The following is a Folklife Festival story told through the lens of an object: the circus ringmaster’s top hat. Like all good “storied objects,” this one is imbued with the Festival experience of its ...

Wendy Williams turned her talk show into the circus for Halloween — and she’s the ringmaster! On Thursday, Williams, 55, kicked off her show to celebrate the spooky holiday dressed as a circus ...

“The Circus,” a four-hour PBS documentary about the big top’s history, finds one of its most forceful witnesses in Orlando. Johnathan Lee Iverson, a former ringmaster with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Ari Steeples, a third-generation bear trainer, is set to lead the Murat Shrine Circus as its ringmaster, continuing a family tradition in the circus industry. Steeples, who ...

Go see a haunted circus extravaganza complete with an 8-foot-tall ringmaster, a bearded lady, and even some ‘contortionists’ in the yard on North Vermilion Street. Erin Leverenz and her husband, John, ...

The famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has chosen its first female ringmaster in its 146-year history. Kristen Michelle Wilson, 35, of Florida, beat out 100 applicants who auditioned for ...

BARABOO (WKOW) -- A long-time ringmaster at Circus World in Baraboo is preparing to leave the ring after 39 years. Though he doesn't swing from the ceiling or ride a unicycle, everyone who goes to a ...

Chuck Wagner, who has played Lancelot, Jekyll/Hyde and Svengali in Houston, returns to star in the “greatest show on Earth.” The Broadway veteran is ringmaster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ...

PEABODY (CBS) -- As one of only about half a dozen female ringmasters in the business, Stephanie Monseu leads a cast of daredevils, trapeze artists, and more at the Big Apple Circus. "The job of a ...

Guillermo Fernandez first attempted the “Wheel of Death” as a young teen, following in the skillful footsteps — literally — of his father. The boy kept pleading with his dad to try the dangerous ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Big Apple Circus is thrilled to announce their guest ringmaster lineup ...