Barnum DVD

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Posted: 1/19/14 at 1:27pm

I recently stumbled upon one on ebay and wanted to know if it was worth buying...

[Rob]

Posted: 1/19/14 at 1:53pm

YES!

[Jorge21]

Posted: 1/19/14 at 2:06pm

It is! Michael Crawford is great.

[MCfan2]

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

[trentsketch]

Posted: 1/19/14 at 3:51pm

It was on Netflix for a little while. It's great. Definitely worth it.

[Jon]

Posted: 1/19/14 at 5:20pm

It recreates the original Broadway staging, except Michael Crawford actually does more circus tricks than Jim Dale did.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 1/19/14 at 5:43pm

And yet Jim Dale was SO MUCH better than the hammy Michael Crawford. I adored Jim Dale in the part. Michael was awful.

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 1/20/14 at 12:00pm

I can't tell you how many times I have watched that DVD.

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 1/20/14 at 12:00pm

Double post. Updated On: 1/20/14 at 12:00 PM

[Eris0303]

Posted: 1/20/14 at 12:08pm

Yes! 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.

[Tink2]

Posted: 1/20/14 at 3:46pm

Yes! 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.

[Demitri2]

Posted: 1/20/14 at 7:41pm

I 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]

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]

Posted: 1/24/14 at 8:53am

LOVE this DVD. YES buy it!

[tazber]

Posted: 1/24/14 at 9:02am

Just curious, how is the picture/sound quality?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/24/14 at 6:54pm

Both are fine.

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Posted: 1/25/14 at 7:05pm

Will definitely be buying it after these great reviews!! Thank you everyone and can't wait to watch!