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.