Have you wondered what about The Greatest Showman movie portrayal of P.T. Barnum was honest-to-goodness real, and what was good old-fashioned Barnum humbug?
Tag: The Greatest Showman
From the Director: Spring 2018
It’s pretty clear around these parts that the first part of 2018 has been the story of The Greatest Showman.
A Right-Hand Man
Phillip Carlyle, the character played by Zac Efron in The Greatest Showman, is a convenient foil for Barnum’s ambition in the film, a pair of feet on the ground while the showman’s head remains in the clouds (not to mention a convenient bank account). But was he a real person?
Kathy Maher talks about The Greatest Showman film
Kathy Maher, Executive Director of The Barnum Museum, talks about the film The Greatest Showman on the State of the ARTS Podcast. Listen to it here!
Podcast from Friday 12/22/17 on WPKN with host Richard Pheneger & Peggy Nelson.