The Circus Bee while touring with five different big top shows. The Circus Bee "The Circus Bee" is a circus march composed by Henry Fillmore in February 1908. It is a technically advanced composition and is used as openers and encores in concerts. "The Circus Bee" was a celebration of sorts for the fact that Henry Fillmore and his father, who managed their publishing business, finally agreed that the young composer could publish his music "at home" even though it did not meet the elder Fillmore's standard of being religious music. The march is named after an imaginary circus newspaper and reflects Fillmore's
Big Apple Circus 7, 2018. Additionally, the circus announced that following the New York performances, a national tour will take place. It was announced in May 2017 that "Grandma the Clown", played by Barry Lubin, would return for the 40th anniversary season and that the new ringmaster will be Tyron McFarlan. On January 23, 2018, Lubin announced that he would resign from the circus due to sexual misconduct with an underage teen from 2004. In September, 2018, Big Apple Circus announced that Bindlestiff Family Cirkus owner, Stephanie Monseu is the new Ringmistress for Big Apple Circus. Following the circus' emergence from bankruptcy in