ZACK ABBEY (Swing for Dog Man, Petey) is ecstatic to be returning to the cast of Dog Man: The Musical! A graduate from Montclair State University with a BFA in Musical Theatre, Zack has recently performed as Robo-Pete (Pete the Cat's Big Hollywood Adventure), Sheriff Joe Sutter (Spitfire Grill), Frederick Barret (Titanic the Musical), and Gordon/The Man/Roger cover (Rent). A special thanks to TWUSA for their work on theatre for all youth, and an extra special thank you to all his family and friends for the continued love and support in the pursuit of his dreams! @iamzackabbey iamzackabbey.com
MUNDO BALLEJOS (Harold & Others) (he/him/his) is thrilled to be on tour!!! Recent credits: Squidward Q. Tentacles in SpongeBob the Musical, Rigoberto in The Day You Begin (West Coast Premiere/Bay Area Children's Theatre), Jean-Michel in R+H's Cinderella, and Emcee in Cabaret. A never-ending amount of gratitude goes out to his family, friends, and mentors for the continuous love and support! Chico State MT '22. IG: @mundoballejos
DIAMOND DESTINY (Flippy & Others) Diamond Destiny is elated to join TheaterWorksUSA's production of Dog Man: The Musical! Playing the dynamic villain FLIPPY is a tremendous joy. Since graduating from NYU Tisch with her BFA in Drama, Diamond has performed for thousands of audience members across North America. Diamond's love for acting began at seven years old. Whether onstage, in film, or through social media, Diamond hopes that audiences will see themselves in her performance. Diamond is grateful for the never-ending support of her family and thankful for the love of Jesus Christ, without whom her journey wouldn't be possible. diamondestiny6615@gmail.com
TROI LENNOXX GAINES (George & Others) has been a fan of Dav Pilkey and his works all his life ... so when he had the chance to join Dog Man: The Musical, he was SUPA pumped!! Starting out as the male swing in TheaterWorksUSA's Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical, his love for the stories and lessons taught through toilet humor and talking animals perseveres—and he can't wait to spread it nationwide once again! Other credits include the Kinky Boots first national tour, Into the Woods with Vanguard Theater Company. Troi thanks his parents and his mentors at Vanguard! Keep up at @troilent on Instagram.
SADIE JAYNE KENNEDY (Li'l Petey & Others) is SUPA excited to be back on the road with Dog Man: The Musical! Recent credits include: Picnic at Hanging Rock (Lincoln Center). National Tour: Junie B's Essential Survival Guide to School (Junie B. Jones).Off Broadway: Simon and His Shoes (Izzy). Sadie is a graduate of The Institute for American Musical Theatre. She is also a really big fan of sandwiches. All my love to my family, IAMT, and of course, TWUSA. sadiejaynekennedy.com
NICK MANNA (Dog Man) is a New York Actor/Singer from Brooklyn, New York. He has always found joy in entertaining and creating characters for as long as he can remember. Favorite credits include Shrek The Musical (Farquaad), Polar Express Train Ride in Whippany New Jersey (Know-It-All) and Ben Franklin (1776). WOOF! GRR! BARK! ENJOY THE SHOW!!!
EMERESE NOEL (Swing for Flippy, Li'l Petey) is over the moon to make her TWUSA debut in Dog Man: The Musical. She is a recent graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in musical theater and a minor in business. Previous credits include: U/S Dionne, Abe Lincoln in Hair, U/S Medea in Medea: A Musical Comedy Off-Broadway, Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors at Prescott Park Arts Festival, and Nadine in Ryan Scott Oliver's Tomorrow, the Island Dies (NYC Workshop). A big thanks and love to my mom and my family! IG:@emmynlia
ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ (Petey & Others) is thrilled to return to the TheaterWorksUSA family and spread his love for musical theatre across the country! Anthony most recently toured with TWUSA's, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Anthony has also performed at 54 Below, international concerts with the award-winning collegiate group, the Nor'Easters, and many joyous weddings as a lead singer and emcee. Favorite credits include Claude in HAIR and Tony in WEST SIDE STORY. Anthony would like to thank his incredible family and friends for their love and support! @instagram & @tiktok - anth.rodriguez.
JEREMIAH ROSADO (Swing for George, Harold) is a recent graduate of Kean University with his BFA in Theatre Performance (Musical Theatre). His credits include The Polar Express: Train Ride (Know-It-All #1), Once on This Island (Agwe / u/s Daniel), Animal Farm (Squealer), The Tempest (Antonio), Into the Woods (Narrator / Mysterious Man), Avenue Q (Rod), The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley (Stanley Lambchop), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Voice Three), and Alice in Chaos (Rabbit / Mad Hatter). Jeremiah is also a member of AѰὨ, the National Theatre Honor Society, and thanks all his friends and family for their support. @jerry_8r
KEVIN DEL AGUILA (Book & Lyrics) (he/him) is a multi-Emmy-winning writer and Tony nominated performer whose musical adaptations include Dog Man, Cat Kid Comic Club, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, and DreamWorks' Madagascar. He's the book-writer of the off-Broadway hit Altar Boyz (Outer Critics Award), and lyricist of Click Clack Moo (Lortel and Drama Desk Award noms), as well as songs featured in the Disney movie Strange World. Kevin has written for numerous children's TV shows, including Peg + Cat (PBS), Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant (Netflix), and as head writer of Blue's Clues & You (Nick Jr). Children everywhere have heard Kevin's voice as a Troll in the Disney movie Frozen.
BRAD ALEXANDER (Music) is an award-winning composer for TV and theater. His screen work includes Clifford the Big Red Dog (Scholastic/Amazon), the Emmy-winning Peg + Cat (PBS), Wonder Pets In the City (AppleTV+), and VH1's "Celebreality" campaign. Onstage, Brad wrote the music for Dog Man: The Musical and Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical (both New York Times Critic's Picks), See Rock City & Other Destinations (Richard Rodgers, Jerry Bock, and Drama Desk Awards), Click Clack Moo, We The People, and Martha Speaks. He is a member of The BMI Lehman Engel Workshop, SAG-AFTRA, The Dramatists Guild, and NAMT. bradalexander.com
JEN WINEMAN (Director/Choreographer) SelectedNYC: That Parenting Musical (TheatreRow); FIVE (Theater 555); Dog Man: The Musical (New World Stages/Lucille Lortel); Retraction (TheatreRow); Less Than 50% (59E59); My Heart is in the East (La Mama); Fable (NYMF); F#%king Up Everything (Elektra Theater). Selected regional: 25th Annual...Spelling Bee (Peterborough Players); Dangerous Days (Miami New Drama); As You Like It (American Shakespeare Center); Tiny Beautiful Things (Merrimack Rep); Game On (Pittsburgh CLO); Shakespeare in Love (Virginia Rep); Baskerville (Dorset); The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Asolo Rep & Miami New Drama); Sweeney Todd (Playmakers Rep). Tours: Dog Man (US/Canada/Australia); Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Theaterworks USA); Twelfth Night & Midsummer (Asolo Rep). B.A. Vassar, M.F.A. Yale. Love to Bedirhan, Melik & Esmeray!
TIMOTHY R. MACKABEE (Set Design) Set Design: Tim Mackabee. Broadway: The Elephant Man (starring Bradley Cooper), Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (dir. Spike Lee). West End: The Elephant Man. Off-Broadway: Heathers, The Last Match (Roundabout), Vietgone (MTC), Guards at the Taj (Lortel Award), Describe The Night, Our New Girl(Atlantic), Luce (LCT), Gigantic (Vineyard). TV: Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO), Gotham, Smash, The Today Show. Education: North Carolina School of the Arts, Yale School of Drama. @timmackabeedesign. timothymackabeedesign.com
HEIDI LEIGH HANSON (Costume Designer) (She/Her/Hers) Besides catching up on the current Dog Man Books, Heidi designs costumes for a variety of projects and teaches Costume design and technology at Southern Connecticut State University and Housatonic Community College. Heidi holds an MFA in costume and set design from the Yale School of Drama, and a BA in theatre from California State University Long Beach. USA829 union member. For more information visit: www.heidileigh.com
DAVID LANDER (Lighting Design) is very excited to illuminate Dav Pilkey's Dog Man and present it to audiences all over the U.S.A., Canada, and Australia. Other shows David has illuminated for TheaterWorksUSA are Dav Pilkey's Cat Kid Comic Club, The Lightning Thief- The Percy Jackson Musical, The Pout Pout Fish, Pete The Cat, and The Civil War.
MIRIAM DALY (Tour Music Direction) is a composer/music director based in Brooklyn, NY who has music directed many TheaterWorksUSA shows including Cat Kid Comic Club; Dog Man; Pete The Cat; Pete's Hollywood Adventures; Click Clack Moo; Curious George; Henry and Mudge; Junie B. Jones; A Christmas Carol; Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel; Fly Guy; and the movie musical: We The People. As a composer, she was a 2007 recipient of NYC's The York Theatre's "New Emerging Outstanding Artist" award for her work. She is a graduate of Eastman School of Music (Dean's List) and NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.
LLOYD KIKOLER (Orchestrations) (he/him) is a New York City based Orchestrator, Producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. His work in theatre includes: Macbeth In Stride (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Earth Rise (Kennedy Center), Dot Dot Dot: A New Musical (TheaterWorksUSA), Eighty-Sixed (Diversionary Theatre).
REBECCA L JOHNSTON (Production Stage Manager) (She/Her) is excited to make her TheaterWorksUSA Debut with Dog Man: The Musical. Originally from Orlando Florida, Rebecca has worked in the Entertainment Departments of Walt Disney Live, Universal Studios Orlando, Sea World Orlando, and Gaylord Palms, which began her career as a stage manager in family entertainment and theatre for young audiences. TOUR: Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation (Rockefeller Productions), Three Decembers and Le Nozze di Figaro (Virginia Opera). CRUISE LINE: Duel Reality (Les 7 Doigts, Virgin Voyages), Grease and Columbus the Musical (RCCL). OFF-BROADWAY: Wine in the Wilderness (CSC), The United States vs Ulysses (IAC) REGIONAL THEATRE: Romeo and Juliet in America (American Stage), Next to Normal (BSC)
ZOE PARASKEVOPOULOS (Assistant Stage Manager) Zoe is originally from DFW and is happy to be back with TheaterWorksUSA this year! Zoe graduated from the University of Evansville with a BS in Stage Management and has worked between NYC and DFW since then. Previous TWUSA credits include Cat Kid Comic Club and The Magic School Bus. Other favorite stage management credits include: King Kirby (American Chronicles Theatre Co.), Noises Off (UE Theatre), Drowsy Chaperone (The Hopeful Theatre Project), and Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Casa Mañana). Zoe is excited to be a part of the Dog Man company and hopes you have fun at the show!
BRYCE ALEX ANDERSON (Head Audio/ Head Carpenter) With over ten years of hands-on experience in audio, video, and lighting for live productions, Bryce brings energy and precision to every show. Starting at the Las Vegas Academy of the Performing Arts, Bryce has led AV teams for IATSE 720, the Jim Henson Company's Fraggle Rock tour, Cirque du Soleil, and Broadway-level productions. Bryce enjoys crafting immersive experiences that genuinely engage audiences. Growing up on the Historic West Side of Las Vegas and being part of a Deaf theater community has given Bryce a deep appreciation for diverse cultures and the power of communication!
LANA KATHRYN (Head Electrician) is thrilled to be headed out on the road again with the tour of Dog Man: The Musical! She graduated in May 2024 with a B.S. in Theatre & Dance, concentration in technical theatre, from Lamar University. Most recently, Lana has worked as the head electrician/video for the national tour of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Musical. As well as the assistant lighting designer for The Ohio Light Opera's 2024 & 2025 season. After completing her time on Dog Man, Lana's next adventure will be head electrician for the tour of Clue! Live on Stage.
DAV PILKEY (Author/Illustrator) When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. He was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway, where he spent his time creating his own original comic books—the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. The globally bestselling Dog Man series has more than 70 million copies in print, translations in 48 languages, and was adapted into a hit feature film by DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures. Cat Kid Comic Club is a pioneering bestselling graphic novel series that introduces kids to the art of comic making. Dav received a Caldecott Honor for his picture book The Paperboy. His stories are semi-autobiographical and celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted. The publication of Dog Man: Big Jim Believes (November 11, 2025) will mark nearly 40 years of Dav creating acclaimed books for children.
TW THEATRICALS/ THEATERWORKSUSA (Barbara Pasternack, Producing Artistic Director; Tegan Meyer, Managing Director) has led the Theater for Young and Family Audiences movement in New York City and across North America for over half a century. TWUSA believes that access to art—and theater, in particular—is vital. Since 1967, the 501(c)3 not-for-profit has captured the imaginations of 100 million new and veteran theatergoers with an award-winning repertoire of over 140 original plays and musicals. WWW.TWUSA.ORG
ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. www.actorsequity.org.
THE STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS' SOCIETY (SDC), founded in 1959, is the theatrical labor union that unites, empowers, and protects professional stage Directors and Choreographers throughout the United States. SDC's mission is to foster a national community of professional stage Directors and Choreographers by protecting the rights, health, and livelihoods of all its members. SDC seeks to facilitate the exchange of ideas, information, and opportunities while educating current and future generations about the role of Directors and Choreographers and providing effective administration, negotiations, and contractual support for over 2,000 Full Members and over 1,000 Associate Members.
