Cast announced for tour of Barnum starring Brian Conley

The new tour of Barnum is currently in rehearsal and  will open at Leicester’s Curve Theatre next month before embarking on an extensive tour which is currently due to end next August. It is based on the Chichester Festival production, but it is believed that the staging will undergo some changes.It will star Brian Conley as showman Phineas T Barnum with West End leading lady Linzi Hateley playing his wife Charity (Chairy) Barnum.

They will be joined by Kimberly Blake/Jenny Lind:Mikey Jay-Heath/Tom Thumb: Landi Oshinowo Joice Heth/Blues Singer and John Stacey Ringmaster/Bailey with ensemble members Georgie Ashford , Alison Connell, David Birch, Nick Butcher, Stefan Dermendjiev, Silvia Dopazo, Pascal Haering, Erin Jameson, Courtney-Mae Briggs, Jen Robinson, Louis Stockil, Lucy Thatcher and Edward Wade with swings Greg Bernstein, Chris Gage, Rebecca Hawkins and Joanna Goodwin swing and dance captain