DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL and CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL will have multi-week national engagements in the 2024-2025 season.
Barbara Pasternack, artistic director of TheaterWorksUSA, said, “It is gratifying to see young people and families responding to these two clever, funny musicals in the same way they do to Dav Pilkey’s remarkable books that celebrate kindness, individuality and fearless creativity.”
In CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL, Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have formed an epic club to teach 21 wild baby frogs how to draw their own comics! Their fish dad Flippy is overjoyed to see his kids learning to unleash their creativity, but when the frogs’ constant bickering and outrageous imaginations send their comics hilariously out of control, Flippy freaks out! Will the club survive? Will the frogs ever get along? And will creativity be the saving grace in the end? All questions are answered in this wacky musical based on Dav Pilkey’s irreverently funny book series. Recommended for ages 5 and up
This musical adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man spin-off series Cat Kid Comic Club features book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila and music by Brad Alexander – the team that brought you DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL!. Direction and choreography are by Marlo Hunter. Associate direction and choreography are by Sara Andreas, and touring music direction is by Connor Doran. Set design is by Cameron Anderson, costume design is by Jen Caprio, lighting design is by David Lander, co-sound design is by Scott Stauffer and Jesse Desrosiers, puppet design/fabrication is by AchesonWalsh Studios, and orchestrations are by Brad Alexander.
DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious, heartfelt family adventure based on the worldwide bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club. Best friends George and Harold have been drawing comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they think it’s time to take it a step further and write a musical based on their favorite character, Dog Man, the crime-fighting sensation who is half dog, half man and TOTAL HERO!! How hard can it be? With the head of a dog and the body of a cop, Dog Man loves fighting crime and chewing on the furniture. But while he tries his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world’s baddest cat, who cloned himself to get revenge on the canine do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before noon?? Find out in this epic musical adventure featuring the hilarity and warmth of Dav Pilkey’s beloved characters. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
The show features a book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila and music by Brad Alexander. Original direction and choreography is by Jen Wineman. Tour direction and choreography is by Candi Boyd and tour musical direction is by Miriam Daly. Orchestrations are by Lloyd Kikoler, set design is by Timothy R. Mackabee, costume design is by Heidi Leigh Hanson, original lighting design is by David Lander and sound design is by Emma Wilk.
Following successful multi-week engagements in New York City off-Broadway at New World Stages, the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles and the CAA Theatre in Toronto, upcoming 2024–25 tour stops include the Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia, PA, winner of the 2024 Regional Tony Award, returns to the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago, the Curran in San Francisco and the Paramount Theatre in Austin, as well as debut performances in New Orleans, San Antonio, Detroit, Nashville and many others.
“Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder,” the latest book from this global publishing phenomenon, released last May, was the overall best-selling book (children’s and adult books combined) in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, and the #1 best-selling children’s book in the U.K. Later this year, Scholastic will release “Dog Man: Big Jim Begins” on December 3, followed by the highly anticipated “Dog Man” film from DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures, which hits theaters worldwide in January 2025.
Performances of DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL are scheduled for:
Shippensburg, PA – H. Rick Luhrs Performing Arts Center – September 21st
Philadelphia, PA – The Wilma Theater – September 26th – October 15th
Detroit, MI – Fisher Theatre – October 18-19
Flint, Michigan – Whiting Auditorium – March 22-23 October
Columbus, OH – Southern Theater (CAPA) – October 26-27
Belleville, Ontario – Empire Theater – October 29th
St. Catharine’s, ONT – First Place in Ontario – October 30
Kitchener, ONT – Centre on the Square – November 1
Hamilton, Ontario – McIntyre PAC – November 3rd
Chicago, IL – The Studebaker Theater – November 8 – December 1
Wichita, KC – Orpheum Theatre – December 4
Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theater – July 7-8 December
Albuquerque, NM – Popejoy – December 10th
Stockton, California – Bob Hope Theater – December 19
Fresno, California – Saroyan Theater – December 20th
Riverside, California – Fox Performing Arts Center – December 28-29
San Francisco, Calif. – Curran – 4th-5th January
Austin, TX – Paramount Theater – 11-15 January
New Orleans, LA – Mahalia Jackson Theater – August 18-19 January
Richardson, TX – Eismann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations – January 22
San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theater – January 25-26 January
Tyler, TX – UT Tyler Cowan Center – January 28th
Midland, TX – Wagner Noël – February 26th
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center – March 1-2
Denver, CO – Newman Center for the Performing Arts – August 8-9 March
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center for the Performing Arts – 11-12 April
Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theater – January 13-14 April
More dates will be added.
Get tickets at DogManTheMusical.com
The performances of CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL are scheduled for:
Galveston, TX – Grand 1894 Opera House – September 5th
Dallas, TX – AT&T Performing Arts Center – September 7th
San Francisco, California – The Curran – December 14-15 September
Victoria, BC – McPherson Playhouse – September 19th
Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Centre – September 20
Vernon, BC – Vernon & District Performing Arts Center – September 21st
Chilliwack, BC – Hub International Theater – September 22nd
Seattle, WA – Seattle Children’s Theater – September 26th – October 27th
Portland, Oregon – Oregon Children’s Theater – November 1-17
Los Angeles, California – Kirk Douglas Theater (Center Theater Group) – November 22 – January 5
Boston, MA – Emerson Colonial Theater – March 25-26 January
Appleton, Wis. – Fox Cities Performing Arts Center – February 6
Omaha, NE – The Rose – February 12 – March 2
More dates will be added.
For more information, visit TWUSA.ORG/CATKID.
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