Along with Settle, we see many of the other people who brought The Greatest Showman to life really getting into the “This is Me” performance, including Hugh Jackman who gets up and starts dancing near the end.
The rehearsal performance itself is stripped down from the visually ecstatic performance we get in The Greatest Showman.
Watching the clip, Keala Settle’s voice seems to gain confidence as it goes on, and she seems really emotionally in the moment.
Finally, we see her move away from the stand and into the middle of the room, a space that Michael Gracey had previously described as “the circus ring.”
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The Greatest Showman | "This Is Me" with Keala Settle | 20th Century FOX