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" Manuela Lazic of "Little White Lies" gave it 4/5, saying, ""The Greatest Showman" deserves to become a Christmas classic. The film's severe romanticism and ridiculous but affecting enthusiasm make it irresistibly life-affirming." Pete Hammond of "Deadline Hollywood" gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and called it, "A fantasia of song and dance, a joyous exercise in pure entertainment that is made for the holiday crowd." Conversely, Mick LaSalle of the "San Francisco Chronicle" gave
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The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack


The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film "The Greatest Showman". It was released in full on December 8, 2017 by Atlantic Records. The first pre-order release was on October 26, 2017, with two promotional singles: "The Greatest Show" and "This Is Me". A third, "Rewrite the Stars", followed on November 17, 2017. "This Is Me" was released on December 8, 2017, as the album's official lead
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The Graham Norton Show" on February 9, 2018. Later she performed on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on February 21, 2018. She also performed the song at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony on March 4, 2018. Loren Allred performed "Never Enough" live at "Church by the Glades" on April 16, 2018. Hugh Jackman opened the 2019 Brit Awards with "The Greatest Show". Notes Notes Credits adapted from the liner notes of "The Greatest Showman". The Greatest Showman: Reimagined is
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Barnum himself would have approved the dramatic sleight of hand." Steve Persall of "Tampa Bay Times" gave the film an 'A', and said, ""The Greatest Showman" is the feel-good movie the holiday season needs," while William Bibbiani of IGN gave "The Greatest Showman" a score of 7.9/10, and called the film, "wildly entertaining." Britton Peele of "The Dallas Morning News" said, "The story is interesting and the beats are well-acted, but
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it's the musical numbers that make "The Greatest Showman"." Jackie K Cooper of "HuffPost" gave the film a score of 10/10 and wrote, "You will be overwhelmed by the music and magic that explode on the screen. The film has a message that should resonate with today's world concerning acceptance and courage." Hugh Armitage of "Digital Spy" said, ""The Greatest Showman" is a broad and solid crowd-pleaser. An undemanding spectacle for all the family." Alan Jones
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as a member of the group Destiny's Child. However "Everything Is Love" marked their chart debut as a combined act. Soundtrack albums for various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "A Star Is Born", "", "The Greatest Showman", "Mamma Mia!" and "". "The Greatest Showman" Cast had the best-selling album of the year with "The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". The album spent weeks in the top 10
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writing, ""The Greatest Showman" is a concoction, the kind of film where all the pieces click into place, yet at an hour and 45 minutes it flies by, and the link it draws between P.T. Barnum and the spirit of today is more than hype." Richard Roeper of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film 3/4 stars, saying, "With all that corn and cheese and old-timey sentiment, "The Greatest Showman" ends up scoring some very timely social arguments. P.T.
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the shrill blast of nothing that is "The Greatest Showman"? Ask first-time director Michael Gracey, who cut his teeth on commercials and music videos without ever mastering the crucial knack of building snippets of musical comedy and drama into a satisfying whole." Justin Chang of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote that the film's failures "are rooted in something deeper: a dispiriting lack of faith in the audience's intelligence, and a dawning awareness of its own aesthetic hypocrisy. You've rarely seen a more straight
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II


Baywatch" along with Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, and directed by Seth Gordon. The film was released on May 25, 2017. He also played WD Wheeler, a smart hand-to-hand acrobat partner, in the musical film "The Greatest Showman" (2017), which also starred Efron, as well as with Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, and Zendaya, about American showman P.T. Barnum. In 2018, he starred in the road trip drama film "Boundaries", along with Vera Farmiga and Christopher
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the film a negative review, criticizing the songs and characters and saying "There's idiotic, and there's magnificent, but "The Greatest Showman" is that special thing that happens sometimes. It's magnificently idiotic. It's an awful mess, but it's flashy. The temptation is to cover your face and watch it through your fingers, because it's so earnest and embarrassing and misguided – and yet it's well-made." In a negative review for "The Hollywood Reporter", David Rooney wrote
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The Greatest Showman" was released alongside "", and was projected to gross around $21million from 3,006 theaters over its first six days. It took in $2.5million on its first day and $2.1million on its second. Over the three day weekend, it grossed $9million (for a six-day total of $19million), finishing fourth at the box office, behind "", "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" and "Pitch Perfect 3". In its second weekend, the film grossed $
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was the top-selling album of the week, but did not top the "Billboard" 200 due to TEA units and SEA units. By February 7, 2018, the soundtrack was a breakout hit at number 1 on the UK album charts and number 2 in the United States. On February 8, 2018, "Stereogum" published an article stating that "statistically speaking, "The Greatest Showman" is by far the most popular album of the year so far." By February 27, it was the top
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Disco, Years & Years and Jess Glynne, and Zac Brown Band among others.. "The Greatest Showman" held its premiere on December 8, 2017, aboard the RMS "Queen Mary 2", while it was docked in New York City. The film was then released in the United States on December 20, 2017. As with Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast", a sing-along version of the film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 2018. The film had a
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jukebox features. "The Greatest Showman" spent 219 days in release, closing on July 26, 2018, having grossed $174.3million in the United States and Canada, and $260.7million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $435million, against a production budget of $84million. It is the third-highest grossing musical ever in North America and also the third-highest globally, and "Deadline Hollywood" estimated the film would turn a profit of $50–100 million. In the United States and Canada, "
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, and said, "The film has show-stopping well-choreographed numbers with catchy tunes," and Calvin Wilson of "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" called the film "highly enjoyable." Carl Kozlowski of "Pasadena Weekly" gave the film an 'A', calling it "Groundbreaking & grandly innovative." Sean P. Means of "The Salt Lake Tribune" gave "The Greatest Showman" 3.5/4 stars, stating, "A strong cast give emotional power to this romanticized, tune-filled biography.
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2017, aboard the RMS "Queen Mary 2". It was released in the United States on December 20, 2017, by 20th Century Fox, seven months after Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ceased to exist, and grossed over $434million worldwide, making it the fifth-highest grossing live-action musical of all time. "The Greatest Showman" received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the performances, music, and production value, but criticism for its artistic license, with some reviewers calling it
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1, equalling the record set by Adele's "21". , the album has spent the sixth most time at number one at 28 non-consecutive weeks, matching the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". On November 16, 2018, a remix album was also released, "The Greatest Showman: Reimagined", which features covers of songs from the soundtrack by musicians including James Arthur and Anne-Marie, Sara Bareilles, Kelly Clarkson, Kesha, Pink, Panic! At the
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place, and again finished fourth in its seventh week, this time grossing $7.8million (a drop of just 18%). It is the 14th highest-grossing film that never reached first place at the American box office. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 56% based on 243 reviews, and an average rating of 5.93/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""The Greatest Showman" tries hard to dazzle the audience with a Barnum-style sense of wonder – but
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by Atlantic Records. It debuted at number 71 on "Billboard" 200, and later stayed at number one for two weeks. On January 7, 2018, the soundtrack had been on the top of the "Billboard" 200 for two weeks, reaching its top in its fourth week of availability. It had sold 106,000 copies at that point. In its third week, it attained the number two slot. "The Greatest Showman" beat that week's top album in traditional album sales (70,000 vs. 65,000) and
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rehearsals for the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon compared host Jackman to Barnum. After Jackman expressed interest in a Barnum project, Mark and Condon approached Jenny Bicks, a writer for the ceremony. She and Condon wrote "The Greatest Showman". The project was first announced in 2009, with Jackman already set for the title role. In August 2011, Michael Gracey was chosen to direct. In 2013, Fox hired lyricists Pasek and Paul to write the songs. On June 15, 2016
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of "Radio Times" called it "A joyously uplifting potpourri of visual resplendence, stylish choreography and solid gold magic, one engineered to approximate the lavish spectacle the movie musical once offered." Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com gave it 3.5/4, stating ""The Greatest Showman" is an unabashed piece of pure entertainment punctuated by memorable songs." Douglas Davidson of CLTure called the film, "An undeniable spectacle with a infectious soundtrack, a movie that dazzles and delights." James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film a 3/4 score
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The Greatest Showman


The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American musical biographical drama film directed by Michael Gracey in his directorial debut, written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya. Featuring 9 original songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the film is inspired by the story of P. T. Barnum's creation of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the lives of its star attractions. Principal photography began in New York City in November 2016. The film premiered on December 8,
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The Shirtless Violinist


"Never Enough" from "The Greatest Showman". In September 2016, Olshefski organized a charity challenge. At the end of a video he encouraged videos to post a picture of themselves giving to a local charity on social media for a chance to be featured in an upcoming music video. Olshefski's music sometimes includes gay themes, such as his music video based on the Disney movie "The Little Mermaid". Other examples include music from "Star Wars", "Cinderella" and "Moana". In 2018
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Earl Bostic


those who witnessed these shows remember him driving audiences into a frenzy with dazzling technical displays. Always the consummate showman, he appeared on the "Soupy Sales" TV show and danced the "Soupy Shuffle" better than Soupy while playing the saxophone. During the late 1940s Bostic changed his style in a successful attempt to reach a wider audience. The new sound incorporated his unmistakable rasp or growl,shorter lines than in his jazz based recordings,emphasis on a danceable back beat and a new way of wringing"...the greatest possible
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Susan Webb Cushman


as opposed to theatre prompt) before an audience who labeled them as "American Indians", that they continued there for eighty nights before touring England. Although Charlotte, who enjoyed playing masculine roles, was a good showman and received acclaim from critics, they also praised Susan for the "grace and delicacy of her acting". Sheridan Knowles commended Charlotte primarily, but, in regards to Susan, lauded the first act as being "admirably personated by her beautiful sister". The sisters played together in "Twelfth Night"
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Michelle Williams (actress)


"The Greatest Showman" (2017), and the superhero film "Venom" (2018). On Broadway, Williams has starred in revivals of the musical "Cabaret" in 2014 and the drama "Blackbird" in 2016. For playing a sexually abused woman in "Blackbird", she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Williams returned to television in 2019 to portray Gwen Verdon in the biographical miniseries "Fosse/Verdon", receiving a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for
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Man on the Moon (film)


filmmakers did not understand Kaufman, and that the film "does not give Kaufman the credit for his genius, that he had a complete intellectual grasp of what he was up to and a showman's instincts for how to play an audience." Significantly, these critics included Kaufman's own father Stanley, who was displeased that little of Andy's early life (before show business) and early career were portrayed. Sam Simon, executive producer on "Taxi", stated in a 2013 interview with Marc Maron for the "
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The Greatest Show


"The Greatest Show" is a song by performed by Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron and Zendaya for the film "The Greatest Showman" (2017). It is the opening track from "" (2017). The song starts from the logos: 20th Century Fox, TSG Entertainment and Chernin Entertainment, and then the start of the movie for short. In the end, the song was longest. Despite not being released as an official single, "The Greatest Show" was the 18th biggest song
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Doctor Who Live


Doctor Who Live: The Monsters Are Coming! is an arena stage show based on the BBC TV programme "Doctor Who". The live show is an implied sequel to the 1973 "Doctor Who" television episode "Carnival of Monsters". It centres around Vorgenson, the Greatest Showman in the Galaxy, who with the help of his incredible invention, 'The Minimiser', can make any Doctor Who character appear on stage as part of his travelling show dedicated to his hero. The show features Matt Smith as the
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Hugh Jackman


"The Prestige" (2006), the fantasy drama "The Fountain" (2006), the period romance "Australia" (2008), the film version of "Les Misérables" (2012), the thriller "Prisoners" (2013), and the musical "The Greatest Showman" (2017), for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. For playing Jean Valjean in "Les Misérables", he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the Golden Globe Award
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Ely Culbertson


Elie Almon Culbertson (July 22, 1891 – December 27, 1955), known as Ely Culbertson, was an American contract bridge entrepreneur and personality dominant during the 1930s. He played a major role in the popularization of the new game and was widely regarded as "the man who made contract bridge". He was a great showman who became rich, was highly extravagant, and lost and gained fortunes several times over. Culbertson was born in Poiana Vărbilău in Romania to an American mining engineer, Almon Culbertson, and his
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Rebecca Ferguson


in the action spy films "" (2015) and its sequel "" (2018). She played Jenny Lind in the musical "The Greatest Showman" (2017), and also had supporting parts in the comedy-drama "Florence Foster Jenkins" (2016) and the thriller "The Girl on the Train" (2016). Ferguson was born in Stockholm and grew up in the Vasastan district in central Stockholm. Her mother, Rosemary Ferguson, is English, and moved from Britain to Sweden at the
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Polari


Polari was popularised in the 1960s on the popular BBC radio show "Round the Horne" starring Kenneth Horne. Camp Polari-speaking characters Julian and Sandy were played by Hugh Paddick and Kenneth Williams. In the "Doctor Who" serial "Carnival of Monsters" from 1973, Vorg, a showman, believing the Doctor to also be a showman, attempts to converse with him in Polari. The Doctor states that he does not understand him. In 1987 character Ralph Filthy, a "Theatrical Agent" played by Nigel Planer
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Gayle Rankin


Gayle Rankin is a Scottish actress, best known as Sheila the She-Wolf in the TV series "GLOW". She also played the role of Queen Victoria in "The Greatest Showman". Rankin trained at the Juilliard School in New York City, the first Scot to win a place there. In 2012, Rankin made her acting debut in "". In 2017, Rankin began appearing on "Glow", as Shelia the She-Wolf. It premiered on June 23, 2017, on Netflix. It
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Luna (singer)


the drama "The King in Love", titled "Could You Tell Me". On October 16, 2017, it was announced that she would be in the musical "The Last Kiss", also titled Rudolf in other countries, Luna will play the role of Rudolf's lover Mary Vetsera. On November 17, she collaborated on a global version of the main track "This Is Me", from the movie "The Greatest Showman", along with singers and influencers from 18 different countries. Luna released a
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Zac Efron


comedy-drama directed by and starring James Franco, and, as Phillip, in the musical "The Greatest Showman", opposite Hugh Jackman. Both were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. In 2019, Efron played a drug-addled libertine in the Harmony Korine film "The Beach Bum", opposite star Matthew McConaughey. He also starred as serial killer Ted Bundy in "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile", opposite Lily Collins as Bundy's girlfriend. The film
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Michelle Williams (actress)


Wonderstruck" (2017), Williams appeared in the musical "The Greatest Showman". Inspired by P. T. Barnum's creation of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, the film featured her as Charity, the wife of Barnum (played by Hugh Jackman). She compared her character's joyful disposition to that of Grace Kelly, and she sang two songs for the film's . The film emerged as one of her most successful, earning over $434million worldwide. Williams then took on her first leading role in film since 2013
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Keala Settle


in the biographical musical drama film "The Greatest Showman", alongside Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, and Zendaya. The song "This Is Me" from the film, principally sung by Settle, won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. On December 22, 2017, she released an extended play entitled "Chapter One". In 2018, she was featured in "Forbidden", the newest Todrick Hall visual album, especially in the song called
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle


-weekend increase was the fourth-largest for a film playing in over 3,000 theaters; "The Greatest Showman" set the record for best hold the same weekend. The film passed "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" for the top spot the following weekend, declining 28.1 percent to $36 million, and finished first again the following week with $28.1 million (and a total of $35.2 million over the four-day MLK weekend). "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" remained atop the box office
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II


Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986) is an American architect and actor. He played Cadillac in the television series "The Get Down". He also starred in the 2017 films "Baywatch" and "The Greatest Showman", and portrayed the villain Black Manta in the 2018 DC Extended Universe film "Aquaman". Abdul-Mateen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Muslim father, Yahya Abdul-Mateen I and a Christian mother, Mary. He spent his childhood in the
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15.5million, again finishing 4th at the box office. The weekend-to-weekend increase of 76.3% marked the largest ever for a film playing in over 3,000 theaters, and the fourth biggest ever. In its third week, the film dropped 11% to $14million. The film made $13million in its fourth weekend and $11million in its fifth, finishing 4th and 5th at the box office, respectively. The film continued to hold well in its sixth week of release, grossing $9.5million and returning to 4th
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Eric Anderson (actor)


critical acclaim for his starring role as Shlomo Carlebach. Anderson was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his portrayal in the pre-Broadway production at New York Theatre Workshop. Anderson originated the role of Cal in the musical adaption of "Waitress" on Broadway, written by Sara Bareilles. On October 12, it was announced that Anderson will play the role of Barney Thompson in the musical adaptation of "Pretty Woman". Anderson portrayed Mr. O’Malley in "The Greatest Showman" (2017)
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Dalton Castle (wrestler)


to qualify for a five-way elimination match later that night, losing in the second match to Tevita Fifita. Castle's gimmick is that of a flamboyant showman with an androgynous personality, drawing comparisons to Gorgeous George, Adrian Street, Ric Flair, and Goldust. However, unlike those predecessors who have tended to portray villains, Castle typically plays a fan favorite. Castle has also mentioned glam rock stars David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, The Darkness, and Foxy Shazam as inspirations, in addition to Lady Gaga. Castle is
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Hugh Jackman


in the 2016 film "". In 2017, he reprised the character for the final time in the third Wolverine film, "Logan." Jackman's performance and the film were critically acclaimed and it is regarded as one of the greatest superhero films of all-time. For his 17-year spanning long performance as Wolverine, Jackman topped "The Hollywood Reporter"'s Greatest Superhero Movie Performances of All Time list. That year, he also starred as P. T. Barnum in the musical "The Greatest Showman". He received
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Sam Humphrey


Sam Humphrey (born 1994) is a New Zealand-born actor from Frankston, Victoria, Australia. He is best known for playing Charles Stratton in the 2017 film "The Greatest Showman". Humphrey was born with a rare genetic disorder called acrodysplasia. As a child he was also diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel condition Crohn's disease and has spent a lifetime visiting hospitals and doctors' offices for operations and tests, and was not expected to reach his teenage years, let alone adulthood. In an interview, he said
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Rebecca Ferguson


2017, Ferguson played the female lead in Daniel Espinosa's sci-fi horror "Life", opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds, co-starred in Tomas Alfredson's crime thriller "The Snowman", alongside Michael Fassbender and Charlotte Gainsbourg, and starred as Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind in the musical film "The Greatest Showman", with Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams. Ferguson will next be seen in the film adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Doctor Sleep" and was recently cast as Lady Jessica in Denis Villeneuve
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Raaj the Showman


Raaj-The Showman is a 2009 Kannada language drama film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyanka Kothari, who made her debut in Kannada films. The film was directed by Prem. Pavan Ranadheera, who was Associate Director and helped write the script, screenplay and dialogues "Raaj The Showman" is considered to be a high-budget film in the Kannada film industry. Fans began purchasing tickets at theatre counters five days before release. The film had a wide release in Karnataka and overseas. "Raaj the Showman" was the first
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Shuler Hensley


played Frankenstein's monster and also performed reference motion capture as Mr. Hyde. He cameoed in "The Greatest Showman" which starred Jackman. Hensley also starred in the Broadway production of "Young Frankenstein" as the Monster. For this role he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. He also reprised the role in the United States national tour which also featured his former co-stars Roger Bart and Cory English. He
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Everyman's Feast


Everyman's Feast, also known as Jedermanns Fest, is a 2002 Austrian drama film written and directed by . It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. Jan Jedermann (played by Klaus Maria Brandauer) is an ingenious fashion designer, but also an unscrupulous showman. He dies in a car accident and ruminates during his last hours about how one more night in his life could have gone by. He just cannot accept that Death comes to get him on the evening of his greatest triumph, a fashion show
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Rocketman (film)


production of the Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody", to direct the film since Gracey was busy with "The Greatest Showman". The producers then filmed a sequence of Egerton as John performing two of John's songs, and presented it to Jim Gianopulos, who had worked with Vaughn on the "Kingsman" franchise at 20th Century Fox and was now the CEO of Paramount Pictures. Paramount agreed to finance the film in exchange for worldwide distribution rights. It was reported that Egerton would sing the songs in the film himself,
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holding hands. As Barnum gains favor with the aristocratic patrons, he begins to distance himself from his troupe as he advises them to work on that night's show. Dejected, they decide to stand against their local harassers ("This Is Me"). Carlyle and Wheeler attend the theatre together one night only to run into Carlyle’s parents, who chastise Carlyle for "parading around with the help". Wheeler runs off, and Carlyle angrily berates them, then chases Wheeler and tries to convince her that they can
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The Greatest Showman


, Zac Efron began negotiations to star in the film, and in July 2016, Michelle Williams was cast. The film was choreographed by Ashley Wallen. Rehearsals on the film began in October 2016 in New York City, and principal photography began on November 22, 2016. In December 2017, it was reported that James Mangold, who had worked with Jackman on several projects (including 2017's "Logan"), had been brought in to serve as an executive producer during the film's post-production. In an
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Chipperfield's Circus


James W. Francis Chipperfield, who died after a long and painful illness on January 9, 1917 at the age of 68 at Ludgershall, Wilts., The deceased was an old and respected showman, being laid to rest with signs of the greatest love and sorrow. The following relatives and friends were present at the last sad journey (the widow not being able to attend through excessive grief): Mr John Chipperfield (son); Mrs James Chittock (daughter); Mrs A. Tiller (daughter); Mr Richard Chipperfield
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Quambatook (musical)


on 10 February 2008. Quambatook is set in 1955 and tells the story of 11-year-old Johnno who live in the small Victorian farming town of Quambatook. For years, he and his family have happily sat around the radio, listened, sang and played along with songs from "The Silver Haired Showman's" weekly radio show. But ever since Johnno heard the Showman describe his experiences in the Northern Territory at Uluru, he has had only one desire; to see and experience the big red rock for himself. Whether
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Zendaya


The Greatest Showman", alongside Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, and Rebecca Ferguson. She portrayed a trapeze artist named Anne Wheeler who falls in love with Efron's character, Phillip Carlyle, during a time when interracial romance was taboo. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, it was a commercial success and Zendaya's performance, as well as chemistry with Efron, was particularly praised. Critic Owen Gleiberman wrote in "Variety" that, "Efron and Zendaya have a terrific chemistry — they never stop
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List of UK top-ten singles in 2019


10 throughout the year. These included "Sunflower" (from ""). Additionally, "Rewrite the Stars" by James Arthur and Anne-Marie also entered the top 10 at number 8, however despite being from "The Greatest Showman", this entry was part of the "" soundtrack. The original version was sung by Zac Efron and Zendaya in the film. The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2019, including singles that reached their peak in 2018. The figures
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Working with Lemons


4, 2017. Starring Mia Bagley and Cooper Johnson who tap dance through the street, the cover "highlight[ed] the witty jabs in the lyrics" by having it performed by 11-year-olds according to "Deseret News" reviewer Danielle Christensen. The children wore clothes that matched those in the movie with Bagley wearing a yellow dress and Johnson wearing a wool suit. Working with Lemons uploaded a cover of "A Million Dreams" from "The Greatest Showman" film on February 1, 2018, starring Mia Bagley and Cooper
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List of UK top-ten albums in 2018


XXXTentacion are among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2018. Ed Sheeran's "Divide" returned to the top of the chart for the opening two weeks of the year, totalling twenty weeks at number-one since it was released in March 2017. The first new number-one album of the year was "" by "The Greatest Showman" Cast. Overall, nineteen different albums peaked at number-one in 2018, with nineteen unique artists hitting that position. An asterisk (
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Police Story (1985 film)


master showman who wants to dazzle in every moment, big or small... A stunt near the end gets repeated at full length three times, from three different angles; this would seem like a display of narcissism if it weren’t one of the greatest stunts in the history of movies, right up there with the collapsing house in "Steamboat Bill, Jr." and the final fall in "Sharky’s Machine"". On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 24
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A Charlie Brown Valentine


out. He says he feels silly to chicken out, because he knows he is the type of person she would like. He says "I may not be the greatest guy who ever lived, but after all, who is? I'm just a nice type of guy who never gets to meet little red haired girls". Just then, the Little Red Haired Girl walks by, and drops her pencil. Charlie Brown notices it, picks it up, and sees it has teethmarks in it. He realizes,
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Zac Brown Band


was recorded for their eighth studio album, "Sonic Highways". The track was recorded at Southern Ground Studios in Nashville. In 2016, Zac Brown formed a side-project, Sir Rosevelt, that released several singles and announced an album that was released December 15, 2017. Brown also appeared in a 2016 episode of "Treehouse Masters" on Animal Planet. Zac Brown Band re-recorded the song "From Now On" from "The Greatest Showman", as part of a compilation album, "The Greatest
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The Greatest Showman


the circus ("The Greatest Show (Part 1)"). As a child, Barnum and his tailor father Philo work for the Hallett family. He becomes infatuated with their daughter Charity and we see him making her laugh. Though Charity is being sent to finishing school, Barnum reassures her that they will not be separated. The two keep in touch through letters until they meet again in adulthood ("A Million Dreams"), eventually marrying and raising two daughters, Caroline and Helen, in New York City
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List of UK top-ten albums in 2019


The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra were the albums from 2018 to reach their peak in 2019. Four artists have scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2019, as of 7 March 2019 (week ending). AJ Tracey, D-Block Europe, Dodie, Sleaford Mods and Thunder are among the many artists who have achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2019. "The Greatest Showman" Cast's "" remained at the top of the chart for the opening four weeks of the year, totalling twenty-eight
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Alex Lacamoire


Executive Music Producer on the film "The Greatest Showman" in late 2017. In March 2018, Lacamoire produced Lin-Manuel Miranda's March 2018 Hamildrop. The song also featured Ben Platt. In April 2018, Lacamoire arranged Miranda's April 2018 Hamildrop. The song featured the 5 Elizas who took on the role after Phillipa Soo left the show in July 2016.. Lacamoire is also the orchestrator and co-arranger of Carmen La Cubana, a stage adaptation of Bizet's "Carmen" that features the classic opera score using
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Raj Kapoor


Raj Kapoor (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Indian cinema. Born at Kapoor Haveli in Peshawar to actor Prithviraj Kapoor he was a member of the Kapoor family which produced several Bollywood superstars. Kapoor is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of cinema. and known as "the greatest showman of Hindi cinema". He received multiple accolades, including 3 National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. The Filmfare Lifetime
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Northwood High School (Saltville, Virginia)


of about 20 members as of 2019. It is under the direction of Erica Johnson. The band has won numerous awards in 2018 including 1st Places in Percussion, Colorguard, and Drum Major. The band also received an "Excellent Rating" at the 2018 VBDOA State Marching Assessment. The Band's 2019 show is entitled "The Greatest Show" with music from the film "The Greatest Showman". Art NorthwoodHigh School offers Art I-V (1-5) and is taught by Tammy Carter. Theatre In 2016
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List of awards and nominations received by Raj Kapoor


This is a "List of the awards and nominations received by Raj Kapoor". Ranbir Raj Kapoor, (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as "the greatest showman of Indian cinema", was a noted Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. Kapoor is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmaker and actor in the history of Indian cinema. He was the winner of several accolades including 3 National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement
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The Greatest Showman


rebuild it under condition of becoming a full partner, which Barnum happily accepts. To save money, Barnum transforms the enterprise into an open-air tent circus by the docks. The revamped circus is a huge success ("The Greatest Show (Part 2)"). Barnum gives full control of the show to Carlyle to spend more time with his family. Pointe Ballerinas portrayed by Emerson Tate Alexander, Victoria Llodra, Louise Hindsbo, Laci Justice, GiaNina Paolantonio, Rachel Quiner, Madison Smith, and Brando Speach During
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Cattle Annie


family moved to the Osage Reservation near Skiatook north of Tulsa in the northern Oklahoma Territory, where she turned outlaw. Annie and Little Britches followed tales of the Bill Doolin gang from reading dime novelists like Ned Buntline, who became famous for his mostly fictional account of Buffalo Bill Cody as a western frontier hero and showman. For two years, Cattle Annie and Little Britches roamed the former Indian Territory, often working together and at other times alone. They stole horses, sold alcohol to the Osage and Pawnee Indians, and warned
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Cora L. V. Scott


was the professional mesmerist Benjamin Franklin Hatch. Over 30 years her senior, Hatch was a skilled showman who managed Cora in order to maximize revenue, much to the dismay of serious spiritualists. The marriage ended bitterly, but since the period of their marriage coincided with her greatest fame, Cora is best known as Cora Hatch. On 10 May 1874 Cora L.V. Tappan delivered an inspirational discourse at Cleveland Hall, London. The next week Judge John W. Edmonds delivered an address to a large audience in Cleveland Hall through Mrs. Tappan as
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Greg Wells


2018. Wells donates three annual music scholarships to the Humber College Music Program where he attended in Toronto. Wells also gives away a new drum kit from his Instagram and Twitter account every 3 months to people around the globe who want drums but don't own any, and partners with Roland Corporation to give away a keyboard every three months. Wells has received three Grammy nominations for his work with Katy Perry, Mika, and the soundtrack to "The Greatest Showman". Wells received the Pensado Giant Award at the 2017 Pensado
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Toby the Showman


Another one features a goldfish which steps out of the fish bowl to dance on the rim. Next, a trio of emus dance back and forth, side by side. For the finale, Toby wears a tutu and performs a little ballet. After undressing, he plays a flute, and a puffer fish duets with him. As they mightily put effort to their music, the puffer fish inflates so much until it bursts. Though only the skeleton is left of it, the fish is still somewhat alive. The live
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Alden Brooks


". William Shakespeare was, in Brooks' imaginative reconstruction, little more than a "fool, knave, usurer, vulgar showman, illiterate, bluffer, philander, pander, and brothel keeper" who however acted at the same time as the literary agent of Dyer, the concealed author. An anonymous reviewer for Time Magazine summed up the plot in the following way:- He depicts Shakespeare as a butcher's son in Stratford, "a country youth who has to leave school early in order to assist his father in the killing
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Showman's road locomotive


all of the rides were drawn in transit by teams of horses, this was very labour-intensive, and substantially restricted the size of the rides. Production of showman's engines tailed off in the late-1920s, with the last Burrell 'Simplicity' being built by Garrett's of Leiston in 1930. The last showman's engine to be built was Fowler 'Supreme', one of the 'Super Lions'; it was completed for Mrs A. Deakin (who also bought 'Simplicity') in March 1934. In general
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Barney Sedran


. Other times a season begins and ends in the same calendar year.) Sedran's New York Whirlwind team of 1919–21 is considered by many to have been the greatest professional basketball team of the first half of the 20th century. Fellow Jewish Hall of Famer Nat Holman, considered by many experts to be the greatest player of the 1920s, said, Barney Sedran, in my humble opinion, was the greatest little man who ever played the game. He could do everything. A great outside and inside shooter, smart passer
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Daley Thompson


He also took part in the 2011 TV series "Jamie's Dream School". In 2018, Daley joined Masterchef Gary Barnshaw and co founded DT10 Sports, creating & selling a range of low-sugar protein shakes and sports bars. Thompson was a natural showman who endeared himself to the British public with his irreverent personality and anti-establishment attitude. He won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 1982, and was appointed an MBE in the 1983 New Year Honours, and promoted to the CBE in the 2000
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Fender Showman


The Fender Showman was a guitar amplifier produced by the Fender company. It was introduced in 1960 and was discontinued in 1993. Blackface and Silverface models such as the Showman, Dual Showman, and Showman Reverb employed the same "piggyback head" design as the Bandmaster and the Bassman. Dual Showman Reverb used the Fender Twin Reverb chassis and came in non-master and master volume versions with "pull boost" circuitry, mid-1970s "tailless" amplifier decal and a slightly larger head. The Fender Showman is often associated with surf
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P. T. Barnum


Phineas Taylor Barnum (; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, politician, and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017). He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, though he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me". According to his critics, his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." He is widely credited
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Henry Beaufoy Merlin


Henry Beaufoy Merlin (1830-1873) was an Australian photographer, showman, illusionist and illustrator. In the 1850s he worked as a theatrical showman and performer in Sydney, Newcastle and Maitland. In 1863 he was the first person to introduce Pepper's ghost to Australia. After this, he took up photography and between 1869 and 1872 turned the American Australasian Photographic Company into one of the most respected studios in Australia. Between 1872 and 1873 he worked extensively documenting the goldfields and mining towns of New South Wales. In 1873
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The Streets of Cairo


"The Streets of Cairo" or "The Poor Little Country Maid", also known as "the snake charmer song", is a well-known melody in the United States. Alternate titles for children's songs using this melody include "The Girls in France" and "The Southern Part of France". This song is often associated with the hoochie coochie belly dance. Purportedly the original version of the song was written by Sol Bloom, a showman (and later a U.S. Congressman) who was the entertainment director
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Terry Moore (broadcaster)


Terry Moore (1936 – September 24, 2018) was a Canadian broadcaster, actor, opera singer, best-selling author, and television personality. His career lasted 62 years and spanned several stations in Canada and a short stint during the late 1960s in New York City. Since the early 2000s, Moore was a regular on CFAX 1070. He was described as a showman, mentor, and larger than life presence with a great personality by colleague Adam Stirling, Joe Perkins, Mel Cooper, who originally hired him to
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Phantom (Kay novel)


upon a Gypsy camp in the woods. He is discovered as a thief and is unmasked. Upon seeing his face, a freak show showman named Javert decides to exhibit him as the "Living Corpse" and Erik is locked in a cage. The act involves a great deal of abuse including keeping his arms and legs tied down so that attendees can look at him, and the showman regularly beats him. Eventually, he gains some personal freedoms as he develops his show to include the illusions that he had begun to master
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Tenebrae (film)


role. Nicolodi found Anne to have a different personality than her own, and much preferred the characters she had played for Argento previously, who she said had much more personality than Anne. She said the role required little energy or imagination, but liked the novelty of playing neither killer nor victim. Newman and Alan Jones agreed that Nicolodi had very little character to play, as written. Newman added that this lack of character stretched to all the Italians in the film, and that only the American characters had discernible personalities.
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Burwell, Cambridgeshire


the barn in memorial of the fire. The "Ipswich Journal" of 26 February 1774 reported that "an old man who died recently near Newmarket who just before his death confessed that he set fire to a barn at Burwell, Cambridgeshire on the 8th of September 1727 when no less than 80 persons lost their lives and that having an antipathy to the puppet showman was the cause of him committing the action." Burwell is a parish and thus has a parish council to deal with matters within the village. These include the
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Zac Efron


The Lucky One" (2012), "The Paperboy" (2012), "Neighbors" (2014), "Dirty Grandpa" (2016), "" (2016), "Baywatch" (2017), "The Greatest Showman" (2017) and "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" (2019). Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California, and later moved to Arroyo Grande, California. His father, David Efron, is an electrical engineer at a power station,
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Musical film


the Line", "Dreamgirls", "", "Les Misérables", and "La La Land"; all of which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy in their respective years, while such films as "The Phantom of the Opera", "Hairspray", "Mamma Mia!", "Nine", "Into the Woods", "The Greatest Showman", and "Mary Poppins Returns" were only nominated. "Chicago" was also the first musical
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Musical film


), "Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash and June Carter), "La Vie en Rose" (Édith Piaf), "Notorious" (Biggie Smalls), "Jersey Boys" (The Four Seasons) "Love & Mercy" (Brian Wilson), "" (TLC), "" (Aaliyah), "Get on Up" (James Brown), "Whitney" (Whitney Houston), "Straight Outta Compton" (N.W.A), "The Greatest Showman" (P. T.
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Chicago (2002 film)


", "Into The Woods", "Mary Poppins Returns"), writer Bill Condon (writer/director for "Dreamgirls", director for "Beauty and the Beast", writer for "The Greatest Showman"), costume designer Coleen Atwood ("Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street", "Into The Woods"), and actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Rock of Ages"), Queen Latifah ("Hairspray") and Christine Baranski ("Mamma Mia!",
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90th Academy Awards


The Last Jedi" (1st), "Beauty and the Beast" (2nd), "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (8th), "Kong: Skull Island" (17th), "War for the Planet of the Apes" (20th), "Wonder" (33rd), "The Greatest Showman" (29th), "Baby Driver" (36th), and "Blade Runner 2049" (41st). Right after her win at the Governor's ball, actress Frances
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Toby the Showman


Toby the Showman is an animated short released by RKO Radio Pictures, featuring Toby the Pup. After spending decades in oblivion, a silent print of the cartoon was discovered. A vaudeville event is being held, and Toby is the main performer. The opening act shows him conducting an orchestra. He would also play a piano while suspending on a trapeze. Toby then resumes conducting the orchestra while simultaneously moving a long bow with his tail to play three violins. Other acts in the event features three hornless cows doing ballet.
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Social Distortion


T.S.O.L. guitarist Ron Emory and the Hangmen's Bryan Small played guitar while Ness sang with his arm in a cast and sling. Original member Brent Liles, who played bass on "Mommy's Little Monster," died on January 18, 2007 after being hit by a semi truck while riding a dirt bike in Placentia, California. Social Distortion released its first "Greatest Hits" compilation on June 26, 2007. It includes hit singles from "Mommy's Little Monster" to "Sex, Love and Rock 'n'
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Van Morrison: No Surrender


No Surrender": Because the Belfast-born Morrison was raised in Ulster ... and subjected to violent religious prejudice, the musician embodies a symbolic metaphor of Northern Ireland's defiant nature. That's it." Krewen noted that "the book does capture Van the Man's evolution into an electrifying showman during his Monarchs and Them years." The book also received a negative review from Martin Tierney in "The Herald", who wrote: "The title here is more than a little contrived as Rogan attempts to draw parallels
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Randall Williams (showman)


a serious threat to their livelihoods. The showmen’s dispute with George Smith over the bill lasted another three years. Smith’s final attempt to regulate the itinerant population was a revised bill in 1894 for the “improvement of moveable dwellings,” but little became of it and Smith died less than a year later. The showmen’s opposition to the bill, however, left a lasting legacy. It helped shape a new alliance between the men and women who made a living with traveling amusements and led to them forming the United
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Sherlock Gnomes


"Gnomeo and Juliet 2: Sherlock Gnomes" to "Sherlock Gnomes". On November 7, the first trailer was revealed. The film had also released posters parodying previous films from 2017, such as "Darkest Hour", "The Disaster Artist", "The Greatest Showman", "The Post", "I, Tonya", "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2", "All the Money in the World", "Wonder Woman", and "The Shape of Water". The
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Seamus McGarvey


", "Nocturnal Animals", "Life", "The Greatest Showman", "Greta", and "Bad Times at the El Royale", and "The Nevers". His documentary work includes "Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home", which followed his work on Wright's "The Soloist", and filmed in the same locales; "Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction"; "Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue"; and "The Name of This Film Is Dogme95"
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The Little Kingdom


have been possible to single out as Man of the Year one of the engineers or entrepreneurs who masterminded this technological revolution, but no one person has clearly dominated those turbulent events. More important, such a selection would obscure the main point. TIME's Man of the Year for 1982, the greatest influence for good or evil, is not a man at all. It is a machine: the computer." Jobs cut off all ties with Moritz after the issue was published and threatened to fire anyone who communicated with him
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Commodore Nutt


Commodore's jaunts about town, the showman had a little carriage built for him. This carriage looked like an English walnut. The top of the vehicle was hinged. When the top was lifted, the little Commodore could be seen sitting inside. Nutt's carriage was pulled by Shetland ponies. It was driven around New York by Rodnia, Jr. dressed in the uniform of a coachman. Barnum thought these little trips about town the best form of advertisement. Nutt's carriage is now in the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut
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List of UK top-ten singles in 2018


included "This Is Me" (from "The Greatest Showman"), "For You" ("Fifty Shades Freed"), "All the Stars" ("Black Panther"), "Shallow" ("A Star Is Born" and "Sunflower" (""). "Shallow" was the only one of these singles to reach the number-one spot. Additionally, "Rewrite the Stars" by Anne-Marie and James Arthur also entered the top 10 at number 8, however despite
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Shade Rupe


burst from the paper in a subliminal, psychedelic manner, spilling from the edges of the pages into your surroundings and into your brain – altering them so that after reading this book you can’t be the same person as before." Teller of Penn & Teller created a fantasmagoric spook show with Coney Island showman Todd Robbins entitled Play Dead. At the suggestion of filmmaker Ezekiel Zabrowski Teller asked if Shade could document the production, which led to Shade directing the filming of the live production during performances at the Players Theatre in Manhattan
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Michelle Williams (actress)


, "The Greatest Showman" (2017), and "Venom" (2018). Among her stage roles, she has appeared on Broadway in revivals of "Cabaret" in 2014 and "Blackbird" in 2016. Williams has been nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for "Brokeback Mountain" (2005) and "Manchester by the Sea" (2016); and Best Actress for "Blue Valentine" (2010) and "My Week with Marilyn" (2011). She won the Golden
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