The New York area gets a return performance of Barry Lubin, ‘Grandma the Clown’
Will appear with Royal Hanneford Circus of Sweden in a Westchester performance
Grandma the Clown, played by Barry Lubin, in a performance with the Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center
from: nydailynews.com
By Jacob E. Osterhout / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, February 13, 2013,
Grandma’s back in town.
Just over a year after retiring from the Big Apple Circus, the beloved Grandma the Clown (aka Barry Lubin) is returning to the tristate area with the Royal Hanneford Circus.
A lovable old lady in white makeup, a red dress and black sneakers, Grandma will make her post-retirement American debut with the traditional three-ring circus at the Westchester County Center Saturday.
And she’s excited.
“Performing in New York means everything to me,” Lubin tells The News. “I have missed it mightily.”
Since retiring from the Big Apple Circus in January 2012 after 25 years with the company, Lubin moved to Sweden, taught physical comedy through the University of Virginia’s Semester at Sea program and starred in a winter circus festival in Aachen, Germany.
But the lure of New York was too much for the 60-year-old comedian, who returns to the area for three days only.
Will appear with Royal Hanneford Circus of Sweden in a Westchester performance
Grandma the Clown, played by Barry Lubin, in a performance with the Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center
from: nydailynews.com
By Jacob E. Osterhout / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, February 13, 2013,
Grandma’s back in town.
Just over a year after retiring from the Big Apple Circus, the beloved Grandma the Clown (aka Barry Lubin) is returning to the tristate area with the Royal Hanneford Circus.
A lovable old lady in white makeup, a red dress and black sneakers, Grandma will make her post-retirement American debut with the traditional three-ring circus at the Westchester County Center Saturday.
And she’s excited.
“Performing in New York means everything to me,” Lubin tells The News. “I have missed it mightily.”
Since retiring from the Big Apple Circus in January 2012 after 25 years with the company, Lubin moved to Sweden, taught physical comedy through the University of Virginia’s Semester at Sea program and starred in a winter circus festival in Aachen, Germany.
But the lure of New York was too much for the 60-year-old comedian, who returns to the area for three days only.
Barry Lubin will return to the New York area with a Westchester performance of the Royal Hanneford Circus.
“It is good to remind the fans that I am still alive.” he says. “I miss the fans more than anything else about my 25 seasons playing in New York.”
As every performer knows, fans here can be demanding. But in Europe, Lubin was able to slow down his act.
“The audiences in Europe are different in some ways, especially their patience with clowns developing comedy moments,” he says. “In other words, I can take my time more than with American audiences.”
But according to Lubin, “laughter and comedy, at least in the case of Grandma, is universal.”
So has the clown changed after a year away?
“Same Grandma,” says Lubin, “different venue.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/grandma-clown-give-nyc-area-encore-article-1.1263361#ixzz2KyGv2HCP
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