The cast of Dog Man: The Musical are now in rehearsals ahead of a major UK tour that will see the show come to London’s Southbank Centre this July.
The hilarious and heartfelt new musical is based on the book series by Dav Pilkey and comes to the UK after playing in the US where it had multiple sell-out Off-Broadway seasons and US tours.
Best friends George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re 10, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favourite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!! How hard could it be?
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?
Casting includes Vanessa Dumatey as Flippy, Sam Kipling as Petey, Peter Lavery as Harold, Ricardo Mendes as George, Rebecca-Jo Roberts as L’il Petey and Renan Teodoro as Dog Man. The cast is completed by Richener Bissereth, Shannon Bourne and Robert Wilkes.
This epic musical adventure has a book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila, music by Brad Alexander and is directed and choreographed by Jen Wineman.
The original creative team for Dog Man: The Musical also includes scenic design by Timothy R Mackabee, costume design by Heidi Leigh Hanson, lighting design by David Lander, original sound design by Emma Wilk, orchestrations by Lloyd Kikoler. Paul Herbert joins the team for the European premiere as musical director and Pearson Casting will be casting director.
Since it launched to critical acclaim in 2016, Pilkey’s book series Dog Man has more than 70 million copies in print worldwide and has been translated into 48 languages. A Dreamworks animated film based on the books was released earlier in 2025. Dog Man: The Musical, originally produced by TheaterWorksUSA, premiered off-Broadway in June 2019 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, extending due to popular demand. The production returned to New York at New World Stages in March 2023.
The tour will have a run at Southbank Centre from July 29 – August 16. The UK tour also visits Leicester, Crewe, Southend, Hertford, Wolverhampton, Eastbourne, Darlington, Torquay, Halifax, Cambridge, Cardiff, Fareham and Wycombe.
Dog Man: The Musical is produced by Roast Productions by special arrangement with TWTheatricals.
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Top image: The cast of Dog Man The Musical, credit Mark Senior (image supplied)