Tigers, Elephants, and Death Defying New Acts bring The Greatest Show On Earth to Wachovia Spectrum April 16-27

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents Over the Top enters Philadelphia with a wacky, whimsical circus spectacular where dogs fly, a motorcycle rides the high wire, Asian Elephants stomp, and one courageous man stands eye to eye with a pack of powerful Bengal tigers. Ringling Bros. The 138th Edition of The Greatest Show On Earth® takes Philly Over the Top at the Wachovia Spectrum for 19 shows from Wednesday, April 16 through Sunday, April 27.

Tickets at $15, $23, and $27 are on sale now exclusively through ComcastTIX.com, 1-800-298-4200, and at the Wachovia Complex Box Office. A select number of VIP & Circus Celebrity seats are also available for each performance.

Ringmaster Chuck Wagner and clown eccentric Tom Dougherty compete for control of a magical top hat that brings to life their fantastical imaginations. With the laughter evoked by the clown and the stupendous spectacle conjured by the Ringmaster, the two stars take the world-class acts to an unprecedented level in order to “top” each other.

From the renowned Cossacks' unbelievable equestrian stunts to the Flying Caceres high-altitude feats on an enormous double-decker trapeze, the 138th Edition of Ringling Bros. will take daredevil thrills to new extremes. “Circus celebrities” will help rev-up the motorcycle madness featuring one cycle on a high wire and death defying seven speeding riders in a Globe of Steel. The Bombastic Bouncers will twist, flip, and spring six feet in the air, and over one another, on giant inner tubes that you have to see to believe.

Circus fans can arrive one hour before show time for the interactive All Access Pre-show to learn circus skills, become CircusFit®, meet Ringling Bros. performers and get an up-close look at the animal stars of The Greatest Show On Earth® - FREE to all ticket holders! Circus fans can also visit the Animal Open HouseSM and discover the efforts that Ringling Bros. makes to save the endangered Asian elephant at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation®.

Show Schedule - 19 shows
Wednesday, April 16 - 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 17 - 7 p.m.
Friday, April 18 - 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 - 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 20 - 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23 - 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 24 - 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Friday, April 25 - 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 - 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 27 - 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Tickets for all Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum events are available exclusively through ComcastTIX at ComcastTIX.com, 1-800-298-4200, the Wachovia Complex Box Office, select ACME locations, and the Virtua Health Flyers Skate Zone at Voorhees. Join the free Wachovia Complex CyberClub and receive advance notice and special offers to future events at Comcast-Spectacor.com.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008