CDP Theatre Producers, Dog Man The Musical

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL

Adapted from the DOG MAN series of books by Dav Pilkey
Book and Lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila
Music by Brad Alexander
Directed by Jen Wineman

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"You have to love a family show that makes adults laugh, too" - New York Times

With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture.

But while trying 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 most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime??

Find out in this epic musical adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of Dav Pilkey's beloved characters.

"This show is perfect for everyone." - Newsday

Produced by Special Arrangement with TheaterWorksUSA
(Barbara Pasternack, Producing Artistic Director / Tegan Meyer, Managing Director)

Co-producers: Dancing Giant

Adapted from the books DOG MAN, DOG MAN UNLEASHED, DOG MAN A TALE OF TWO KITTIES, and DOG MAN LORD OF THE FLEAS by Dav Pilkey. Copyright © 2016, 2016, 2017, and 2018 by Dav Pilkey. Published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc.

Jack Dawson - Petey

Jack Dawson is a graduate from NIDA and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he appeared in productions of Candide, Mahagonny Songspiel (dir. Narelle Yeo), Carousel (dir. Matt Hourigan), and Curtains (dir. Genevieve de Souza); with the latter earning him a Broadway World Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

Jack’s further theatre credits include The Wild Party and Sunday in the Park with George (Little Triangle), The Little Mermaid (SoPopera Productions), and The Last Five Years (dir. Kate Cameron). He also appeared as a Backing Vocalist for Patti Lupone’s Don’t Monkey With Broadway at the Sydney Opera House, and Adele’s most recent Concert Tour at ANZ Stadium.

Dog Man marks Jack’s return to the stage after touring the country as a Children’s Chaperone on numerous mainstage musicals including Mary Poppins, Pippin, School of Rock, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Mackenzie Garcia - Lil Petey

Raised in Wollongong NSW, Mackenzie received a Bachelor of Music Theatre from Elder Conservatorium (2022) and a Diploma of Music Theatre from WAAPA (2019). Notable roles from her time at Elder Con include Cosette in Les Miserables (dir. Erin James) and Vivienne Kensington in Legally Blonde (dir. Nikki Snelson).

Mackenzie is a proud 2019 Talent Development Project graduate and is thrilled to be making her CDP Theatre Producers debut in Dog Man: The Musical.

Other theatre credits include: Jane Banks in Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Australian/NZ tour of Mary Poppins and Dance Ensemble in L’Hotel at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

Luke Leong-Tay - George

Born and raised in Perth, Luke is a proud Chinese Australian man. Luke graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a Bachelor of Music Theatre in 2019.

Luke made his professional stage debut in 2021 playing Igor in Young Frankenstein for the Hayes Theatre Co, and originated the role of Ron in their world premiere production of Dubbo Championship Wrestling. Luke returned to the Hayes to join the Australian premiere cast of Jekyll & Hyde in the role of Bishop/Guitarist.

Luke’s recent work includes The Grinning Man for Salty Theatre & Vass Productions at Alex Theatre, playing the role of Lord Trelaw, and Porpoise Pool with Bite Productions as part of the 25A program at Belvoir St Theatre, in the role of Jonah. Luke covered the roles of Petey and George in previous Australian tours of Dog Man the Musical, joined the cast of Arden of Favershim with Bell Shakespeare as part of the 'Play in a Day’ program, and performed in a staged reading of IF/THEN with Neglected Musicals at the Hayes Theatre Co.

Liam J. Kirkpatrick - Harold

Liam graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 2020 where they studied Musical Theatre. Some of their credits include QPAC’s Spirit of Christmas, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ryan Evans in High School Musical on Stage! and Bud Davenport in Gutenberg! The Musical! (which they also directed).

In 2022, they were part of the original Australian cast of Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical where they played Dustin Henderson. Liam recently debuted their original cabaret Art is Dead at the renowned Sit Down Comedy Club. They have also begun to dip their toes into the world of producing with a sold-out premiere season of their show The Human Centipede Parody Musical.

Liam is constantly in pursuit to break the mould and never be put in a box.

Nava Revalk - Flippy

Nava is a dedicated, versatile and passionate performer. With Persian and Dutch-Australian heritage, she is truly a multicultural artist.

Nava’s most recent credits include performing as a headline artist at Adelaide Oval and on Channel 9 as part of the Adelaide Christmas Pageant, Ali/Sophie cover in MAMMA MIA! with The Show Co., Teen Angel and Sandy/Rizzo cover in Grease at the Lyric Theatre - QPAC, and touring Queensland as Marley/Team leader in Story Quest with Perform! Education.

Nava hopes to work for greater unity in diversity through her career, transforming culture through the power of the arts.

Harrison Riley - Dog Man

Harrison is thrilled to be back on tour with CDP for Dog Man the Musical, after playing the role of The Gruffalo/Predators in The Gruffalo's Child, Andy in The 78-Storey Treehouse, and working as a swing on previous tours of Dog Man the Musical.

His previous credits include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as an on-stage swing, covering characters such as Cedric Diggory, Craig Bowker Jr, Polly Chapman and many more.

We believe in making our shows accessible for children with additional sensory and learning needs.

A visual story is available for Dog Man to help you prepare for your visit to the theatre.

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