The plot: P. T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman), after being laid off
from his job, has stumbled onto an idea. He decides to create a show for
children of all ages, comprised of the many peculiarities of the world. As his
show gets off the ground and New York is shown such oddities as the pint-size
General Tom Thumb (Sam Humphrey), the bearded lady Lettie Lutz (Keala Settle)
and trapeze artist Anne (Zendaya), Barnum starts to lose sight of why he is in “show
business” in the first place. Will he stick by his co-stars and his family, or
will the spotlight drive to the very people he set out to disrupt?
