15th March 2018Mrs K Shutler

The Greatest showman is a new film released on 26th December 2017 in cinemas all over the U.K. Millions of people are interested and enjoyed the movie around the world. Almost wherever you go somebody will be humming away to one of their unique and inspiring songs. With the motion picture featuring Hugh Jackman, Zendaya and Zac Efron, people won’t be forgetting these songs in a hurry!

Students here at Chantry call it ‘A sensational masterpiece!’, ‘The best movie of 2017’ and ‘ different to any other musical’ but even things this good get some negative comments and harsh critics like, ‘empty and utterly forgettable’.

Though this modern sensation is the movie craze of the moment, it is actually based on a true story. Inspired by P T Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates show business and tells the story of rags to riches person who goes from nothing to create a worldwide phenomenon. The movie also highlights difference and what makes you, you.

 

In the mid 1800’s anybody of a different race or religion to the majority and people who just looked very different were disrespected

 and prevented from doing some jobs.  P.T Barnum stopped that and started the ‘circus’. It was loved and hated by many people.

In 1868 the Barnum’s museum burned down and many were injured but in 1871 it began to travel around the country in a big circus tent and that was the start of the ‘show business’.

Soundtrack

  • The Greatest Show- Zac Efron, Zendaya, Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle
  • A Million Dreams- Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Ziv Zaifman
  • Come Alive- Zendaya, Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Daniel Everidge
  • The Other Side- Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron
  • Never Enough – Loren Allred
  • This Is Me- Keale Steel, The Greatest Showman Ensemble
  • Rewrite The Stars – Zac Efron, Zendaya
  • From Now On- Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman Ensemble
  • Tightrope-Michelle Williams

Cast List

  • Hugh Jackman – P.T Barnum
  • Michelle Williams -Charity Barnum
  • Zac Efron- Phillip Carlyle
  • Zendaya- Anne Wheeler
  • Keala Settle- Lettie Lutz
  • Rebecca Ferguson- Jenny Lind                                                   

By Emily and Amber (year 8)