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45-529: The root of the company lays in The Netherlands in the 1970s when Joop van den Ende - until then an agent and television producer - started producing theater, in the first years he mostly produced plays and comedies. This changed at the end of the 1980s when he discovered that there was a demand for American musicals and his first try at this was with the musical Barnum in 1988. Several musicals followed, with titles as Sweet Charity and Cabaret . Owing to

90-947: 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

135-491: 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 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

180-423: 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 a Time"), with the result that "everything about [his] museum

225-450: 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 the more sedate life she desires for him, in "Black and White." After

270-826: A new company called Stage Holding , which would be renamed Stage Entertainment in 2005. That same year construction started on a second open-end theater in Utrecht, which would open in 1999 called Beatrix Theater . Van den Ende stayed on as board member and shareholder for Endemol until 2000, when Telefonica acquired the entire company for $ 5.3 billion. After the sell van den Ende could focus entirely on his new company which he wanted to grow into an international enterprise focusing on owning theaters and producing musicals. In order to do that he arranged licensing deals with Disney Theatrical , Little Star , Cameron Mackintosh , Really Useful Group and Vereinigte Bühnen Wien for their productions. Besides producing third party musicals,

315-586: A renovation the theater reopened in 2009 with Beauty and the Beast . From 2009 til 2012 the company also operated a theatre in Rome, but this lease wasn't renewed. In 2016 Stage Entertainment acquired a second theatre in Milan, Teatro Lirico , with a planned opening in 2021. Current Romeo & Julia - Liebe Ist Alles Upcoming Ku'Damm '56 (January 2024) Ku'Damm '59 (May 2024) &Juliet (Fall 2024) After

360-425: 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 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

405-544: A tightrope, clowning, and riding a unicycle, most of which had nothing to do with anything. Critics carped but playgoers knew a fun show when they saw one so the show ran for 854 performances." ID%26T ID&T is a Dutch entertainment and medium enterprise that was founded in the early 1990s. Their event Thunderdome is named the oldest electronic festival in the Netherlands, with later events like Mysteryland , Trance Energy and Sensation . It operates many of

450-592: Is active, an online streaming service hosted from Belgium. They organized the first event where a single DJ played all night long , with Tiësto in Gelredome on 11 May 2003. These events were organized again in the same venue on two subsequent nights on 29 and 30 October 2004 and again on 2 June 2007. The same happened at Ethias Arena in Hasselt ( Belgium ) on 6 Nov 2004 and 19 May 2007. The concerts in 2007 are named 'Elements of Life'. They also collaborated with Q-Dance in

495-456: 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 a rocket, shine a light" ("Prince of Humbug"). James Anthony Bailey arrives and offers him

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540-677: Is to organize the largest events in the Netherlands and the European electronic dance music scene . Their first big event was "The Final Exam" in the Utrecht Conference Center , with about 12,000 people in attendance. Today, ID&T is one of the largest dance organizers in the Netherlands. Events organised by the company include Sensation in the Amsterdam Arena , with around 40,000 people. There are two editions, Sensation (formerly known as Sensation White) ( house ), happening in

585-513: 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

630-518: The Endemol Live Entertainment Division . The company went partially public in 1996 and due to the uncertain income of live entertainment part of the board of directors and shareholders were getting unhappy with the division and wanted to only focus on television productions to create a steady flow of revenue. Therefore, in 1998 van den Ende decided to buyout the entire Endemol Live Entertainment Division for ƒ 169,5 million and forming

675-926: 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

720-561: The American Holiday on Ice , a year later the company entered into a joint venture with Dodger Theatrical and formed Dodger Endemol Theatricals . The joint venture created several musicals and also established a theater complex in New York's Hell's Kitchen named New World Stages ( Dodger Stages at opening) in 2004. Stage Entertainment took full control of the complex in 2006, they sold it in 2014 to The Shubert Organization In 2001

765-584: The German part of See Tickets for €145 million. In February 2011 Parcom sold its stakes in the Dutch, Belgium, French, Austrian and Spanish operations to Stage Entertainment after which Parcom became the sole owner of See Tickets UK, which it sold in 2011 to Vivendi for £94 million. In 2014 CTS Eventim and Stage Entertainment reached an agreement for the sell of their remaining ticket companies. The Live Entertainment Division of Endemol acquired Holiday On Ice in 1996, after

810-567: The Russian activities although this was never confirmed by the company. Stage Entertainment acquired Théâtre Mogador in 2005 and refurbished it until 2007, when they reopened it with The Lion King. The company also often rents other theaters for their productions, like Les Folies Bergère in 2006 for Cabaret. Due to the acquisition of Teatro Nazionale in Milan the company could enter the Italian market, mirroring their approach in other countries. After

855-467: 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 is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute" [Reprise]") and reflects on his past: Of course, that

900-722: 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,

945-637: The combination was unsuccessful and therefore dissolved after only two years. After The Netherlands, the United States of America and Germany the company opened an office in London's West End in 2002, where they produced shows like Fame and Blue Man Group . Adam Spiegel Productions was acquired in 2006, the year after the acquisition the company signed a long-term lease for the Shaftesbury Theatre , for their production of Hairspray . Adam Spiegel and Stage Entertainment went their separate ways in

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990-508: The company also started creating own musicals for the Dutch, German and international market such as 3 Musketeers , Sister Act , Petticoat and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical . Dutch competitor Albert Verlinde Entertainment - a company that was specialised in touring productions - was acquired in 2015 and van den Ende made Albert Verlinde managing director of the Dutch subsidiary. That same year he sold 60% of Stage Entertainment to CVC Capital Partners , he would only stay on as advisor to

1035-480: The company and as 40% shareholder. Stage Entertainment was again sold in 2018, this time the entire company was bought by Advance Publications . Following the Dutch success of Cyrano , van den Ende decided to bring the musical to Broadway in 1994. The production was a critical and financial flop, but it gave van den Ende the chance to co-produce several other titles in the following years such as Victor/Victoria , Titanic and Hamlet . In 1996 Endemol bought

1080-735: The company entered the Germany marked when it acquired the Colosseum Theater in Essen and the Theater im Hafen in Hamburg, where Elizabeth and The Lion King opened respectively. Until then the German market was for the most part served by Stella AG , but this company had severe financial troubles and ceased operation in 2002. Van den Ende acquired a large part of their assets including theaters and running productions, making Stage Entertainment directly one of

1125-415: The company several theaters were left vacant or sold, so the company could only focus on Stuttgart, Berlin and Hamburg. Stage Entertainment created several own musicals for the German market such as Ich War Noch Niemals in New York , Hinterm Horizont and Der Schuh des Manitu . Stage Entertainment together with ID&T started a joint venture in 2005 to produce a German version of Sensation White ,

1170-624: The early 2010s, both remaining active on West End. Joop van den Ende entered the Spanish market in 2003 via a joint venture with the already in Spain active CIE , the combination lasted until 2005 when Stage Entertainment acquired CIE's stake and becoming sole owner. They majority of the productions were played in Teatro Coliseum and Teatro Lope de Vega in Madrid, which they rented. Together with Rockspring

1215-647: The first Saturday of July, where all attendees come dressed in white, and BLACK (formerly known as Sensation Black) ( techno , hardstyle , and hardcore ), happening in the Saturday thereafter, where all attendees wear in black. Other parties include Mysteryland on the Floriade 2002 terrain near Hoofddorp , with around 50,000 people, Innercity in the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre (45,000 people) with eight areas and several styles, happening in

1260-406: The largest electronic dance music events in the world. They were also involved in the editions of Tomorrowland up until 2013. ID&T stands for the initials of three founders of the company, Irfan van Ewijk, Duncan Stutterheim and Theo Lelie, all residents of Amsterdam . All three were experienced in organizing house , techno and trance parties when they created ID&T, and their goal

1305-524: The launch of a dedicated reservation line in 1990 in The Netherlands, the company also set up similar systems in the countries they entered in continental Europe. Stage Entertainment acquired the U.K. based See Tickets from the Really Useful Group in 2008, merged it with its own ticket company and renamed it See Tickets International, 60% of the new company was sold in the same year to Parcon Ventures . CTS Eventim announced in 2010 it had acquired

1350-471: The leading entertainment companies. In the following years the company grew and acquired several new theaters in Berlin (Theater des Westens in 2003 and Stage Bluemax Theater in 2007) , Oberhausen (Metronom Theater in 2005) , Munich (Werk7 Theater in 2018) and built a fourth theater in Hamburg (Stage Theater an der Elbe in 2015) . After CVC Capital Partners in 2015 and Advance Publications in 2018 took control of

1395-487: The middle of December, Thunderdome ( hardcore techno and techno), Trance Energy , Bloomingdale and NJOY. Such parties last all night, from 11pm to 7am (except open-air ones), including laser shows and fireworks . ID&T also operated the ID&;T Release magazine and the music download portal ID&T Dance Tunes.com. Since 2014 the music download portal went offline without prior notice. Currently only Dance-Tunes Radio

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1440-627: The organization of "The One Man Show" concert of DJ Luna at the Gelredome in Arnhem . On July 16, 2005, the first Sensation White was organized in Germany , at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen . Together with the musical and theatre company Stage Entertainment (formerly Stage Holding ) they created ID&T Germany as a joint venture . On April 16, 2005 the same event took place in Belgium . In 2009, it

1485-573: 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

1530-469: The remaining shares. Barnum (musical) Barnum is an American musical with 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

1575-624: The separation of Endemol and the live entertainment division the company operated as a separated entity within Stage Entertainment. After a reorganisation in 2011 the company was placed in a new division called Stage Entertainment Touring Productions . In 2014 Stage Entertainment and CTS Eventim entered into a new joint venture when CTS Eventim acquired a 50% stake in Holiday On Ice/Stage Entertainment Touring Productions, two years later CTS Eventim acquired

1620-413: 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 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

1665-459: The success of these productions van den Ende doubled down on musicals, with a dedicated reservation line in 1990, an open-end theatre in The Hague called Circustheater in 1991 and his own musical Cyrano: The Musical in 1993. Van den Ende and John de Mol - until then the two biggest competitors - decided to merge their companies into Endemol in 1993, all live entertainment was folded into

1710-626: 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

1755-991: 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

1800-564: The two theaters were acquired in 2017, the company is also actively looking for a third theater in Madrid to acquire. The Russian market was entered in 2004 with a lease of the MDM Theatre in Moscow, with a second theater that followed in 2012 the Rossia Theatre . After the acquisition by Advance Publication in 2018 no new shows were produced and the leases on both theaters weren't renewed, ending

1845-640: 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

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1890-659: 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 was used for the Chichester and UK tour productions, although many of

1935-633: Was organized for the first time on two subsequent nights on 3 and 4 July in the Amsterdam Arena where the opening of the Wicked Wonderland took place. In 2013, the American conglomerate SFX Entertainment acquired a 75% majority stake in ID&T. In December 2014, it was announced that ID&T would be a "creative partner" for Electric Zoo 2015 in New York City , which is also owned by SFX. In 2016, SFX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection;

1980-466: 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

2025-472: 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 the attraction of going on tour with her ("Out There"). He accompanies Jenny on tour, leaving Charity behind, as

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