Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
Opened: October 17, 2024Closing: March 30, 2025
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Come early for the interactive pre-show experience; enjoy close-up performances, curious characters and savour delicious food and drink. Then take your seats in a 700-seat Big Top where circus meets musical theatre in an epic Spectacular featuring a brand-new story inspired by the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture and featuring all the hit songs by Pasek and Paul including ‘This Is Me’, ‘Rewrite the Stars’, ‘A Million Dreams’, ‘Tightrope’ and ‘The Greatest Show’.
‘COME ALIVE!’ will feature the finest international circus stars (Cirque de Demain Medal Winners, Cirque du Soleil) and musical theatre talent from the West End. At the helm of the production is Drama Desk award-winning Creative Director Simon Hammerstein. As co-founder of The Box and the mastermind behind Usher’s sold-out ‘My Way’ Las Vegas Residency and producer of Queen of the Night, Hammerstein brings his unique flair and live experience expertise to ‘COME ALIVE!’.
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Review: COME ALIVE! THE GREATEST SHOWMAN CIRCUS SPECTACULAR, Empress Museum
6 / 10
The circus itself is, in the main, entertaining without being in any way memorable or groundbreaking. Circus choreographers Tilde Björfors and Mattias Andersson play it far too safe given the quality of the cast and the facilities (one of the updates to the venue was adding a huge mother truss to support the rigging). Some parts feel more plastic than organic and there’s rarely a genuine wow factor. There is very little on display that really stands out from what can be seen in big tops up and down the land. When the story calls for explosive action, Björfors and Andersson cram too much in with dazzling aerialists pitching and yawing above busy ground-based colleagues. creating a confusing and overloaded panorama. On press night, the trapeze act and the teeterboard piece both ended in very noticeable mistakes; in the latter case, the team decided to repeat the last segment while the next set of acrobats awkwardly waited in the background; whether this is a sign of general nerves or backstage shenanigans is hard to tell.
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular Review
8 / 10
The acrobat performers are next level in terms of talent. Featuring all the tricks you’d hope to see in a show, but reimagined in an ‘old circus style’ way - the show feels as much of its era as much as it does modern - lending itself to potentially becoming a timeless production that could easily be lifted and lowered onto a new plot. I continuously found myself on the edge of my seat as they performed nail-biting stunts. I don’t think I've been that engaged with a show in a long time
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COME ALIVE! THE GREATEST SHOWMAN CIRCUS SPECTACULAR Extends to September 2025
by Stephi Wild - December 17, 2024
by Stephi Wild - December 17, 2024
‘COME ALIVE!’ The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular has confirmed its run extension until September 2025 following a successful initial run since opening at the Empress Museum, Earls Court.
Review Roundup: COME ALIVE! THE GREATEST SHOWMAN CIRCUS SPECTACULAR at the Empress Museum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 17, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 17, 2024
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