SARASOTA, Fla. – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which shut down in 2017 after a storied 146-year run of three-ring entertainment around the world, could be making a comeback.

Juliette Feld Grossman, daughter of longtime Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey owner Kenneth Feld, is banking on the answer coming in the form of an elated crowd's roar, despite the show's six ...

Nation's library celebrates history of circus arts with new archival acquisitions from Feld Entertainment's Ringling Bros.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is easily the most enduring circus name in American history. At its peak, it employed more than 1,000 people and incorporated hundreds of animals in its acts.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recently kicked off a new nationwide tour following a six-year hiatus. But for the first time in the show’s century-and-a-half history, there will be no ...

Feld Entertainment plans to launch the newest iteration of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth” in Bossier City, La. in September, two years after the company ...

That hasn't happened quite yet. With one exception – circus animals. This year, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has returned, and is touring for the first time since closing seven ...

Jan Damm performs as Nick Nack in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus show. His character has a large comedic presence, but he also has other tricks up his sleeve. Damm performs a ...

Jaw-dropping animal acts like this one, featuring Tabajara Maluenda and his well trained big-cat, are a thing of the past for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Anthony J Causi The ...

After a 6-year hiatus, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is returning in a revived show that no longer features animal acts. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; Photos: Getty Images) ...

PALMETTO, Fla. — At one end of a makeshift arena, on a spotlit and smoky podium, Alex Stickels cranks up a full-set drum solo. Soon, his cymbal-crashing improvisation finds a pronounced beat ...

When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed down in May 2017, a victim of changing tastes and years of protests by animal-rights groups, The Greatest Show on Earth seemed like the ...