Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice reunite on animated Joseph

Hit British songwriters Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice have teamed up once more to work on Sir Elton John’s animated production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. It was announced in February (14) that the Rocket Man hitmaker would be bringing an animated adaptation of their 1968 musical to the big screen through his production company Rocket Pictures.
The duo broke into the theatre business together, writing hit musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Joseph in the 1960s and 1970s but have been working on separate projects since 2005.
In 2012, Rice insisted, “We’re not relevant as a team any more”, but they have now moved on and are collaborating on the animated feature.
Rice tells Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper, “Andrew and I are like any marriage – we have our ups and downs… we’re actually working together at the moment on an animated treatment of Joseph and have done the deal with Rocket (Pictures) so I think it will happen.
“It’s put together through Elton John’s production company. They approached us, we’ve had two or three meetings, and Andrew and I have been through the score together… we’ve got to the point of, ‘This is what we think’ and now need to get it past the director, who hasn’t been picked yet.
“It is a bit strange working together again, especially going back on something we did as kids. But it’s exciting.”