Release Date

26 Dec, 1986

Runtime

01:53: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The Prince of Humbug gives you a musical tour of his life!

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.

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Actors

Michael Crawford

Eileen Battye

Michael Heath

Christina Collier

Sharon Benson

Paul Miller

Peter Barbour

Sue Barbour

Michael Cantwell

Perry Davey

James Francis Johnston

Graham Fawcett

Richard Gauntlett

Paul Goddard

Alan Heap

Amanda Newman

Joanne Robley-Dixon

Nadine Shenton

Debbie Steel

Christopher Talman

Jane Watts

Crew

Michael Stewart

Mark Bramble

Cy Coleman

Joe Layton

Eric Delzenne

Paul Harding

Harold Fielding

Tony Maslen

John Smithson

David Mitchell

John Hawes

Tony Milton

Theoni V. Aldredge

Wendy Toye