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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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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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" 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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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 Last Temptation (Alice Cooper album)


The Last Temptation is the thirteenth solo studio album by rock singer Alice Cooper, released in July 1994 via Epic Records. It centers on a boy named Steven (also the name of the protagonist in Cooper's earlier work, "Welcome to My Nightmare"), and a mysterious showman. The showman, with apparent supernatural abilities, attempted with the use of twisted versions of morality plays to persuade Steven to join his traveling show, "The Theater of the Real - The Grand-est Guignol!", where he
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Soldiers of Anarchy


attack, the protagonists had a radio transmission telling them that security at the home base caught a COTUC spy snooping around, radioing their coordinates to a flight of heavily armed Hind gunships who were preparing to take off; the attack was barely averted. Although HE offered an alliance and joining forces, the protagonists flatly refused. The game has three possible endings: The central question of the game is who is the greatest evil: the gangs who rule the land unfairly but has nothing to do with the disaster; NOAH, who
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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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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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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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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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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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Audience of One (film)


marred with difficulties. After returning home, Gazowsky manages to arrange a lease of the Treasure Island film studio, but as their promised financing from German investors never materializes, they get evicted and eventually sued by the city of San Francisco for not paying their rent. James Rocchi of "Cinematical" called the film "a fascinating documentary -- unblinking but not inhuman, sympathetic but never afraid to ask questions", and described Richard Gazowsky, the film's blustery yet relatable protagonist, as "a natural showman", stating that
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Yıldo


bag production sector in the 1980s.He was one of the protagonists at plastic bag sector in Turkey in the 1980s. In 1993, he entered the media sector with a show on Star TV in which he was the host of a quiz show called "Süper Turnike". He then began to produce shows on various Turkish television channels. He became Turkey's first showman of nighttime television. He captured the attention of Turkish TV audiences and was known for coining the catchphrase "Kafadan Koparma" (breaking off your head)
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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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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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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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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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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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Honoré de Balzac


at the truth", he wrote in the preface to "Le Lys dans la vallée", "writers use whatever literary device seems capable of giving the greatest intensity of life to their characters". "Balzac's characters", Robb notes, "were as real to him as if he were observing them in the outside world". This reality was noted by playwright Oscar Wilde, who said: "One of the greatest tragedies of my life is the death of ["Illusions Perdues" protagonist] Lucien de
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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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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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Paul Sparks


(2012), "Parkland" (2013), "Stealing Cars" (2015), "Thoroughbreds" (2017), and "The Greatest Showman" (2017) . Sparks was born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Michael "Mike" Sparks, a high school football coach, and Jane (née Ellis), an elementary school teacher. He attended Marlow High School, where his father coached, graduating in 1990. While attending school in Marlow, Paul was a part of the Marlow Outlaw
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Adam Gubman


, and assisted on projects with Michael Bolton, Carole King, and the Christopher Guest's film "Best in Show". Gubman was one of four producers on "This Is Me", by Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, from Fox's "The Greatest Showman". The song was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe in 2017. In January 2000 Gubman created a publishing-company, "Gubman Music International", of which he remains the director in 2015. After a short time as a pop
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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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List of Alien (film series) characters


100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains" as the second-greatest female protagonist (behind Clarice Starling) and the eighth-greatest protagonist overall. Joan Marie Lambert (Veronica Cartwright) is the navigator of the "Nostromo" and the only other woman on the ship besides Ripley. Disinclined to take risks beyond her console, she resents being chosen as part of the team to explore the "Derelict". After Kane's infestation by the facehugger, she berates Ripley for refusing to allow her and the rest of the team
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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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Gayle Rankin


was recently renewed for a third season. In 2017, Rankin appeared in "The Meyerowitz Stories", directed by Noah Baumbach. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and was released on October 13, 2017, by Netflix. That same year, she appeared in "The Greatest Showman" opposite Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams. In 2018, Rankin appeared in "Irreplaceable You", directed by Stephanie Laing, opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman. It was released on February 16, 2018, by
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Zendaya


the soundtrack to "The Greatest Showman", was released as a single in 2018. It reached the top twenty of the UK and Australian national charts and was certified platinum in the UK and US and double platinum in Australia. Coleman was born on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California, the only child of Claire Marie (Stoermer) and Kazembe Ajamu (born Samuel David Coleman). She has five older half-siblings on her father's side. Her father is African-American, with roots in
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Rewrite the Stars


"Rewrite the Stars" is a song performed by Zac Efron and Zendaya for the film "The Greatest Showman" (2017). It was released on November 17, 2017 by Atlantic Records as a promotional single from "". In Australia, "Rewrite the Stars" was released to radio on July 20, 2018. The song sees Zac's character Phillip, serenading Zendaya's character Anne and trying to convince her that they're meant to be together, despite their differences. According to sheet music published at Sheetmusicdirect.com
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A Million Dreams


"A Million Dreams" is a song performed by Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams for the film "The Greatest Showman" (2017). It is the second track from soundtrack of the film, "", released in the same year. The song was covered by Susan Boyle and Michael Ball on Boyle's 2019 album, "Ten". Besides, Shalva Band covered the song during their performance at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 as an interval act at the second semi final. "A Million Dreams (
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Artistic license


television series criticized for excessive use of dramatic license include Disney's "Pocahontas", Mel Gibson's "Braveheart", Oliver Stone's "Alexander", the HBO series "Rome", 20th Century Fox's "The Greatest Showman" and Showtime's "The Tudors". Writers adapting a work for another medium (e.g., a film screenplay from a book) often make significant changes, additions to, or omissions from the original plot in the book, on the grounds that these changes were necessary to make a
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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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Eric Anderson (actor)


Eric Anderson (born December 14, 1972) is an American actor and singer. On Broadway, he has originated roles in "Waitress", "Kinky Boots", "The Last Ship", "Rocky", and "Soul Doctor", and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He portrayed Mr. O’Malley in "The Greatest Showman" (2017). In 2006, Anderson won the inaugural Joel Hirschhorn award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre, awarded by the Los Angeles
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Showman's road locomotive


internal steam engine, some later rides were driven direct from the showman's engine via a belt drive. Showman's road locomotives were built in varying sizes, from relatively small 5, 6 and 7 NHP engines, right up to large 8 or 10 NHP engines. Probably the most popular design was the Burrell 8NHP single-crank compound design. One of the earliest engines ordered directly from the manufacturers by a showman was a Burrell No.1451 "Monarch", built in 1889. Before the advent of these showman's road locomotives
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The Man. The Music. The Show.


"Jackman has oodles of pizzazz and his charm filled the arena." Andre Paine of "Evening Standard" wrote, "The greatest showman, or a self-indulgent superstar? A bit of both, perhaps. But Jackman’s energetic arena show is supremely entertaining." Sophia Dellapina of "Manchester’s Finest" branded the show, "A colourful, wild, energetic, stunning hybrid of cinema, theatre, and music." and said, "Although I was slightly distracted by how great his bum looked for
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This Is Me (Keala Settle song)


"This Is Me" is a song performed by Keala Settle for the film "The Greatest Showman". It was released on October 26, 2017, by Atlantic Records as a promotional single from "" and the official lead single on December 8, 2017. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 75th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 90th Academy Awards but lost to "Remember Me" from the film "Coco". It was later
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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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Black Panther (soundtrack)


that the score had the potential to earn a four star (out of five) score but in reality deserved two stars due to the album length. Lamar's soundtrack, along with that of the film "The Greatest Showman" (2017), was named as proof of a "soundtrack renaissance" with growing public interest in album's tied to films. Atlantic Records president Kevin Weaver said that "when the right music is aligned to the right media, especially with these new means of music distribution, primarily streaming,
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Pasek and Paul


Award for Best Original Song. "City of Stars" and "Audition" received nominations for Best Original Song at the 89th Academy Awards, and they won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "City of Stars." Pasek and Paul wrote the songs for the 2017 musical drama film "The Greatest Showman". About the Barnum & Bailey Circus, the film premiered on December 8, 2017. The duo's song "This Is Me" won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and was nominated for Best
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Circus


Leo" (1997), Leo's son Lune is captured and placed in a circus, which burns down when a tiger knocks down a ring of fire while jumping through it. "The Greatest Showman", a musical film loosely based on the life of P. T. Barnum, was released in 2017. The TV series "Circus Humberto", based on the novel by Eduard Bass, follows the history of the circus family Humberto between 1826 and 1924. The setting of the HBO television series "Carnivàle", which
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Keala Settle


Keala Joan Settle (born November 5, 1975) is an American actress and singer. Settle originated the role of Norma Valverde in "Hands on a Hardbody", which ran on Broadway in 2013, and was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2017, she portrayed Lettie Lutz, a bearded lady, in the musical film "The Greatest Showman". The song "This Is Me" from the film, principally sung by
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Working with Lemons


averaged 18 million monthly YouTube views and made between $7,000 and $10,000 every month from its videos. The family has created covers of songs from "Hamilton", "Moana", "Beauty and the Beast", "Matilda the Musical", "The Greatest Showman", "Anastasia", and "Dear Evan Hansen". The Working with Lemons YouTube channel was created on October 27, 2008. The family lives in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah. The group's motto is "When life
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List of British films of 2018


is also expected to be the best year for British box office since 1971 with "","Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again", "Incredibles 2", "Black Panther", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "", "Peter Rabbit" and "The Greatest Showman" breaking £40 million at the British box office. The following list comprises films not produced by Great Britain or the United Kingdom but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfill at least 3 of the
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Anne-Marie (singer)


February, Anne-Marie announced that her debut studio album, "Speak Your Mind", would be released on 27 April 2018. Prior to the release of her album, Anne-Marie released the single "2002" on 20 April in response to constant urging by Ed Sheeran, the co-creator of the song. In November 2018, Anne-Marie and James Arthur recorded "Rewrite the Stars" from "The Greatest Showman" for the re-recording of its soundtrack, "". In a March
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Cecil B. DeMille


January 1959. On January 21, 1959, DeMille died of a heart attack. DeMille's funeral was held on January 23 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. He was entombed at the Hollywood Memorial Cemetery (now known as Hollywood Forever). After his death, notable new outlets such as "The New York Times", "Los Angeles Times", and "The Guardian" honored DeMille as "pioneer of movies", "the greatest creator and showman of our industry", and "the founder of Hollywood
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The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack


a re-recording of the soundtrack, featuring new versions of the original songs now sung by the likes of Pink, Kesha, Kelly Clarkson, and more. The album was released on November 16, 2018. The Kesha version of "This Is Me" was originally released as a non-album single on 22 December 2017, to promote the original soundtrack, but later featured on the soundtrack's re-release. Leading up to the album's release, the songs "A Million Dreams" and "A Million
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A Christmas Story Live!


and starring Jennifer Lopez, it was delayed into 2018 (later delayed into 2019) to accommodate Lopez's schedule. The broadcast ultimately competed against ABC's annual presentation of the film "The Sound of Music", as well as NBC's "Sunday Night Football" between the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders. During the special, Fox also broadcast a live, 2-and-a-half-minute commercial for "The Greatest Showman", a then-upcoming musical film that also featured songs written by Pasek and Paul.
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The Greatest Showman


at the expense of its complex subject's far more intriguing real-life story." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars and a 70% "definite recommend". Owen Gleiberman of "Variety" gave the film a positive review,
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Sleepy Hollow Country Club


of Beyoncé's 2011 song "Best Thing I Never Had", the 2015present Netflix show "Daredevil", and the 2014present Fox show "Gotham". The club also stood in for the Biltmore and Ritz hotels in the 2017 Amazon Video series "". It was also used in season 2 of ABC's 2015present show "Quantico". The club's interior and exterior were used throughout three seasons of CBS's 2014present show "Madam Secretary". The production team for the 2017 film "The Greatest Showman" used
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Laurence Mark


Laurence Mark (born ca. 1949) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American producer of such acclaimed hit films as "Julie & Julia", "Dreamgirls", "I, Robot", "As Good as It Gets" and "Jerry Maguire". Mr. Mark most recently produced "The Greatest Showman", the movie musical starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Zendaya and Rebecca Ferguson, and directed by Michael Gracey which grossed over $425 million
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Jenny Lind


donated her profits to her chosen charities, including some US charities. The tour is a plot point in the 1980 musical "Barnum" and the 2017 film "The Greatest Showman", both of which include a fictionalized adulterous relationship between Lind and Barnum with "romantic undertones". Lind and Goldschmidt returned to Europe together in May 1852. They lived first in Dresden, Germany, and, from 1855, in England for the rest of their lives. They had three children: Otto, born September 1853 in Germany,
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Coco (2017 film)


six in its fifth weekend, due to competition from three new releases – "", "Pitch Perfect 3", and "The Greatest Showman" – despite a small drop again; it grossed $2.8million on Christmas Day. On the holiday week of December 22–28, the film finished at number six with a gross of $16.3million, which was 6% up from the previous week, despite losing over 1,000 theaters. It finished at number six in its sixth weekend, going up 39% and 87%, respectively
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Secret Superstar


in its third weekend with $12 million, beating seven new releases, including Hugh Jackman starrer "The Greatest Showman", Chinese films "Till the End of The World" and "Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink", and Japanese film "Miracles of the Namiya General Store". "Secret Superstar" also topped the weekly chart again with $26 million, giving a cume of $96million grossed in 17 days by 4 February 2018. The film remained at the top of the box office in its fourth weekend
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The Man. The Music. The Show.


TEG-Dainty and helmed by Robert Fox. The show is inspired by Classical Hollywood as well as the 2017 film "The Greatest Showman" with Warren Carlyle as the creative director, and Ashley Wallen as the choreographer. The tour featured costumes from Tom Ford, and an elevated stage with a runway and a round-shaped front. The central theme of the show was Hollywood glamour and extravagant style, and consisted of different segments, with each inspired by different topics. Inspirations varied from Broadway and Hollywood classic numbers to circus
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The Man. The Music. The Show.


The Music. The Show. tour came from the film, The Greatest Showman, Broadway and Hollywood classic numbers and circus. Jackman would 'get into different characters' — from Gaston and Jean Valjean to The Boy from Oz’s Peter Allen — when he performs their respective songs. "It’s a state of mind and a commitment and I think the audiences really enjoy the transformation." Jackman said. Speaking to "Billboard" Jackman stated, "I’m going to do an homage to some of the great musicals
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This Is Me (Keala Settle song)


, 2017. It has charted in Australia at number 71. This cover is included on the track listing of "The Greatest Showman: Reimagined" (2018), along with a remix that incorporates elements from both versions by Settle and Kesha, along with rapper Missy Elliott. A music video of the Reimagined Remix was released on December 20, 2018. In support of the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, the video features the men from the Netflix series, "Queer Eye", Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness,
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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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