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Barnum!

Music
1986, 1h 53min
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.
Country: United Kingdom
Directors:
Peter Coe,
Terry Hughes
Cast:
Michael Crawford,
Paul Goddard,
Michael Heath,
Sharon Benson
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Peter Coe
Director
Terry Hughes
Director
Michael Crawford
As Phineas Taylor Barnum
Paul Goddard
As Ensemble
Michael Heath
As The Ringmaster
Sharon Benson
As Joice Heth
Perry Davey
As Ensemble

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