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33-774: Grand Center is the site of numerous arts and entertainment venues including the Fox Theatre , Powell Symphony Hall (home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra ), the Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis , the Pulitzer Arts Foundation , the Sheldon Concert Hall , Clyde C. Miller Career Academy , and Jazz St. Louis. The neighborhood is an eclectic mix of restored historic structures and newer buildings with street art and neon signage centered on Strauss Park at

66-421: A Time"), with the result that "everything about [his] museum was spectacular" ("Museum Song"); however, the museum burns down accidentally. Barnum finds two new star attractions, Tom Thumb , who appears to advise that "Bigger Isn't Better", and Jumbo the elephant . Barnum then becomes manager of the famous Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind ("Love Makes Such Fools of Us All"). Barnum becomes enamored of her and sees

99-947: A UK Tour of the show which ran between 1984 and 1986, stopping off at various venues including the Manchester Opera House and a West End revival at the Victoria Palace Theatre . The tour was recorded for television and broadcast by the BBC in 1986. It was later released on VHS and DVD. There was a further revival in London at the Dominion Theatre, starring Paul Nicholas and another in a circus tent in Battersea Park (where circuses run by David Smart had previously been held) starring Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan . Another UK tour ran from 1995 to 1996 starring Andrew O'Connor in

132-624: A book by Mark Bramble , lyrics by Michael Stewart , and music by Cy Coleman . It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum , covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies. The production combines elements of traditional musical theater with the spectacle of the circus . The characters include jugglers , trapeze artists and clowns , as well as such real-life personalities as Jenny Lind and General Tom Thumb . The original Broadway production ran for 854 performances and

165-464: A day of the theater showing movies in a throwback to its beginnings. The facade of the Fox briefly appears in the 1981 John Carpenter film Escape from New York as an abandoned Broadway theatre. Kurt Russell's character, Snake, is seen approaching the theatre from the east, hearing music within, then entering. (A close look at the graffiti on the building clearly reveals the words: FOX THEATRE.) However,

198-515: A former movie palace , is a performing arts center located at 527 N. Grand Blvd . in St. Louis, Missouri , United States. Also known as "The Fabulous Fox", it is situated in the arts district of the Grand Center area in Midtown St. Louis , one block north of Saint Louis University . It opened in 1929 and was completely restored in 1982. The Fox was built in 1929 by movie pioneer William Fox as

231-468: A note that reverberates around the architectural and theatrical worlds." William Fox nicknamed the style the "Eve Leo Style" in tribute to his wife, who decorated the interior with furnishings, paintings and sculpture she had bought on her trips overseas. The Fox Theatre closed in March 1978 and was purchased by Fox Associates in 1981. The theater was restored at a price of at least $ 3 million and in comparison,

264-473: A rocket, shine a light" ("Prince of Humbug"). James Anthony Bailey arrives and offers him the chance to "Join the Circus". Initially resisting, he relents (thanks in part to Charity's two-headed coin, which she has used to humbug him throughout the show) and joins Bailey, and they form the famous circus Barnum and Bailey . In "a princely final attraction", Barnum appears before the audience ("The Final Event: There

297-677: A showcase for the films of the Fox Film Corporation and elaborate stage shows. It was one of a group of five spectacular Fox Theatres built by Fox in the late 1920s. (The others were the Fox Theatres in Brooklyn, Atlanta , Detroit , and San Francisco .) When the theater opened on January 31, 1929, it was reportedly the second-largest theater in the United States, with 5,060 seats. It was one of St. Louis's leading movie theaters through

330-623: Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute" [Reprise]") and reflects on his past: Of course, that was a long time ago...and Joice Heth is gone and forgotten. And so's the American Museum...and the Living Whale...and Jennie Lind...and my poor Tom Thumb. And them reubens that came over on the Mayflower have gone to dust...and Tom Jefferson's a memory...and old Franklin's flown his last kite. So my kind of Humbug's disappeared. Pity. The following list

363-513: Is unknown at this time if a CD version has been released. An Australian cast recording was released starring Reg Livermore by RCA Victor. According to Don Wilmeth, Barnum "was blessed with a brilliant production by director-choreographer Joe Layton, who turned the theatre into a circus, and a memorable performance by Jim Dale." Thomas Hischak wrote: "Joe Layton directed and choreographed with inventive and colorful theatrics, and [Jim] Dale endeared himself to audiences by singing, dancing, walking

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396-926: The Watermill Theatre , Newbury, Berkshire from 2 July to 8 September 2024, directed by Jonathan O’Boyle and choreographed by Oti Mabuse . Cast and further creative team will be announced at a later date. Stacy Keach played Barnum in a June 1981 production at the Kennedy Center with Dee Hoty as Charity and Terri White reprising her Broadway role as Joice Heth. Other productions were staged in France (1981) starring Jean-Luc Moreau, Australia (1982) starring Reg Livermore , Italy (1983) starring Massimo Ranieri , Madrid (1984) starring Emilio Aragón , The Netherlands (1988) starring Mike Burstyn, Florida, USA (2008) starring Brad Oscar , and Melbourne, Australia (2019) starring Todd McKenney . The Original Broadway Cast recording

429-643: The 1960s and has survived to become a versatile performing arts venue. The Fox was designed by an architect specializing in theaters, C. Howard Crane , in an eclectic blend of Asian decorative motifs sometimes called Siamese Byzantine. The interior is the architectural twin of another Fox Theatre built in Detroit in 1928. Reporters in 1929 described the Fox Theatres in St. Louis and Detroit as "awe-inspiringly fashioned after Hindoo (sic) Mosques of Old India, bewildering in their richness and dazzling in their appointments ... striking

462-624: The Fox cost $ 6 million to build in 1929. It reopened in September 1982 with the Broadway musical Barnum . Fox Theatricals is also the operator of the Briar Street Theater in Chicago . The Fox seats 4,192 theatergoers plus 234 in the private Fox Club. In September 2007, the venue celebrated the 25th anniversary of its re-opening with a concert featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Linda Eder and

495-662: The West . The theatre played host to the politically motivated Vote for Change Tour on October 6, 2004, featuring a performance by Pearl Jam . The Fox was the final stop of the Third National Tour of Les Misérables , with the final show taking place on July 23, 2006. The tour ran for 17 years, totaling 7,061 performances. The hit NBC show America's Got Talent came to the Fox Theatre March 8 to March 10, 2012 to film 5 tapings where over 75 contenders stepped in front of

528-493: The attraction of going on tour with her ("Out There"). He accompanies Jenny on tour, leaving Charity behind, as a marching band greets them ("Come Follow the Band"). Although all seems to be going well for Barnum, he finds that without Charity in his life he is miserable, and he decides to break ties with Jenny and return home to the woman he loves ("Love Makes Such Fools of Us All [Reprise]"). Upon his return to Charity, he promises to live

561-505: The film as Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll , as a feature. In the film, Berry mentions that, as a child growing up in St. Louis, he was denied entrance to the Fox to watch a film because he was black. Filmed and recorded while on tour promoting his 1990 album The Wild Places , Dan Fogelberg 's June 25, 1991 performance at the Fox was later released in October of the same year as the concert film and live album Dan Fogelberg Live: Greetings from

594-664: The intersection of Grand Boulevard and Washington Ave. It includes Third Baptist Church , the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre Company, the Grand Center Arts Academy , KDHX Community Media , St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU) , the Kranzberg Arts Center , and the headquarters of the Nine Network of Public Media (KETC) , a PBS affiliate. It is near the Grand MetroLink station . In 2020 Grand Center's population

627-412: The more sedate life she desires for him, in "Black and White." After a failed stint running a clockworks factory and a failed attempt to build his own city, he turns to politics; when his campaign looks doomed to fail due to lack of interest, Charity realizes how important his talents and passion are in his life and allows him to inject color and life into his campaign. He is elected Mayor of Bridgeport, and

660-522: The oldest woman alive, Joice Heth , and thanks to some Barnum humbug she becomes a success ("Thank God I'm Old"). His wife Charity ("Chairy") urges him to get a job in a factory, but Barnum refuses ("The Colors of My Life [Part One]") and Charity wryly admits and accepts the disparity between their views ("The Colors of My Life [Part Two]"). Barnum enlists clowns to help in building a museum to house his attractions (with expected comical results) and it's up to Charity to encourage him to keep going ("One Brick at

693-450: The organ was undertaken by Marlin Mackley in 1981. Tom Terry was the theater's resident organist from 1929 to 1935. The organ was not played for the public from 1935 to 1952. In 1952, Stan Kann was named resident organist. He served as organist at the Fox for 22 years and became something of a legend to theater organ aficionados. A second Wurlitzer organ was installed in the lobby during

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726-523: The part of Barnum was played by Tony Orlando , and when Dale left the production in October 1981, Mike Burstyn assumed the role for the remainder of the show's run. The show made its West End debut on June 11, 1981, at the London Palladium , where it ran for 655 performances. The London cast included Michael Crawford as P.T. Barnum, Deborah Grant as Charity Barnum and Sarah Payne as Jenny Lind. Crawford reprised his role opposite Eileen Battye in

759-512: The shots immediately following are the interior of the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. The Theatre hosted a 60th birthday concert for St. Louis–born, early rock and roll pioneer, Chuck Berry in 1986. Keith Richards , of The Rolling Stones , was the project's musical director and backing band leader. Taylor Hackford incorporated the concert into a documentary film about Berry and released

792-513: The theater's renovation in the 1980s. It replaced the original Möller organ which had been removed. The smaller lobby organ has two manuals and 11 ranks and had been originally installed in the Majestic Theatre in East St. Louis, Illinois , in 1930. [REDACTED] Media related to Fox Theatre (St. Louis) at Wikimedia Commons Barnum (musical) Barnum is an American musical with

825-475: The three celebrity judges, Howie Mandel , Sharon Osbourne , Howard Stern , and host Nick Cannon . "We've been in three cities so far, and St. Louis has had the best talent," Stern said in an interview between Friday’s tapings. The judges said they were equally impressed by the lively audiences at the Fox, which Mandel said were "super jacked." The theater's Wurlitzer pipe organ cost $ 75,000 in 1929. It has four manuals, 36 ranks and 348 stops. Restoration of

858-626: The title role, alongside Linzi Hateley as Charity. The show received a further London revival at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 5 December 2017, with previews from 25 November to 3 March 2018. Gordon Greenberg directed it, with choreography by Rebecca Howell, design by Paul Farnsworth and musical direction by Alex Parker. The production starred Marcus Brigstocke in the title role, Laura Pitt-Pulford as Charity, Celinde Schoenmaker as Jenny Lind, Tupele Dorgu as Joice Heath and Harry Francis as Tom Thumb. A new production will open at

891-991: The title role. Two-time Tony Award -nominee Christopher Fitzgerald starred in Cameron Mackintosh 's new production of the show at the Chichester Festival Theatre from 15 July to 31 August 2013. The show was not performed at the Festival Theatre due to its refurbishment. Instead, it was performed in the Theatre in the Park, which is near the Festival Theatre. It was directed by Timothy Sheader , co-directed and choreographed by Liam Steel and co-choreographed by Andrew Wright, set design by Scott Pask , costume design by Paul Wills, lighting design by Paule Constable , sound design by Mick Potter and circus consultancy by Vicki Amedume. Alongside Christopher Fitzgerald as P. T. Barnum

924-512: The two of them recognize the value in each other's approach to life and how they complement one another ("The Colors of My Life [Reprise]"). Barnum is prepared to run for Senator, but his beloved Charity dies suddenly, leaving Barnum bereft and alone. When Barnum finds himself cheated of the Senatortial nomination by his political party, he laments his position, realizes that his talent for Humbug will never leave him and wishes to "make it right, shoot

957-588: Was Tamsin Carroll as Charity Barnum, Anna O'Byrne as Jenny Lind, Aretha Ayeh as Joice Heth and Jack North as Tom Thumb. The production was revised by Cameron Mackintosh and Mark Bramble with a new number, "Barnum's Lament", replacing "The Prince of Humbug", slight revisions elsewhere and new orchestrations by William David Brohn . The national tour of Cameron Mackintosh and Chichester Festival Theatre's production opened at Curve, Leicester in September 2014 and ran until August 2015. The tour starred Brian Conley in

990-413: Was 53.1% Black, 31.1% White, 8.7% Asian, 4.4% Two or More Races, and 2.6% Some Other Race. 5.2% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. 38°38′34″N 90°13′50″W  /  38.6427°N 90.2305°W  / 38.6427; -90.2305 This St. Louis location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fox Theatre (St. Louis) The Fox Theatre ,

1023-433: Was followed by a London production, among others. In the middle of the 19th century, Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum introduces his circus acts as he stands in front of a tent, proclaiming ("There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute"). He loves spectacle and excitement, using hype and "humbug" to promote his exhibits. His wife Charity disagrees with his use of "humbug" but loves him and aims to keep him grounded. Barnum then introduces

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1056-466: Was released in 1980 and issued on CD in 1986. The London cast album Michael Crawford in Barnum was released on January 1, 1994, by Musicrama, Inc. The original Madrid cast album (starring Emilio Aragón) was released in 1984 by BAT Discos S.A. Now a collector's item, this Spanish language recording has never been released on CD. A French cast album (ZL 37467) starring Jean-Luc Moreau was released in 1981; it

1089-801: Was used for the Chichester and UK tour productions, although many of the chases were still used: Act One Act Two The original production opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, on April 30, 1980, and closed on May 16, 1982, after 854 performances and 26 previews. It was directed and choreographed by Joe Layton , with scenic design by David Mitchell, costume design by Theoni V. Aldredge , and lighting design by Craig Miller. The musical starred Jim Dale as P.T. Barnum, Glenn Close as Charity Barnum, Marianne Tatum as Jenny Lind, Terri White as Joice Heth, and Terrence Mann as Chester Lyman (he also understudied Dale as Barnum). During Jim Dale's vacation in May 1981,

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