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Ringling Bros. ringmaster brings circus 'Legends' to Philly

Jonathan Lee Iverson is the ringmaster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey presents "Legends." The circus comes to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia beginning on Feb. 12.

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By Kristie Rearick/South Jersey Times South Jersey Newspapers 

on February 07, 2014

Several years ago, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus was in search of a singing ringmaster. And Jonathan Lee Iverson fit the bill perfectly.

Iverson, who studied opera in college, auditioned for a dinner theater show and one thing led to another and he ended up becoming the first singing ringmaster for the circus giant. 

“My plan was to raise money so I could go to Europe,” he said with a laugh.

could go to Europe,” he said with a laugh.

Today, he’s been all over the country and across Europe leading the Greatest Show on Earth, — and singing, too.

“There’s a lot of live music in this show,” he said. “We have the hardest working band.”

That show — Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey presents “Legends” — opens at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Feb. 12. 

And it’s sure to be “amazing,” Iverson said.

“It’s mystical and magical,” he said. “We’ve added a unicorn, a Pegasus, a wooley mammoth, and performing pigs.”

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