"Misto and the Amazing Technicolor FurCoat"
By: The author of "Misto and Jemima"


~A/N: Ok, um, this is a Cats/Joeseph...Dreamcoat crossover. This is really nothing that great, but uh, heh heh, I thought of it and just had to post it. R/R!!!!!!!!!!!!~

Cast-

Narrator - Jemima
Joseph - Misto
Jacob - Old D.

Bros.-
Rueben - Plato
Simeon - Pouncivil
Levi - Tumble
Napthali - Munkustrap
Issachar - Coricopat
Asher - Skimble
Dan - Mac??
Zebulun - Asparagus
Gad - Gus
Benjamin - Mungojerrie
Judah - Alonzo

Potiphar - Bustopher
Mrs. Potiphar - Bombalurina
Pharoah - Tugger

Wives/Chorus/Egyptians - Jellicle Queens
Ishmalites - Ishlicle Cats (a tribe I made up...don't ask)

PROLOGUE - YOU ARE WHAT YOU FEEL

Jemima:
"Some folks dream of the wonders they'll do
Before their time on this planet is through.
Some just don't have anything planned
They hide their hopes and their heads in the sand.
Now I don't say who is wrong, who is right
But if by chance you are here for the night
Then all I need is an hour or two
To tell you the tale of a dreamer like you

We all dream a lot, some are lucky, some are not
But if you think it, want it, dream it, then it's real
You are what you feel

But all that I say can be told another way
In a story of a Tom who's dream came true
And he could be you.

OLD D. AND SONS

Way way back many centuries ago, not long after the Bible began
Old D lived in the land of Canaan, a fine example of a family man.

Old D! Old D and sons, depended on farming to earn their keep.
Old D! Old D and sons, a spent all of their days in the fields with sheep.

Old D was the founder of a whole new nation
Thanks to the number of kittens he had.
He was mostly known as Isreal but most of the time
His sons and his wives just called him "Dad!"


Old D! Old D and sons, cats of the soil, of the sheep and crook.
Old D! Old D and sons, a remarkable family in anyone's book.

Plato was the oldest of the children of Isreal,
With Pouncivil and Tumble next in line.
Munkustrap and Coricopat and Skimble and Mac
Asparagus and Gus took the total to nine!

Old D! Old D and sons Mungojerrie and Alonzo which leaves only one
Old D! Old D and sons Misto - Old D's favorite son

Old D! Old D and sons,
Old D! Old D and sons,
Old D! Old D and sons,
Old D, Old D, Old D,
Old D and sooooonnnsssss!!!!!!!!"

MISTO'S COAT, THE COAT OF MANY COLORS

Old D:
"Misto's mother, she was quite my favorite wife
I never really loved another all my life
And Misto was, my joy because
He reminded me of her"

Brothers : "Yechh!!"

Jemima:
"Through young Misto, Old D lived his youth again
Loved him, praised him, gave him all he could but then
It made the rest, feel second best
And even if they were - "

Brothers:
"Being told we're also-rans
does not make us Misto fans"

Jem:
"But where they have really missed the boat is..."

Bros:
"We're great guys but no one seems to notice
Misto's charm and winning smiles
Fail to slay us in the aisles"

Jem:
"And their father couldn't see the danger
He could not imagine any danger
He just saw in Misto all his dreams come true.

Old D wanted to show the world he loved his son
To make it clear that Misto was the special one
So Old D boughtm his son a coat
A multi-colored coat to wear"

Old D:
"Misto's coat was elegant, the cut was fine"

Bros:
"A tastleful style was the ultimate and good design
And this is why, it caught the eye
A king would stop and stare"

Jem:
"And when Misto tried it on
he knew his sheep skin days were gone
Such a dazzleing coat of many colors
How he loved his coat of many colors
In a class above the rest
It even went well with his vest
Such a stunning coat of many colors
How he loved his coat of many colors
It was red and yellow and green and brown and blue

Misto's brothers weren't too pleased with what they saw"

Bros:
"We have never liked him all that much before
and now this coat
has got our goat
we feel life is unfair!"

Jem:
"And when Misto grazed the scene
His brothers turned a shade of green
His astounding clothing took the biscuit"

Bros:
"Quite the smoothest cat in the district"

Misto:
"I look handsome I look smart
I am a walking work of art
Such a dazzleing coat of many colors
How I love my coat of many colors"

All:
"It was red and yellow and green and brown
and scarlet and black and ochre and peach
and ruby and olive and violet and fawn
and lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
and cream and crimson and silver and rose
and azure and lemon and russet and gray
and purple and white and pink and orange
and red and yellow and green and brown and blue!"


MISTO'S DREAMS
Jem:
"Misto's coat annoyed his brothers"

Bros:
"But what makes us mad
are the things that Misto tells us of the dreams he's often had."

Misto:
"I dreamed that in the fields one day the corn gave me a sign
your eleven sheaves of corn all turned and bowed to mine
my sheaf was quite a sight to see, a golden sheaf and tall
yours were green and second-rate and really rather small."

Bros:
"This is not the kind of thing we brothers like to hear
It seems to us the Misto and his dreams should dissapear"

Misto:
"I dreamed I saw eleven stars, the sun the moon and sky
Bowing down before my star, it made me wonder why
Could it be that I was born of higher things then you?
A post in someones government, a ministry or two?"

Bros:
"The dreams of our dear brother are the decades biggest yawn.
His talk of stars and golden sheaves is just a load of corn.
Not only is he tactless but he's also rather dim
For there's eleven of us and there's only one of him.

The dreams of course will not come true
That is, we think they won't come true
That is, we hope they won't come true
What if he's right all along?!

The dreams are more than crystal clear, the writing on the wall
Means that Misto some day soon, will rise above us all
The accuracy of his dreams we brothers do not know
But one thing we are sure about - the DREAMER HAS TO GO!"

POOR POOR MISTO

Jem:
"Next day, far from home, the brothers planned their repulsive crime"

Bros:
"Let us grab him now, do him in, while we've got the time!"

Jem:
"This they did and made the most of it
Tore his coat and flung him in a pit."

Bros:
"Let us leave him here, all alone, and he's bound to die"

Jem:
"When some Ishiclles a hairy crew came riding by.
In a flash the brothers changed their plan."

Bros:
"We need cash! Let's sell him if we can!"

Chorus of weeping queens:
"Poor poor Misto, what'cha gonna do?
Things look bad for you, hey, what'cha gonna do?"

Bros:
"Could you use a slave you hairy bunch of Ishiclles?
Young, strong well behaved, going cheap and he reads and writes."

Jem:
"In a trice the dirty deal was done
Silver coins for Old D's favorite son.
Then the Ishiclles galloped off with a slave in tow
Off to Egypt where Misto was not keen to go.
It wouldn't be a picnic he could tell."

Misto:
"And I don't speak Egyptian very well!"

Jem:
"Misto's brothers tore his precious multi-colored coat
Having ripped it up, they next attacked a passing goat.
Soon the wretched creature was no more
They dipped his coat in blood and guts and gore.

Oh now brothers, how low can you stoop?
You make a sordid gourp, hey, how low can you stoop?
Poor poor Misto sold to be a slave,
Situation's grave, hey, sold to be a slave."

(that night at the junkyard, the brothers came home "crying hysterically")

They thrust Misto's coat in Pounce's arms and pushed him up to the tire where Old D was sitting. The wives and the other Jellicles were gathered in the junkyard. ~this song is like...a hoedown type thing, for those of you that didn't see this musical. FYI, Jem's not in this. She has a crush on Misto~

Pouncivil:
"Father, we've somethin' to tell you, a story of our time
A tragic, but inspirin' tale of Tomhood in its prime
You know you've had a dozen sons well now that's, not quite true.
But feel no sorrow, do not grieve, he would not want you to.

You see there's one more angel in Heaviside
There's one more star in the sky
Misto, we'll never forget you
It's tough, but we're gonna get by.
There's one less place at our table
There's one more tear in my eye
But Misto, the things that you stood fer,
Like -er, truth and light never die.

When I think of his last great battle
A lump, comes to my throat
It takes a cat, who knows no fear
To wrestle...with a goat
His blood-stained coat is tribute to his final sacrifice
His body may be past its peak, but his soul's in paradise!"

Old D:
"There's one less place at our table
There's one more tear in my eye"

All:
"But Misto the things that ya stood fer,"

Pouncivil:
"Like truth and light never die!"

All:
"Carve his name with pride and courage"

Skimble:
"Let no tear be shed,"

All:
"If he had not laid down his life, we all now would be dead!"

(Old D left, carrying Misto's coat. The only one who was actually sad)

All: (sings more joyfully)
You see there's one more angel in Heaviside
There's one more star in the sky
Misto, we'll never forget you
It's tough, but we're gonna get by.
There's one less place at our table
There's one more tear in my eye
But Misto, the things that you stood fer,
Like truth and light never die.

Yee-Haw!"

Jem:
"Misto was taken to Egypt in chains and sold to a captin named Bustopher!"

~Ok, now we're in Egypt, Bustopher's mansion~

Jem:
"Bustopher had many few cares
He was one of Egypt's millionaires.
Having made a fortune buying shares in pyramids.

Bustpoher had made a huge pile
Owned a large percentage of the Nile
Meant that he could really live in style - and he did!"

Bustopher:
"Oh I did!"

Jem:
"Misto was an unimportant slave who found he liked his master
Consenquently worked much harder even with devotion.
Bustopher could see that Misto was a cut above the average
Made him leader of the household, maximum promotion.

Bustopher was cool and so fine,"
Bustopher:
"But my wife would never toe the line"

Jem:
"It's all there in chapter 39 of Genesis

She was beautiful but evil
Saw a lot of Toms against his will
He would have to tell her that she still was his.

Misto's looks and handsome figure had attracted her attention
Every morning she would beckon,"

Bombalurina ~remember, she's Bustopher's wife~:
"Come and lie with me, love"

Jem:
"Misto wanted to resister her, till one day she proved too eager
Misto cried in vain,"

Misto:
"Please stop! I don't believe in free love!"

Bomby:
"Pity."

(Bomby flirts with Misto)

Jem: "wait a minute, CUT! Jess, do I have to do this? Can't I change the story? I don't like where this is headed"

Author: "Jem, you have to! You wind up with Misto in the end, remember? oops you made me give away the end!"

Jem: "Still, it's sick! I mean, Misto? Sleep with Bomby? Please!"

Author: "Sorry, that's just how the story goes! You wanted the job!"

Jem: "Oh alright, but Misto's my bf..."

Author: "I know! I know!"

Misto: "Wait! No one told me I had to sleep with HER!"

Author: "You don't have to literally SLEEP with her!"

Misto: "I dunno..."

Tugger: "Hey! When do I come in?"

Bomby: "You don't come in for a while yet, just wait!"

Munkustrap: "Hey what do you want me to do with this dead goat here? It's starting to smell..."

Author: "Will you guys just do the story? This is so embarrasing! And you call yourselves actors! Just shut up and do what I say! It'll all come out at the end!"

Misto/Jem/Tugger/Bomby/Munku: "all right...."

Author: Heh Heh, sry guys, but my crew here is being stupid. Anyways, Mrs Bustopher likes Misto, he doesn't like her, she ropes him in to sleeping with him, Bustopher catches him...ya-da-ya-da-ya-da...

Jem:
"Bustopher was counting sheckles in his den below the bedroom
when he heard a might rumpus clattering above him
suddenly he knew his riches couldn't buy him what he wanted
gold would never make him happy if she didn't love him!

Letting out a mighty roar
Bustopher burst thought the door!

Bustopher:
"Misto, I'll see yoy rot in jail.
The things you have done are beyond the pail!"

Chorus of weeping queens:
"Poor poor Misto looked up in a cell
things ain't going well, hey, locked up in a cell."

(in the dungeon)

Misto: "this is the most deppressing song I'd ever sung!" but a look from the author tell him to shut up and sing.
"Close every door to me, hide all the world from me.
Bar all the windows and shut out, the light.
Do what you want with me, hate me and laugh at me
Darken my daytime, and torture my night.

If my life were important I would ask "will I live or die?"
But I know the answers lie far from this world.
Close every door to me, keep those I love from me
Kittens of Isreal are never alone
For I know I shall find, my own piece of mind
For I have been promised, a land of my own.

Just give me a number, instead of my name
Forget all about me and let me decay
I do not matter, I'm only one Jellicle
Destroy me completely, then throw me away

If my life were important I would ask "will I live or die?"
But I know the answers lie far from this world.
Close every door to me, keep those I love from me
Kittens of Isreal are never alone
For I know I shall find, my own piece of mind
For I have been promised, a land of my own!!!!!!"

(Author: "see, now was that so hard?"
Misto: "yeah, yeah,")

Jem:
Misto's luck was really out, his spirits and his fortune low
Alone he sat, alone he thougt of happy times he used to know.

Prisoner:
"Hey! Dreamer! Don't be so upset!"

another Prisoner:
"Hey! Misto! You're not beaten yet!"

Jem/Prisoners:
"Go, go, go Misto you know what they say
hang on now Misto you'll make it some day.
Don't give up Misto, fight till you drop
We've read the book, and you've come out on top."

Jem:
"Now into Misto's prison cell, were flung two very frightened dogs."

Dogs:
"We don't think that we will ever see the light of day again.
Hey Misto! Help us if you can!
We've had dreams that we don't understand!"

Jem: ("Dogs? When did she say we were using dogs in this?"
Misto: "Just sing, Jem)
"Both dogs were servants of Pharoh the king.
Both in the dog house for doing their thing.
One was a baker, a cook in his prime.
One was a butler, the Jeeves of his time."

Misto:
"Tell me of your dreams my friends and I will tell you what they show
though I cannot guarantee I'll get it right, I'll have a go."

Jem:
"First the butler, trembling to the floor
nervously he spoke of what he saw."

Butler:
"There I was standing in front of a vine.
I picked some grapes and I crushed them to wine.
I gave it to Pharaoh, who drank from my cup.
I tried to interpret, but I had to give up."

Misto:
"You will soon be free my friend, so do not worry anymore
The king will let you out of here, you'll butle as you did before."

Jem:
"Next the baker rose to tell his dream
Hoping it would have a similar theme."

Baker:
"There I was standing with baskets of bread.
High in the sky I saw birds over head
Who flew to my basket and ate every slice,
Give me a reason, like his would be nice."

Misto:
"Sad to say your dream is not the kind of dream I'd like to get.
Pharaoh has it in for you, your execution date it set.
Don't rely on all I said I saw...
It's just, that I, have not been wrong, before..."
Chorus dressed as hippies (hey, that's how it really is in the musical. They complained about that too/Jem/Misto:
"Go go go Misto, you know what they say!
Hang on now Misto you'll make it someday!
Sha-na-na Misto you're doing fine, you and your dreamcoat-ahead of you time!"

(repeat, repeat, and repeat...)

~Ok! This is where intermission would be...I really really hope u don't think its stupid its under the "humor" category...Joeseph's a really good musical. If u like it...rent it, buy it! See it! Its on video!!! R/r thank you!