The blend of romantic story, amazing puppetry and daredevil acrobatics makes for a thrilling evening of entertainment.

Adapted from Sara Gruen ’s 2006 novel (which was also a major motion picture in 2011), WATER FOR ELEPHANTS ran for 300 performances on Broadway in 2024 after premiering in Atlanta the year before.

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When they were “retired” from performing at Circus World last August, the Asian elephants Viola and Kelly were to head to a sanctuary in Oklahoma where Circus World executive director Scott O’Donnell ...

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The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...

An elderly elephant named Mysore gets a pedicure at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in Polk City, Florida on March 8, 2016 When Mysore performed in the ...

POLK CITY, Fla. -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public ...