That is the "gist" of Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart's "zesty" 1980 musical about the famed 19th-century American showman, P.T. Barnum. More than four decades since its Broadway debut, Jonathan O ...

There’s a lot to be said for consistency. Barnum West is oft-overlooked as an outlying neighborhood without a ton of curb appeal. But it maintains its spot at number 21 because it has a lot going for ...

Matt Barnum is a reporter covering K-12 education in the U.S. for the Wall Street Journal. Based out of New York City, he has a particular interest in using research and data to understand what is ...

Orphaned, penniless, but ambitious and with a mind crammed with imagination and fresh ideas, the American entertainer, Phineas Taylor Barnum, will always be remembered as the man with the gift to ...

Barnum's father died when he was 15 and he was determined to rise up from his poor living. He first bought a museum and made it into a live performance with animals. He would then partner with ...