'Dog Man: The Musical' Unleashes the Pilkey-verse Onstage

About this episode

The episode discusses the theatrical adaptation of Dav Pilkey's 'Dog Man' into a musical, featuring insights from the director, book writer, and composer.

From the mind of Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey, Dog Man is half dog, half policeman, and the beloved subject of 14 graphic novels, a major motion picture, and a theatrical production—Dog Man: The Musical. Director/choreographer Jen Wineman, book writer/lyricist Kevin Del Aguila, and composer Brad Alexander discuss bringing this beloved character and his strange, silly world to the stage. The Dog Man: The Musical tour will perform at Bergen PAC on Saturday, March 21st and State Theatre...

People in this episode

Guests: Jen Wineman, Kevin Del Aguila, Brad Alexander

Topics covered

• theater
• musical
• graphic novels
• children's literature
• adaptation

Keywords

• Dog Man
• musical
• Dav Pilkey
• theater
• graphic novels
• children's entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dog Man: The Musical

Places: Bergen PAC, State Theatre

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