Barnum

Synopsis

Barnum the musical traces Phineas Taylor Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. Bailey to form the circus which was called The Greatest Show on Earth. Barnum is a defender of "the noble art of humbug" with a philosophy, and has a free wheeling ambition to make a fortune. He buys the oldest woman in the world, named Joyce Heath, as a sideshow attraction. Barnum builds a museum of curiosities supported by his wife Charity, who would like him to settle down.

Main Cast

Michael Crawford

Phineas Taylor Barnum

Age : 82 | Popularity : 48%

Eileen Battye

Charity 'Chairy' Barnum

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Michael Heath

The Ringmaster

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Christina Collier

Jenny Lind

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Sharon Benson

Joice Heth

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Paul Miller

Tom Thumb

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Peter Barbour

Ensemble

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Sue Barbour

Ensemble

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Terry Hughes
	Stage Director	Joe Layton Peter Coe
Writing	Musical	Mark Bramble Cy Coleman Michael Stewart
Production	Producer	Harold Fielding
	Associate Producer	Wendy Toye
	Production Manager	David Freeman
	Casting Director	Kurt Ganzl
Crew	Choreographer	Joe Layton Buddy Schwab
Art	Set Designer	David Mitchell
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Theoni V. Aldredge
	Makeup Designer	Lesley Rawstorne
Lighting	Lighting Design	Eric Delzenne
	Lighting Director	Bert Robinson
Sound	Sound Designer	Edward Fardell
	Music Arranger	Cy Coleman
	Orchestrator	Hershy Kay
	Music Director	Michael Reed
	Sound Supervisor	Tony Milton Tony Revell Barrie Hawes
Camera	Camera Operator	Maurice Abel Paul Harding John Hawes Tony Maslen John Smithson
Editing	Editor	John Sillitto
Department	Role	Name

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