He is still in the States performing his cabaret show at the Cafe Carlyle in Manhattan where he has just revealed he is currently in talks to star in a possible revival of the award winning musical Barnum.
The original Broadway production of Barnum premiered in 1980 and ran for 854 performances. It was nominated for a variety of Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score and earned a Best Actor award for Jim Dale who starred as P T Barnum. In the original West End production, Michael Crawford played the role for four years winning an Olivier Award for the part.
A couple of years ago reports suggested that Cameron Mackintosh is involved in producing a West End revival of the show. Watch this space ….
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