008, has sold more than five million records, while her many West End credits include the lead roles in The Bodyguard, Sister Act, Chess and Chicago.

 Donovan was originally in the show when he made his defining stage performance as the title character of Joseph in the 1990s, in a sold-out 18-month run that produced a number one single and best-selling soundtrack album, while Yarrow received critical acclaim when he made his professional stage debut playing Joseph in 2019.

Released as a concept album in 1969, the stage version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has become one of the world’s most beloved family musicals and features songs that have gone on to become pop and musical theatre standards, including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door To Me, Jacob and Sons, There’s One More Angel In Heaven and Go Go Go Joseph.