Homegrown Musical 'Our Little Secret' Arrives at CAA Theatre
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Based on a life-altering DNA discovery, the production returns to Toronto after successful runs in Edinburgh and Montreal.
A new Toronto-based musical titled *Our Little Secret: A True New Musical* is making its way to the CAA Theatre, according to BlogTO. The production explores themes of family, self-identification, and the power of storytelling, centered on a personal discovery made by performer Noam Tomaschoff.
As reported by BlogTO, the story was sparked when Tomaschoff, at age 31, used a 23andMe DNA test and discovered that his father was not his biological father. This revelation led Tomaschoff to reunite with two high school friends from Grade 9 to turn the experience into a stage production. The creative team includes composer Ryan Peters, who previously taught at their former high school, and producer Russell Citron, who applied his business school background and tech startup experience to the project.
The musical has already seen significant success outside of its current Toronto run. BlogTO notes that the show debuted at the 2023 Toronto Fringe Festival, where it won the Best of Fringe and Patron's Pick awards. In 2024, the production premiered internationally at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where Tomaschoff received the Chrisparkle Award for Best Performance in a Musical. The show subsequently played at Montreal's Segal Centre in 2025, earning five BroadwayWorld Awards and becoming one of the venue's top-selling productions in history.
According to BlogTO, the performance is a physically demanding 85-minute show featuring continuous singing, movement, and character shifts by Tomaschoff.