ABOUT THE SHOW

The Circus in Winter is a folk/rock musical where legend and lore and all different lives collide under the big top filled with hustlers, a death-defying acrobat Jennie Dixiana, and a dreamer named Irene Porter searching for belonging and grace.

Music & Lyrics by BEN CLARK | Book by JOE CALARCO

Based on the novel by CATHY DAY

Original Book by Beth Turcotte & Hunter Foster

The Circus In Winter began at Ball State University where it was honored at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC as the recipient of 11 Kennedy Center National American College Theatre Festival Awards, including Outstanding Production of a New Work. Following, Circus had its New York debut at the Festival of New Musicals starring two-time Tony® Award Winner Sutton Foster and its full professional premiere at the Norma Terris Theatre at Goodspeed Musicals, starring Dee Roscioli (Wicked, Cher, Fiddler on the Roof). 

“Ben Clark [is] a talented young writer and a new voice who has created a nuanced, moving and appealing score. [Likening Circus to Spring Awakening] It has a Tom Waits feel. The Circus in Winter tells a highly theatrical story with innovative production opportunities.”
— NAMT Committee

“From the Indiana classroom to New York City’s theater district, The Circus in Winter has traveled a great distance, growing and developing into a mature musical along the way, and now, it stands at the ready for immersion in the world of professional theater.”
— Stage Magazine