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.
Cast
- Michael Crawford as Phineas Taylor Barnum
- Eileen Battye as Charity 'Chairy' Barnum
- Michael Heath as The Ringmaster
- Christina Collier as Jenny Lind
- Sharon Benson as Joice Heth
- Paul Miller as Tom Thumb
- Peter Barbour as Ensemble
- Sue Barbour as Ensemble
- Michael Cantwell as Ensemble
- Perry Davey as Ensemble