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May 24, 2004
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The Most Thrilling Circus Yet!
Tickets for the All New 133rd Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus Go On Sale Monday, June 7 at Noon
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Microphoned tigers? A record-shattering five motorcycles
in the Globe of Death? A nonstop cavalcade of clowns, cowboys, dancers,
aerialists, animals and acrobats? Forget what you know about the circus…the
eye-popping, show-stopping, jaw-dropping flurry of never-before-seen
thrilling 133rd Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus is catapulting into Austin, July 8-11.
THE THREE-RING TRIUMVIRATE!
Three extraordinary performers: Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson, Animal
Trainer Extraordinaire Mark Oliver Gebel and Bello, the orange-haired
comic daredevil TIME Magazine dubbed “America’s Best Clown,” represent
the heart and soul of the The Greatest Show on Earth®!
Whether introducing a gallery of circus heroes in song or summoning audiences to a sighting of a mysterious cosmic phenomenon, vocal virtuoso Johnathan Lee Iverson always strikes the perfect note!
“My job is to introduce greatness,” said Iverson. “The artists in this ensemble make my job easy because they are the greatest performers on the planet!”
In a first-ever feline feat, Mark Oliver Gebel presents a new act with ten fully microphoned big Bengal cats. Eavesdrop on the gripping vocal interplay between trainer and terrifying tiger. Get closer to the tigers than ever before as you are granted profound insight into the coordination, timing and trust necessary to stand along inside the Great Cage!
‘What we’re doing with the microphones is breaking that barrier between trainer and audience,” said Gebel, who bares the most famous name in animal training history!
In the air, in the ring, in the stands, redheaded comic daredevil Bello is everywhere, raising his art to dizzying heights as he performs breathless bungee battles, terrifying trampoline thrills and hilarious highwire high jinks! Thrills have never looked this funny!
“I try making the impossible seem possible with the greatest of ease, but then trip up doing the simplest thing like chewing gum or tying my shoes,” said the hyperactive live wire.
AN ACT OF GLOBAL PROPORTIONS!
Using high-pitched whistles, syncopated revving sounds and souped-up
mufflers, the Torres Brothers signal each other above the roar of their
125cc engines,
producing one of the most dramatic, visually astounding, heart-stopping
acts ever performed in Ringling Bros.’ 133-year history!
“The Torres Brothers start their act where other circus families end,” said Bello. The brothers will attempt to load a record-shattering five motorcycles into the claustrophobic confines of the sixteen-foot steel sphere known as The Globe of Death. The only daredevils in the world to attempt this act with five motorcycles, the Torres Brothers reach speeds of up to 65 miles per hour while orbiting within mere inches of each other.
BAILEY’S COMET!
Only here, only now, only live: the result of Producer Kenneth Feld’s
universe-wide search for the ultimate circus phenomenon, BAILEY’S COMET is a historic, meteoric, live entertainment landmark that promises to emblazon
itself into the memory of anyone lucky enough to witness the thrill!
“We’re always looking for something unique, something unusual, something that will capture the public’s imagination and fascinate them,” said Feld. “BAILEY’S COMET is that kind of phenomenon. I’ve never seen anything like it, and I think it’s really the exclamation point at the end of The Greatest Show on Earth®!”
Tickets for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus All New 133rd Edition at the Frank Erwin Center Thursday, July 8 thru Sunday, July 11 are $15, $20, $30 VIP and $35 Front Row and GO ON SALE Monday, June 7 at NOON at all Texas Box Office Outlets (includes H-E-B stores in Austin, Bastrop, Bee Caves, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Round Rock, and San Marcos; Ft. Hood Bldg. #136 and Renaissance Records in Killeen), charge-by-phone at 512/477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386 or order on-line at TexasBoxOffice.com. Show times and dates: Thursday, July 8 at 7:30PM. (All tickets $10 EXCEPT VIP and FRONT ROW); Friday, July 9 at 7:30PM; Saturday, July 10 at 11:30AM, 3:30PM and 7:30PM; Sunday, July 11 at 1:30PM. THE FOLLOWING DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ALL TICKET PRICES EXCEPT VIP AND FRONT ROW. NO DOUBLE DISCOUNTS: $3 off with coupon available at all participating IHOP locations for the Friday, Saturday 3:30PM and Sunday performance; $3 off kids under 12 for Saturday’s 11:30AM and 3:30PM performances, and Sunday’s performance; $10 ticket for Military with valid ID for all performances EXCEPT opening night; $4 off for college & university students, faculty & staff with valid ID for all performances EXCEPT opening night; $4 off for groups of 20 or more for all performances EXCEPT opening night. Groups should call the Group Sales Department at 512/471-7744. Convenience charges may apply. All information subject to change. The Frank Erwin Center is a smoke-free facility. Convenient parking is available within walking distance in nearby state and university lots. For more information, call 512/471-7744. The Nextel Emergency Message Center is available on the arena concourse during this event. For emergencies only call 512/845-4213. uterwincenter.com
Media Contact: Lauren Landeros 512/471-3678
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