Barnum DVD
Barnum DVD
#1Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/19/14 at 1:27pmI recently stumbled upon one on ebay and wanted to know if it was worth buying...
Jorge21
Stand-by Joined: 11/30/13
MCfan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/06
#3Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/19/14 at 3:48pm
Yes indeed! Michael nails the role, and it's a spectacular production all around.
Updated On: 1/19/14 at 03:48 PM
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#4Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/19/14 at 3:51pmIt was on Netflix for a little while. It's great. Definitely worth it.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#5Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/19/14 at 5:20pmIt recreates the original Broadway staging, except Michael Crawford actually does more circus tricks than Jim Dale did.
#6Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/19/14 at 5:43pmAnd yet Jim Dale was SO MUCH better than the hammy Michael Crawford. I adored Jim Dale in the part. Michael was awful.
#9Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/20/14 at 12:08pmYes! Love it. My favorite moments are when things don't go quite as planned and Michael's reactions. That's part of what we love about live theatre.
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Tink2
Stand-by Joined: 8/7/08
#10Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/20/14 at 3:46pmYes! The DVD is very good. I saw Jim Dale on Broadway and thought he was VERY good. I really like Michael Crawford in the role, too. He portrays such a lovable innocence in a role of such a master manipulator. However, I much preferred Glen Close's Charity to the actress in the DVD.
#11Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/20/14 at 7:41pmI too wish Glenn Close was on the DVD recreating her role. I also wish Jim Dale was too. I've seen Michael Crawford in all three of his Broadway roles but except for maybe PHANTOM was never that impressed with him. Jim Dale on the other hand won me over immediately in BARNUM. It's really a shame his performance wasn't caught on video.
sephyr
Leading Actor Joined: 11/21/10
#12Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/23/14 at 11:33pm
It's definitely worth it! Now in regard to the Broadway original cast, I'm listening to the cast recording now and I think Glenn Close was the better Chairy, but it seems like Crawford had more vocal energy than his Broadway counterpart. Was that just the quality of the recording or is this true?
Terri White is great in the role too. I don't like this version of The Museum Song without the ensemble at the end though, they made it seem more frantic.
Brian07663NJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#14Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/24/14 at 9:02amJust curious, how is the picture/sound quality?
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#16Barnum DVD
Posted: 1/25/14 at 7:05pmWill definitely be buying it after these great reviews!! Thank you everyone and can't wait to watch!
