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Barnum, the musical theater treatment of the life of impresario Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum (1810-1891) that followed the famed promoter from his first show in 1835 to his 1881 merging of his circus with that of James Anthony Bailey to form the Barnum & Bailey Circus, became a long-running success on Broadway upon its opening on April 30, 1980, largely due to the talents of its star, 44-year-old British actor/singer Jim Dale, who embodied the title role with all the extroverted charm required and won a Tony award for his trouble. Composer Cy Coleman and lyricist Michael Stewart's score was appealing, especially the inevitable "There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute" (Barnum's catch phrase), the lyrical ballad "The Colors of My Life," the lively "Come Follow the Band," and "Join the Circus," which Barnum and Bailey later featured as a theme song. Naturally, Coleman used circus music as his main inspiration, and Stewart imbued his lyrics with Barnum's sense of engaging balderdash. Barnum discoveries Joice Heth (Terri White), Tom Thumb (Leonard Crofoot), and Jenny Lind (Marianne Tatum) got their own songs, and there was a ringmaster (William C. Witter), who treated Barnum's life as though it was a series of circus acts. As Barnum's wife, Glenn Close had a rather thankless part, but she made the best of it, notably in her only solo, "The Colors of My Life (Part II)." Barnum necessarily loses a lot in a mere aural version, not only because Dale's stage-filling performance can't be seen, but also because the show on-stage is full of other circus performances. Still, the score is a stylistically consistent work that Dale and associates bring out well. The 2002 reissue adds four demos by Coleman and Stewart, including the cut songs "At Least I Tried" and "So Little Time."
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Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - William C. Witter, Performer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Circus Band, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Terri White, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Glenn Close, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Glenn Close, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Orchestra, Performer - Company, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Producer - Cy Coleman, Composer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - William C. Witter, Performer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Circus Band, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Producer - Cy Coleman, Composer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Glenn Close, Performer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Producer - Cy Coleman, Composer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Leonard John Crofoot, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Marianne Tatum, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - William C. Witter, Performer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Circus Band, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Producer - Cy Coleman, Composer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Michael Stewart, Composer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - C. Coleman, Composer - C. Coleman, Lyricist - Cast, Vocal - Cast, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Company, Performer - Terri White, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Jim Dale, Performer - Glenn Close, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Glenn Close, Performer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - William C. Witter, Performer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - Orchestra, Performer - Company, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - William C. Witter, Performer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Producer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Peter Howard, Conductor - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Producer - Cy Coleman, Performer - Michael Stewart, Performer - Michael Stewart, Composer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer - C. Coleman, Composer - C. Coleman, Lyricist
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Producer - Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Producer - Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cy Coleman, Producer - Cy Coleman, Composer - Cy Coleman, Performer - William C. Witter, Performer - Peter Howard, Performer - Michael Stewart, Performer - Michael Stewart, Lyricist - Jim Dale, Performer
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Albumbeschreibung
Barnum, the musical theater treatment of the life of impresario Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum (1810-1891) that followed the famed promoter from his first show in 1835 to his 1881 merging of his circus with that of James Anthony Bailey to form the Barnum & Bailey Circus, became a long-running success on Broadway upon its opening on April 30, 1980, largely due to the talents of its star, 44-year-old British actor/singer Jim Dale, who embodied the title role with all the extroverted charm required and won a Tony award for his trouble. Composer Cy Coleman and lyricist Michael Stewart's score was appealing, especially the inevitable "There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute" (Barnum's catch phrase), the lyrical ballad "The Colors of My Life," the lively "Come Follow the Band," and "Join the Circus," which Barnum and Bailey later featured as a theme song. Naturally, Coleman used circus music as his main inspiration, and Stewart imbued his lyrics with Barnum's sense of engaging balderdash. Barnum discoveries Joice Heth (Terri White), Tom Thumb (Leonard Crofoot), and Jenny Lind (Marianne Tatum) got their own songs, and there was a ringmaster (William C. Witter), who treated Barnum's life as though it was a series of circus acts. As Barnum's wife, Glenn Close had a rather thankless part, but she made the best of it, notably in her only solo, "The Colors of My Life (Part II)." Barnum necessarily loses a lot in a mere aural version, not only because Dale's stage-filling performance can't be seen, but also because the show on-stage is full of other circus performances. Still, the score is a stylistically consistent work that Dale and associates bring out well. The 2002 reissue adds four demos by Coleman and Stewart, including the cut songs "At Least I Tried" and "So Little Time."
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:42
- Main artists: Original Broadway Cast of Barnum
- Composer: Cy Coleman
- Label: Masterworks Broadway
- Genre: Soundtracks Musicals
(P) 1980, 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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