Barnum (1986)

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.

IMDb rating	7.5
Producers	BBC Entertainment
Original title	Barnum
Directors	Peter Coe, Joe Layton, Terry Hughes
Writers	Mark Bramble, Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman

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

James Francis Johnston

as Ensemble

Graham Fawcett

as Ensemble

Richard Gauntlett

as Ensemble

Paul Goddard

as Ensemble

Alan Heap

as Ensemble

Amanda Newman

as Ensemble

Joanne Robley-Dixon

as Ensemble

Nadine Shenton

as Ensemble

Debbie Steel

as Ensemble

Christopher Talman

as Ensemble

Jane Watts

as Ensemble