Michael Crawford, of course, was already a firm family favourite, thanks to TV shows like "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em", his film role as the original Cornelius in the film version of Hello, Dolly!, and onstage as the original Barnum in the Broadway-to-West End import of that show to the London Palladium, when he came to create the role that has since come to define him as a global superstar of musicals: the title role …
SOURCE: The Stage at 02:57AM on October 31, 2011