The Greatest Showman exclusive: Go behind the scenes on the next big musical spectacular
7 years, 3 months ago

The Greatest Showman exclusive: Go behind the scenes on the next big musical spectacular

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy La La Land may have promised to kick off a musical revival last year, but it's 20th Century Fox's The Greatest Showman that hopes to continue that trend in earnest. Though the real Barnum may have only entered the circus business in his 60s, The Greatest Showman takes a little pinch of movie magic to re-imagine his beginnings as a downtrodden dreamer looking to make his mark. There's a pretty all-star cast to boot, as Jackman is joined by the likes of Zac Efron, Zendaya, Michelle Williams, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and Rebecca Ferguson.

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Disney is developing a ‘Greatest Showman’ stage musical. So tell me, do you wanna go?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Disney is developing a ‘Greatest Showman’ stage musical. So tell me, do you wanna go?

LA Times  

Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for — “The Greatest Showman” is coming to the stage. Zac Efron and Zendaya in “The Greatest Showman.” Though the movie received mixed reviews from critics, its theatrical run spanned 219 days and grossed a worldwide total of $435 million, making it one of the highest-grossing live-action movie-musicals of all time. …

Hugh Jackman takes his The Man. The Music. The Show concert to Miami
5 years, 8 months ago

Hugh Jackman takes his The Man. The Music. The Show concert to Miami

Daily Mail  

He took his raucous The Man. The Show concert in Miami on Saturday At another point in the show, the Greatest Showman star perched on a grand piano to belt out a ballad. The past few weeks have been a prolific period for The Greatest Showman star - with Hugh having been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Taking …

The Greatest Showman on Broadway: Everything we know about the new stage version of the Hugh Jackman musical
6 years, 6 months ago

The Greatest Showman on Broadway: Everything we know about the new stage version of the Hugh Jackman musical

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Greatest Showman may have been sneered at by film critics …

The Greatest Showman heading to broadway
6 years, 6 months ago

The Greatest Showman heading to broadway

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Greatest Showman may not have been a massive critical success, …

The Greatest Showman: Hugh Jackman starrer grabs top spot in UK box office six weeks after release
7 years, 1 month ago

The Greatest Showman: Hugh Jackman starrer grabs top spot in UK box office six weeks after release

Firstpost  

The Greatest Showman, despite getting average reviews and facing competition from fellow blockbusters and Oscar contenders, continues to rake in money. The Hugh Jackman starrer fantasy musical The Greatest Showman has notched up another surprise, by grabbing the top spot in the box office of the UK in its sixth week of release, beating Darkest Hour with another £2.2 million …

The Greatest Showman movie review: Hugh Jackman can't save this formulaic, unexciting film
7 years, 2 months ago

The Greatest Showman movie review: Hugh Jackman can't save this formulaic, unexciting film

Firstpost  

A film about a showman starring Hugh Jackman seems like a sure thing on paper – we’ve already seen in The Prestige and Les Miserables that Jackman can elevate any material of this sort. The film is kind of a biopic, but not wholly one – which means the story chronicles PR Barnum’s life, but just the moments that can …

Film review: The Greatest Showman
7 years, 2 months ago

Film review: The Greatest Showman

BBC  

Film review: The Greatest Showman 20th Century Fox Hugh Jackman stars in a slick new musical based on the life of circus impresario PT Barnum. It’s more traditional than the version which premiered almost four decades ago He plays PT Barnum, the 19th-Century huckster and circus impresario, but this isn’t a film of the 1980s Broadway hit, Barnum – the …

The Greatest Showman movie review: It's a show well done
7 years, 2 months ago

The Greatest Showman movie review: It's a show well done

Deccan Chronicle  

Director: Michael Gracey Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. Barnum and his troupe of talented oddballs and outsiders, 'The Greatest Showman' tells an uplifting story in the old fashioned way of musicals. It's rare that we get to see wonderfully crafted theatrical musicals such as 'The Greatest Showman'. Zac Efron and Zendaya in 'The Greatest …

“The Greatest Showman” is a giant step backward
7 years, 3 months ago

“The Greatest Showman” is a giant step backward

Salon  

Hasn’t our popular culture evolved beyond biopics like “The Greatest Showman”? He was also undeniably exploiting their suffering for cash, and what the movie describes as a “celebration of humanity” was to many 19th century consumers an easy way to poke fun at and feel superior to men and women who could be “othered.” This is perhaps the most interesting …

Review: Jackman’s a great ‘Showman.’ The movie? Not so much
7 years, 3 months ago

Review: Jackman’s a great ‘Showman.’ The movie? Not so much

Associated Press  

“Don’t fight it,” goes the opening song of “The Greatest Showman,” sung by Hugh Jackman. It’s all the more frustrating given that the songs come from talented duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote the lyrics for “La La Land” and the terrific score for Broadway’s “Dear Evan Hansen.” The film is a debut feature from director Michael Gracey, …

The Greatest Showman Isn’t Exactly the Greatest Show on Earth
7 years, 3 months ago

The Greatest Showman Isn’t Exactly the Greatest Show on Earth

Slate  

When the entire cast belts out “THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW” a minute into your movie, the film itself had better live up to it. Although they’re more hit and miss than their inevitable EGOT would suggest, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have a knack for generating insidious earworms, and of the nine songs they contribute to The Greatest Showman, …

The 'Greatest Showman' Trailer Is Heavy On Spectacle, Light On Hugh Jackman Singing
7 years, 8 months ago

The 'Greatest Showman' Trailer Is Heavy On Spectacle, Light On Hugh Jackman Singing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This trailer for “The Greatest Showman” has been a long time coming. Six years later, Hugh Jackman is portraying Barnum as a laid-off office drone who revolutionizes the freak show in the 1800s. For some reason, the trailer hardly lets on that “The Greatest Showman” is a musical, beyond a few shots of characters dancing and a …

The Greatest Showman trailer: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron play performers in film about invention of show business
7 years, 8 months ago

The Greatest Showman trailer: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron play performers in film about invention of show business

Firstpost  

In a serious conversation in the trailer of the upcoming film The Greatest Showman, Hugh Jackman urges Zac Efron to join him because he has a knack for show business. The film looks at how the concept of show business started and the role that Barnum, who went from being unemployed to the creator of the circus, had to play …

The Greatest Showman trailer: Welcome to Hugh Jackman's all-singing, all-dancing circus
7 years, 8 months ago

The Greatest Showman trailer: Welcome to Hugh Jackman's all-singing, all-dancing circus

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy While La La Land may have kicked off something of a …

Hugh Jackman's next The Greatest Showman is a musical story about the circus
7 years, 11 months ago

Hugh Jackman's next The Greatest Showman is a musical story about the circus

Firstpost  

Hugh Jackman will be playing the circus man PT Barnum after hanging up his Wolverine claws. Hugh Jackman introduced his upcoming musical The Greatest Showman at CinemaCon 2017. Barnum gained fame as a 19th century impresario with tours of Tom Thumb and Lind; he began calling it the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ near the end of his career. Barnum also …

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