Tuesday, December 12, 2017

"The Greatest Showman" escape into the world of PT Barnum & Hachaliah Bailey and the Greatest Show on Earth






Who doesn’t love a good performance and a great show? These shows are incredible and touch masses of audiences. They drift you to a fantasyland where you can escape your reality and the mundane.  Growing up I am sure many of you who loved the circus were surprised to hear the news about Barnum and Bailey’s circus closing this past year. You would think with a successful show that lasted generations it would continue on and keep growing the brand and their legacy too. The Barnum and Bailey Circus, was founded in 1917, by politician, showman, and businessman, PT (Phineas Taylor) Barnum and Hachaliah Bailey. The circus was founded in 1871. PT Barnum who started out as a teenager working as a salesman for the Bailey’s show and eventually grew into a businessman and partial owner of the PT Barnum and Bailey Circus.
As I mentioned the last show was performed for the circus this year and came to New York City selling out Madison Square Garden, the Barclays Center, and gave their last performance. The show’s budget and costs of having animals travel along with them began to take a toll on the owners. Also the rising prices of travel and fees started to take a toll on the staff.  You would think it would continue especially for their younger audiences of children and young teens who love going to the circus and are animal lovers.
I think for me it stung and tore at your heartstrings a bit when you hear about anything from your childhood coming to an end. It brought me back to when I was a little girl and initially fell in love with entertainment too. Something about it was beautiful and magical to see the circus.  I hope I will have the same opportunity will be just as fortunate to give my future children the same experience too.
The millions of viewers who loved the show you know what a great performance can do for you and to you too. How it can affect a child’s imagination, their creativity, and their social skills too. I think any show can entertain you that captivated you much like this show is something that you just enjoy and you need to divulge into as well. A show like this probably should be brought back and established too. There is something magical, majestic, and beautiful about seeing these animals that are trained for hours actually performing and are able to do these amazing tricks and performances all in front of a live audience.
This movie takes a snapshot of how the circus first came to be and was first started by PT Barnum. It’s a time that takes you back to when it all began and when it first started for the businessman his vision and what he saw in the future for the circus. How it all came together and what it took to make it a success. The role of PT Barnum is played by triple threat, Broadway actor, and film actor, Hugh Jackman (“X Men Series”, “Les Miserables”, “The Prestige”, “Prisoners”, and “The Fountain”), Michelle Williams (“Manchester by the sea”, “My week with Marilyn”, “Dawson’s Creek”,  actress, singer, model,  Zendaya (Zapped, KC Undercover, Shake It Up, Spiderman: Homecoming_ , Zac Efron (Baywatch, Neighbors, Lucky One, That Awkward Moment, Dirty Grandpa, New Years Eve , and Neighbors2).  The film will debut Christmas week on December 20, 2017. Fans are already excited and getting prepared to watch there has been a lot of promotion for the film even Bloomingdales are in the on the action interviewing the cast and stars of the film. This is supposed to be 2017’s “La La Land” the only difference is this is based on a true story of two men with a common and beautiful dream and they made it a reality and will be two legends for the ages. The previews are breathtaking and gorgeous. So escape this Christmas to PT Barnum and Hachaliah Bailey’s world For more information visit http://www.foxmovies.com/ thegreatestshowman


The cast of "The Greatest Showman" 

Zendaya and Zac Efron in one scene from the Greatest Showman

Michelle Williams and Hugh Jackman in scene for "Greatest Showman"


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