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The Secret Circus Musical
An all-ages musical with circus performers and puppets celebrates big feelings under a rebellious, rock-and-roll Big Top.
September 26 — October 4, 2026
12:00 PM
Main Stage
About this Performance
Welcome to The Secret Circus, an ALL AGES musical about feeling your feelings with local circus performers and puppets!
When feelings have been outlawed, a gregarious rock-n-roll ringleader and their circus friends establish an underground Big Top, a place for freedom and self-expression that’s welcome to all identities—person or puppet.
Big feelings are safe under our Big Top where tight rope walkers, jugglers, and dancing ostriches channel their emotions into art, away from the clutches of the “feelings police.”
This family-friendly show about the beauty of all identities features original music with local human and puppet circus acts. Original Book, Music, and Lyrics by Chanel Samson and Holly Anne Mitchell. From the show’s creators: “This is the musical we needed as kids.” For adults too, The Secret Circus reminds the inner child that what makes you strange is what makes you shine; find the tribe where you belong, and if you can’t find one, make one.
Landing in New York after their world tour, The Secret Circus Musical has become a true traveling circus.
Show Info
Run time: 45 minutes
Age recommendation: ALL AGES!
Artists
Chanel Samson (Book, Music & Lyrics)
Holly Anne Mitchell (Book, Music & Lyrics)