NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: Actress Paula Garcés, ''Bello'' The Clown, Donna Distefano, Grandma the Clown and actress Danielle Di Vecchio attend the 2009 Big Apple Circus opening night gala benefit at Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center on November 6, 2009 ...

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2008 file photo, singer Britney Spears performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" show at the Big Apple Circus in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)

A specialist works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. The Big Apple Circus, that rang the Exchange opening bell, handed out clown noses on the trading floor. (AP Photo/Richard ...