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Learning to clown round
Brett Alters. Californian. Studied musical theater at Tisch, noticed Cirque du Soleil, liked improv, obtained hooked, “auditioned in my 20s, obtained accepted and because the son of a psychiatrist, no matter he did got here to thoughts.
“Maybe that’s why I grew to become a clown. Now in my 40s I’m ringmaster of the forty eighth season of the Big Apple Circus.
“The way of life? Double-wide trailer with two slide-outs. Positioned between the Met and NYC Ballet. The coronary heart of Lincoln Center and lots of good eating places. Can be a dream however there’s tons of sacrifices. I don’t have to seek out a grocery store. We have households and should negotiate that. There’s disagreements. You come collectively. Works nicely however it’s not excellent. Also, we’re all collectively like a household. Any disfunction you come collectively. We’re like MIT in a manner. Everybody’s a genius at their ability.
“I work with some of the strongest people on this planet. And it’s a lot. Three reveals a day. Wake up time 4 a.m. to do press, sleeping in a trailer, there are some limitations — however we find it irresistible.
“Hey, there’s days it’s a bit of a slog — and even if our popcorn’s pretty good I wouldn’t want to eat it every day.”
Besides wanting good and being a high-class MC, what’s a ringmaster do?
“My job is to host the show, explain who the audience is seeing and control the flow of the show. Something goes wrong, there’s always that adage ‘Send in the clowns.’ Ours is a well-oiled machine. My goal is not to start arguments because each kid can say, ‘My dad’s the strongest in the world’ — and might really be! I mean, a trapeze star doing quadruple somersaults beats me. My musculature doesn’t usually exceed that of a trapeze star. Also putting on a costume early in the morning after a cold night’s sleep is not always a thrill. So we avoid stuff like that.”
Oh, my God, you sound like a great husband.
“Not so sure. Last night I got to sleep 11:45 p.m. — and up 4 a.m. for press.”
I took back my non permanent marital offer.
Burn-ing bridge
WHAT they’re saying: Christine Baranski stated that Ken Burns as soon as informed her: “When I was working on 1981’s ‘Brooklyn Bridge’ I went to visit Arthur Miller, who said, ‘I don’t know a damn thing about the Brooklyn Bridge.’ My only thinking was, ‘Do something and make it beautiful.’ That’s all I know.”
Winning screens tapped
CBS’s twenty eighth “Family Film and TV Awards” will air Saturday, Dec. 13, and be hosted by Julie Chen Moonves. She’s great, was a great TV star, then retired and is now unretiring. After 50 seasons, “Survivor” host Jeff Probst will obtain the TV Icon Award.
Also nominated: “Superman,” “The Simpsons,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “Big Brother,” “The Price is Right.” It’s motion pictures, TV, fave recreation reveals, fave competitors reveals. Plus an award for fave iconic household movie: “Home Alone,” “The Karate Kid” or “ET.”
Favorite actor in a film might be Adam Sandler, “Happy Gilmore 2,” Helena Zengel, “The Legend of Ochi,” Jamie Lee Curtis, “Freakier Friday” and Liam Neeson, “The Naked Gun.” And, most likely, a partridge in a pear tree.
AND overheard in Midtown, a husband saying: “Darling. Good news. We don’t have to move to a more expensive apartment. The building just raised our rent.”
Only in New York, children, solely in New York.
