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23 statements · 4% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Released
- 1980
- Date of first performance
- April 30, 1980
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3 identifiers linking Barnum across the web's reference databases
23 statements · 4% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
3 identifiers linking Barnum across the web's reference databases
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Barnum is an American musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman. It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies. The production combines elements of traditional musical theater with the spectacle of the circus. The characters include jugglers, trapeze artists and clowns, as well as such real-life personalities as Jenny Lind and General Tom Thumb.