Elevator Pitch:
"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." (Wikipedia)
Links:
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I liked that - at least in the production linked - there was a fair amount of actual "circus" performance throughout. I think I actually preferred this to the telling in Greatest Showman. Interesting score too, not what I was expecting but I think the storytelling and music worked well together.