"Showman, charlatan or both?" That is the "gist" of Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart's "zesty" 1980 musical about the famed 19th-century American showman, P.T. Barnum. More than four decades since ...
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory presents a play about the first Chinese woman to come to the U.S. in a unique setting that mirrors ...
Barnum's father died when he was 15 and he was determined to rise up from his poor living. He first bought a museum and made it into a live performance with animals. He would then partner with ...
This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's ...
They later traded or sold her to P.T. Barnum. The basic facts inspired playwright Lloyd Suh to find a way to tell her story. His play “The Chinese Lady,” which had its premiere in 2018 and had ...