Shows · Barnum

Barnum

Opened 1980

854 performances

Musical, Megamusical

Jim Dale, who was in the 1980 production.

to 1880, when the showman joins James A. Bailey (William C. Witter) in creating “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Along the way, we are treated to such legendary sucker-bait attractions as Joice Heth (Terri White), George Washington’s alleged 160-year-old nurse, the midget Tom Thumb (Leonard John Crofoot), Jumbo the elephant, the Swedish Nightingale Jenny Lind (Marianne Tatum), and — finally — the three-ring circus.

Music: Cy Coleman
Lyrics: Michael Stewart
Book: Mark Bramble

Productions5 productions: 1 on Broadway, 3 in the West End, 1 elsewhere

1980

St. James TheatreBroadway Original, opened April 30, 1980, directed by Joe Layton

854 performances

1981

ProductionLondon

1984

MadridInternational Original

1986

Victoria Palace TheatreLondon

2017

OffLondon

Songs8 songs

There Is a Sucker Born Ev’ry Minute, The Colors of My Life, One Brick at a Time, Bigger Isn’t Better, Come Follow the Band, Black and White, The Prince of Humbug, Join the Circus

Recordings 6 recordings

Barnum (Original London Cast) Chrysalis 3213482; Chrysalis CCD 1348

United Kingdom

Barnum (1981 original London cast) Chrysalis CCD-1348

United Kingdom

1982

Barnum RCA Victor VPL1 0366, released 1982

Australia

1986

Barnum: The New Musical Columbia CK 36576, released 1986

United States

2002

Barnum: The New Musical Columbia SMK 89999; Columbia Broadway Masterworks SMK 89999; Leg…, released 2002

Europe

2002

Barnum: The New Musical Columbia SK 89999; Columbia Broadway Masterworks SK 89999; Legac…, released June 4, 2002

United States

Licensing 2 entries

US	Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark	available
UK	Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark	available

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