BRIDGEPORT — The “Greatest Show on Earth” could have folded at many points in its 146-year history. But while the circus that Bridgeport’s P.T. Barnum made famous survived fires and financial ...

The Greatest Showman, now in theaters, tells the unbelievable true story of circus-founder P.T. Barnum (played by Hugh Jackman). Many events from the movie are based on U.S. history from the mid-19th ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is making a comeback after closing its curtains in 2017. The world-renowned circus is set to return in the fall of 2023, according to its parent company – Feld ...

Circus folk never bid each other “goodbye,” according to tradition. At the end of each show, when scaffoldings are dismantled and animals and performers board the mile-long trains they call home, ...

The Barnum Museum celebrated the circus coming back to town. On Tuesday, March 24, the museum hosted the Ringling Hype Crew, a group of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performers who aim to give ...

When the Greatest Show on Earth returns to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Feb. 9 – 11, it will not be your parents’ circus. This one is new, reimagined, animal-free and embracing the best of live ...

Roll up! Roll up! PT Barnum's circus has hit the stage in Manchester - and it promises a dazzling night of laughter, tricks, acrobatics and sheer magic. Travelling back to the rugged 1800s, the tale ...