The heyday of the circus sideshow act exists in the 21st century as a distant memory, usually preserved by grainy sepia photos and folklore that rarely impresses today’s historical skeptics. Yet, the ...

A comedian and sideshow artist are among the new acts announced for Halloweird at the Mystic Theatre. When is “really weird” not nearly weird enough? When you are programming the weirdest show of the ...

In each quarterfinal, one judge will be allotted a Golden Buzzer for the night. The new Live Show Golden Buzzer sends a contestant straight to the finals. Eleven acts will take the stage in each ...

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the hit NBC talent series announced the 44 acts that will compete in this season's live shows, set to kick off Aug. 13. The live shows will begin with four weeks of quarterfinals, ...

Step into Coney Island on a summer day and you’ll hear it — screams from the Cyclone, music blasting from boardwalk speakers. Walk down Surf Avenue and you’ll see a different kind of spectacle: ...

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — Before Opal Raven could walk across glass, she had to learn the fundamentals. That may sound peculiar at first blush, but as Raven will tell you, there’s no shortage of teachers ...