BARNUM - [Use this for the May 17 & 24 @ 3pm performances ONLY] May 9 thru 24 - Book by Mark Bramble, Lyrics by Michael Stewart and Music by Cy Coleman. Directed by Jeffrey Fiorello, Musical Directed by Jack Bender and Choreography by Megan Ferentinos. The "Greatest Show on Earth" is the setting for this riveting musical, which traces the life and loves of colorful impresario, Phineas Taylor Barnum. The production combines elements of traditional musical theater with the spectable 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. The score is a pastiche of toe-tapping marches, ballads and ragtime tunes, including "There's a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute" and "Come Follow the Band."
