
Barnum
Music · TV Movie
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Michael Crawford
Phineas Taylor Barnum


Eileen Battye
Eileen Battye
Charity 'Chairy' Barnum
Eileen Battye
Charity 'Chairy' Barnum
Michael Heath
Michael Heath
The Ringmaster
Michael Heath
The Ringmaster


Christina Collier
Christina Collier
Jenny Lind
Christina Collier
Jenny Lind
Sharon Benson
Sharon Benson
Joice Heth
Sharon Benson
Joice Heth
Paul Miller
Paul Miller
Tom Thumb
Paul Miller
Tom Thumb
Peter Barbour
Peter Barbour
Ensemble
Peter Barbour
Ensemble
Sue Barbour
Sue Barbour
Ensemble
Sue Barbour
Ensemble
Michael Cantwell
Michael Cantwell
Ensemble
Michael Cantwell
Ensemble
Perry Davey
Perry Davey
Ensemble
Perry Davey
Ensemble
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