“Water for Elephants” brings the circus to town at Segerstrom Center for the Arts

The high flying musical is set in a traveling circus in 1931, and show includes circus-style acrobats performing tumbling, ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Animal Welfare and the Circus: The Jack London Club

The Jack London Club objected to not only the mistreatment of animals but training them for entertainment rather than ...
Forbes

How ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Broke The Internet

Have you seen The Amazing Digital Circus yet? The Amazing Digital Circus pilot was released on October 13 on YouTube, and currently has more than 73 million views, instantly birthing a fandom and ...
Los Angeles Times

The Greatest Showman: Bringing the Origin of the Circus to the Screen

The Greatest Showman, directed by Michael Gracey and written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, brings the magic of the old circus back to life. The oddities of life, the dazzling spectacles of a ...
Decider

Is ‘The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act’ Movie Streaming? Where to Watch ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Episode 9

Discover What’s Streaming On: Following the success of Obsession and Backrooms, yet another YouTuber is poised to take over the Hollywood box office this weekend, with The Amazing Digital Circus: The ...
Yahoo

Showtime’s ‘The Circus’ to End After 8 Seasons

"The Circus" is set to end its eight-season run on Showtime. The political docuseries, which is hosted by correspondents John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Jennifer Palmieri, will come to a close after ...
Houston Public Media

The History and Future of the Circus; Plus, How Cirque du Soleil is Leading a New Concept of the Circus

Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, questions@townsquaretalk.org or @townsquaretalk.
Forbes

‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Team Talk The Making Of A Viral Hit

The pilot of Glitch Productions’ new animated series, The Amazing Digital Circus, was released on YouTube on October 13, and has since racked up more than 200 million views, inspiring a dedicated ...
CNN

‘The Circus’ explores ‘distinctly American’ history, and how TV toppled the big top

Stop if you’ve heard this one: A “distinctly American” mass-entertainment institution thrives for years, before its business model gets undermined by new technology. Only with “The Circus,” an oddly ...
Yahoo

Showtime's 'The Circus' resumes — but has circus left town?

This combination of photos from the series "The Circus," shows John Heilemann during an interview at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on January 27, 2021, left, and Jennifer Palmieri during an interview ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How a Deadly Circus Fire on the ‘Day the Clowns Cried’ Traumatized a Community—and Led to Lasting Safety Reforms

On July 6, 1944, a blaze broke out at a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey show in Hartford, Connecticut. At least 167 people died, and hundreds were injured Jordan Friedman | History Correspondent ...