Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonMarcus Brigstocke stars in a revival of the Broadway musical that brings the big top to fire-eating life, if not the showman himself"Humbug" at this time of year usually means Scrooge. Barnum gives the word an altogether different twist. In this 1980 musical, "humbug" is legerdemain, entrepreneurial flair, salesman's hype, the dazzle that puts stars in your eyes. Phineas Taylor Barnum,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM on December 10, 2017