Show Synopsis:
Joseph, the youngest of twelve sons, is his father's favorite and receives a beautiful multi-colored coat. One night he has a dream that prophesizes that he will someday rule over all of his brothers. After hearing the dream, his brothers become very jealous. Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery. Years following he becomes one of the best servants at Potiphar's house in Egypt. He is thrown in jail when Potiphar's wife makes advances on him and starts interpreting the prisoners' dreams. He becomes one of the most powerful men in Egypt when he begins to interpret the Pharaoh's dreams. His brothers are driven to Egypt by a widespread famine. As a test Joseph frames his youngest brother Benjamin for stealing a golden cup. When his other brothers offer to go to prison insead of Benjamin, Joseph sees that they are truly selfless and reunites with his family and his multi-colored coat.	

Character:
Joseph, an honest and likable young man; very persistent	

Song Context:
This song appears twice in the musical - once at the very beginning, acting as the audience's introduction to the character of Joseph, and once at the end, as a celebration of what his dreams have accomplished. At the beginning, he is singing to a chorus of children and encouraging them to dream along with the show's narrator. At the end, Joseph has retrieved his family and his favorite coat and has proven the power of dreams to his family.	

Fun Facts:
1) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was the first publicly performed musical that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice collaborated on. 
2) This song was a #1 single in the UK for two weeks in the summer of 1991. 
3) The title of this song became the title of the UK reality show that Webber used to cast the role of Joseph in the 2007 West End revival. The role went to Lee Mead, who won the role by singing "Mack the Knife" from The Threepenny Opera.