Ever heard of a half-dog, half-policeman? I hadn’t neither. That’s until my 9-year-old daughter became obsessed with the Dog Man comic book last year.
Now, the best-selling series about a part-dog, part-policeman is being developed into a stage production. “Dog Man: The Musical” is slated to open this summer in partnership with TheaterWorks USA.
Created by Dav Pilkey, the mind behind Captain Underpants, the book centers around a crime-fighting dog who enjoys taking a bite out of furniture in his spare time. Pretty wacky, right? Well, the series has sold more than 23 million copies and children and critics alike are major fans. The musical adaptation will be just as fascinating as the series and take theatergoers on an adventurous ride sure to satisfy their wacky fervor for the crime-fighting canine. It beings performances at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City June 28th and runs through August 4, 2019.
The show is written by Kevin Del Aguila and Brad Alexander, veteran children’s programming collaborators who’ve worked on PBS’s “Peg + Cat” and the upcoming “Clifford The Big Read Dog” on PBS and Amazon.
If your kids are Dog Man fans, they’re in for a treat when the heroic character comes to life on stage. And, even if they’re not, they will be after this TheaterWorks USA production.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.
Are you kids familiar with the “Dog Man” book series?
As they said our kids will teach new things! Great present for my nice and nephews.
Thank you.