Barnum review " all show, not enough tell by Susannah Clapp

Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonMarcus Brigstocke stars in a revival of the Broadway musical that brings the big top to fire-eating life, if not the showman himself"Humbug" at this time of year usually means Scrooge. Barnum gives the word an altogether different twist. In this 1980 musical, "humbug" is legerdemain, entrepreneurial flair, salesman's hype, the dazzle that puts stars in your eyes. Phineas Taylor Barnum,…

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