Barnum

6.8
  • Genre: MusicTV Movie
  • Run time: 113 min
  • Premiere: 1986. December 26.

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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Michael Crawford

Phineas Taylor Barnum

Eileen Battye

Charity 'Chairy' Barnum

Michael Heath

The Ringmaster

Christina Collier

Jenny Lind

Sharon Benson

Joice Heth

Paul Miller

Tom Thumb

Peter Barbour

Ensemble

Sue Barbour

Ensemble

Perry Davey

Ensemble

Graham Fawcett

Ensemble

Paul Goddard

Ensemble

Alan Heap

Ensemble

Amanda Newman

Ensemble

Nadine Shenton

Ensemble

Debbie Steel

Ensemble

Jane Watts

Ensemble

Art

David Mitchell

Set Designer

Camera

Maurice Abel

Camera Operator

Paul Harding

Camera Operator

John Hawes

Camera Operator

Tony Maslen

Camera Operator

John Smithson

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Theoni V. Aldredge

Costume Design

Lesley Rawstorne

Makeup Designer

Crew

Joe Layton

Choreographer

Buddy Schwab

Choreographer

Directing

Joe Layton

Stage Director

Peter Coe

Stage Director

Terry Hughes

Director

Editing

Lighting

Eric Delzenne

Lighting Design

Bert Robinson

Lighting Director

Production

Wendy Toye

Associate Producer

David Freeman

Production Manager

Kurt Ganzl

Casting Director

Sound

Edward Fardell

Sound Designer

Cy Coleman

Music Arranger

Hershy Kay

Orchestrator

Michael Reed

Music Director

Tony Milton

Sound Supervisor

Tony Revell

Sound Supervisor

Barrie Hawes

Sound Supervisor

Writing

Mark Bramble

Musical

Cy Coleman

Musical