After being laid off from a desk job, Barnum takes a gamble by opening a museum of curiosities in New York City. To attract a crowd, he shifts his focus from wax figures to real-life "oddities," recruiting social outcasts like (the Bearded Lady), conjoined twins, and trapeze artists Anne and W.D. Wheeler . Greatest Showman, The | Raising Children Network

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Undeterred, Barnum partners with Phillip Carlyle (played by Zac Efron), a young and ambitious playwright, to create a circus show that combines music, dance, and acrobatics. The two men recruit a group of talented performers, including Lettie Lutz (played by Michelle Williams), a trapeze artist with a rare medical condition, and Anne Wheeler (played by Zendaya), an acrobat and aerialist.