Barnum
Barnum [1] is a 1980 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 [2], 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. (Wikipedia)
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Performance history in South Africa
1983: Staged by PACT in the Civic, directed by Louis Burke, starring Mark Wynter and Paul Ditchfield (alternating as Barnum), Jo-Ann Pezarro (Chairy), William C. Witter (Ringmaster), Sam Marais (White-faced Clown), Brendan Grealy (Wally), Duncan Bouwer (Cheater Lyman), Mara Louw (Jolee Heth),
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1983.
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