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.

Nathaniel Jobe - George

Nat’s career in the arts started at a young age, when he would make his family buy tickets to the puppet shows he’d put on in his living room. Needless to say, he was destined for greatness. He went on to study at WAAPA (BA Music Theatre) and NIDA (Singer, Dancer, Actor).

Over the years, Nat has appeared in many musicals and plays, including Shrek The Musical, Aladdin, The Lion King, Kinky Boots, Cluedo, Mamma Mia, Into The Woods, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pirates of Penzance, West Side Story, The King & I and many more.

For his portrayal of Lola in Kinky Boots, Nat won Best Performer in a Musical at The Broadway World Awards.

Nat is also extremely passionate about children’s theatre and instilling a love of the arts in young people. He played the title roles in Horrible Harriet (CDP), The Gruffalo (CDP/Tall Stories) and Pete The Sheep (Monkey Baa Theatre Company). He has also toured in the roles of Chief/George in Dog Man, The Musical (CDP/Theatre Works), Dog/Frog in Room on the Broom (CDP/Tall Stories), Ibis in Alphabetical Sydney (Critical Stages) and performed the one-man children's show Nursery Rhyme Land at the Sydney Opera House (CDP). For The Metropolitan Orchestra, Nat has performed in Animal Adventures, Tubby The Tuba, Jack and The Beanstalk and co-wrote and starred in The Magic of Christmas and Rudolph’s Red Nose Adventure as part of their Cushions Concert series. Nat has also recorded, filmed and toured with iconic children's entertainers, The Wiggles, as the hilarious character, John The Cook.

Nat also works as part of the creative teams on various productions. He was the choreographer for Monkey Baa Theatre Company’s productions of Pete The Sheep and Where Is The Green Sheep, Movement Director on ACO’s Pinocchio, Director’s Assistant and Dance Captain on Cluedo (Crossroads Live) and Associate Director for CDP’s The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child and Spot.

He has also appeared on tv shows Home and Away (Channel 7), Bent101 (Channel 7), Mikki Vs The World (ABC), Soundtrack To Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse (ABC) and was choreographer on Growing Up Gracefully (ABC).

Nat’s proudest achievement in life is playing the dream role of dad to his daughter, Taj, and his son, Oisín.

Liam J.K - Harold

Liam J.K is a multifaceted Storyteller who graduated from QCGU (QAEMT) in 2020 and has since performed all over the country; including iconic venues like the Sydney Opera House.

In 2022, they were part of the original Australian cast of Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical where they played Dustin Henderson. More recently, they played the Brisbane Powerhouse in the World Premiere of Li’l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers: The Musical. Other 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.

Liam lives to create, and debuted their original cabaret Art is Dead at the renowned Sit Down Comedy Club in 2022. In 2023, they produced the sold out premiere season of The Human Centipede Parody Musical with Synergy Production Co. (Anywhere Festival, Brisbane), and an updated version in Melbourne which received rave reviews for its “true creative genius”.

Liam has been with Dog Man: The Musical since 2023 and has adored bringing Dav Pilkey’s imaginative world to audiences around the country.

Liam is constantly in pursuit to break the mould and never be put in a box. They are proudly nonbinary, AuDHD and a dreamer.

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.

Josh Whitten - Dog Man

A multifaceted performer, Josh has seen his talents take him all over Australia and abroad. He has originated the role of Matt in THAT Production Company’s book-to-stage adaptation The Tuckshop Kid, leant his voice to the multi-award winning educational video program Snapatoonies and has featured in Golden Caskets Joyments television campaign.

With a huge appetite for learning, Josh has trained at NIDA, completed the Full-time Program for Fast Turn-around Television at Film & Television Studio International and is proudly a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University with a Bachelor in Musical Theatre. University credits include: Herman (Sweet Charity); Jojo (The Life); Arscott/Campbell (Our Country’s Good); Doc/Glad Hand (West Side Story).

Upon graduation Josh toured internationally as Santa in Pen2Stage’s production of A Little Bit of Christmas Magic. He was part of the sell-out season of RENT (Matt Ward Entertainment/QPAC) followed by a successful season as Featured Ensemble (Understudy Wizard & Dr. Dillamond) in Matt Ward Entertainments Wicked at HoTA. Josh was fortunate enough to play Michael and ‘others’ in both seasons of THAT production Company’s Tick, Tick…Boom! which earnt a Matilda Award nomination for Best Musical/Cabaret. Some of Josh’s most recent roles were as Dance Teacher Pat in THAT Production Company, Metroarts’ Dance Nation and traipsing the boards as Wolf & Steward in Ad Astra’s Into The Woods and as the loveable Bryan in Cut & Run Productions of The Female of the Species.

Working with CDP Theatre Producers, Josh has toured the nation as both Narrator 1/Gruffalo in The Gruffalo and most recently in the Australian Premiere of Dogman The Musical as the titular role of Dogman (in conjunction with TheatreWorks USA).

He is a proud member of Actors Equity.

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