Jenna Wolfe joins the circus

Posted: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:41 AM by Jen Brown
Filed Under: Anchor Talk

When I was 7, my parents took me to see "Annie" on Broadway. Two things I'll never forget about that day: 1.) the red curly wig in the gift shop afterwards I had to have, and 2.) the moment right after the show ended. (Don't get me wrong ... the show was fantastic, although Carol Burnett’s Ms. Hannigan gave me nightmares for like a week), but the aftershow was what intrigued me. When the curtains closed, I remember feeling an overwhelming sense of curiosity about the actors: What were they doing behind the curtains? Were they all friends? Were they having fun? If I could just get a little peak behind those scenes....

Well, I folded up my inquisitiveness, tucked it way back in the cerebrum and went about the endless task of growing up.

Fast-forward 20-plus years and here I am working at the TODAY Show, when one day my producer, Josh, comes to me with this idea of going behind the scenes of Cirque Du Soleil’s Mystere show in Las Vegas. 

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