Our family have watched this about a thousand times thanks to our autistic son's obsession with it - mostly for the songs, which he really connected with, despite being largely non-verbal himself. Safe to say, the rest of us were totally sick of it by the time he finally became locked onto the Lion King film (both versions). Having also watched a couple of other professional productions on DVD, this one is definitely the best, despite the blu-ray version being terribly upscaled. Definitely no work made there at all to actually remaster, and on a large-screen TV, the non-blu-ray version actually looks far better.

Anyway, as far as the musical itself goes, Donnie Osmond totally mastered Joseph; I have yet to see anyone else (even Jason Donovan or Joe McElderry) do a better Joseph. The entire cast were fantastic, and Maria Friedman's vocal talent was phenomenal! Yes, some of the costumes may have been a little flaky, but not so much that it detracts from the overall performance. Also, people don't expect movie-quality costumes in a stage musical, even if it is an ALW/Tim Rice production.

The comments on here about Potiphar's concubines/harem being inappropriately dressed are possibly a little 'woke' n nature - the costumes help to portray what sort of man Potiphar was, and is probably a historically accurate portrayal of how men in his social standing would have treated their (female) slaves at that point in history, when equal rights did 't exist- after all, look at how the Roman Empire conducted itself, in that regard. The women in JatATD all had their most private areas covered, just as much as if they were wearing bikinis. Joan Collins' behaviour was appropriate for the type of woman that Madame Potiphar was, and younger children won't even recognise/understand any sexual innuendo in the lyrics. Yes, it was perhaps a little racy, but there was nothing worse here than in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983), when Jabba the Hutt had Princess Leia and a couple of other women in very similarly scanty outfits, but with the addition of metal neck cuffs attached to chains. I doubt very much that anybody complained about the inappropriate attire or sexual objectification of women either in 1983, in 2000 or today. I also have never heard of a single child that has been traumatised, corrupted or led astray by watching a production of JatATD. By today's standards, the behaviour of Mme Potiphar and her harem would be considered completely unacceptable, but over two centuries ago (when this is set) that sort of occurrence was probably commonplace. I don't think today's children are going to think that those antics are acceptable, especially if stated clearly by their parents that it is not. Neither are they likely to suddenly want to rush out and buy such costumes themselves. A little perspective and education is all that's required. If it's that much of an issue, just skip that scene, as it's not instrumental to the plot.

If you're in to musicals and have children, you should definitely watch this, as it has been made to be a family-friendly musical. It's entertaining, the songs are catchy, and the reuse of the same tunes to multiple different sets of lyrics throughout the story is very clever.

Undoubtedly fun and creative, but surprisingly and disappointingly sexual and misleading as far as "family friendly" goes, Andrew Lloyd Webber has done it again and created yet another fantastic musical that while great may cause parents to think twice before plopping down on the couch with their children to watch it.

The music itself is this movie's selling point, of course. Despite the fact that it can often be repetitive and unmemorable in a few spots, there really isn't anything wrong with any of it. It never sounds auto-tuned and most of the songs are simply fun to listen to. There are even a few that reach greatness, and each of the singers nail their parts to a "t."

The sets are also whimsical and fun. Although low budget when compared to more cinematic musical movies, the set designers demonstrate their talent during the film's fantastical "Egypt" scenes. The stylization works surprisingly well, and it's all around fun to see what the set design will pull next.

Now for the negatives. This show's biggest problem is the costumes. The wigs are atrocious and the outfits on a good 75% of the women leave much to be desired. Whoever decided that a children's musical should be populated by women wearing skin tight flesh colored suits revealing their rear ends and glitter pasties to stand in as nipples needs to be officially fired and given a harsh talk about making family friendly productions. Although there are sexual wink-winks here and there in the script itself, the sexual aspect is cranked up to 100% real fast by what basically can be described as a somewhat non-explicit orgy including the sexual harassment of a young man. Butts are touched, clothes are forcibly removed, and it's all around not appropriate for children at ALL, let alone the children depicted in the movie's young audience.

Minor smoking also occurs.

That being said, it's a fun watch. Unfortunately, it's also a sadly inappropriate one. Best to leave this for the adults and older teens to enjoy, though I would recommend fast forwarding through Mrs. Potiphar's shenanigans - trust me when I say, not many people are going to forget that sequence any time soon, and not in a good way.