One of the more interesting aspects of a circus is that it is, essentially, a visual art form. Unlike almost any other form of public performance, television, radio or movies to name a few, one does not need to speak the language of one’s audience to put on a circus. And though the circus has […]
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‘The Greatest Showman’ – Hugh Jackman’s P.T. Barnum almost makes something out of nothing
There are those of us who will go see Hugh Jackman in anything. And I mean, anything.
Alas, “The Greatest Showman,” starring Jackman as 19th-century impresario, P. T. Barnum, is more like nothing. A showy, confused, big hunk of nothing.
