The history of theater goes all the way back to the 1970s, when audiences were eager to see "living movies." See how far these unfilmed talkabouts have come in only 40 years with today's Groupon: for $19, you get two tickets to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat produced by the Muskegon Civic Theatre at the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts on either Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m., or Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. (up to a $38 value, with fees included). Seating will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis, and seats may be in any section of the theater.

Scores of dedicated volunteers fuel the nonprofit community Muskegon Civic Theatre, which has entertained western Michigan audiences with classic and contemporary shows since 1985. The catchy melodies, energetic cast, and colorful sets of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat resuscitate the Old Testament in the historic Frauenthal Center. Musical styles ranging from country-western to calypso drive the biblical story that follows Joseph and his kaleidoscopic coat from his enslavement to his eventual inception as the dream interpreter of the Pharaoh and number-one active-wear model in Egypt.