I LOVE the circus! As a young child we would travel to Boston to see The Greatest Show on Earth at Boston Garden. Then when I was in high school we moved to Venice, Florida-which just happened to be the winter quarters for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey at the time. We would get to see the circus parade from the train yard to the circus grounds. It was exciting to see all the animals going across the bridge! My high school graduation was even held in the circus arena (though on a hot, Florida June evening we called it the elephant palace…hee hee). In college I volunteered for the circus-I would usher several shows a year so that I could see the circus for free! I even babysat for the clown’s kids when the clown college held a reunion in Venice!
When I was invited to a media preview of the new production of Fully Charged at the circus’ current winter quarters in Tampa, I was excited. Fully Charged is the 141st edition of The Greatest Show on Earth! Ringling Bros. will power up audiences with acts from all over the globe featuring breathtaking dare-devilry, superhuman stunts and never-seen-before performances that spark the imaginations of Children of All Ages! Clowns from the world-famous clown alley charge audience members’ funny bones, while megawatts of thrills explode out of the ring including The Human Fuse, Brian Miser, who sets the arena sky ablaze as he rockets through the air from his self-made human crossbow. Don’t blink as he flashes across the sky in less than a second , and travels 110 feet at 65 miles per hour. And of course, amazing animals spark the audience’s awe and wonder. Fully Charged also introduces us to the 36th Ringmaster for The Greatest Show on Earth, Brian Crawford Scott. Brian has a background in musical theater and is very excited to run away with the circus!
Feld Entertainment has produced The Greatest Show on Earth for many, many years now. I was excited to learn that Fully Charged is the second time sisters Nicole and Alana Feld were co-producing The Greatest Show on Earth, making this the 2nd time in the show’s history that it has had 2 women producers. Nicole and Alana are 3rd generation producers who have literally grown up around the circus and have even performed in it! Prior to producing The Greatest Show on Earth they have produced other entities for Feld Entertainment like Disney Live! and Disney On Ice.
Fully Charged kicks off its tour in Tampa January 5-9, 2011 and then heads north to Orlando and Jacksonville before leaving Florida for Alabama, the Carolinas, Pennsylvaina, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Ohio. Circus tickets make great gifts too! You can order yours from Ringling.com. You can also “like” Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus on Facebook to get the latest news.
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