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Dog Park: The Musical

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  1w, 3m

Book by Jahnna Beecham, Malcolm Hillgartner and Michael J. Hume
Music by Malcolm Hillgartner

Additional vocal arrangements by Chip Duford

This delightful musical charmer follows Daisy, the sassy Westie, through her dating adventures with Itchy, Champ and Bogie at the hippest, hottest place in town: Central Bark, where every dog has his day, and love conquers all.

Dog Park: The Musical

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary

Follow Daisy the sassy Westie through her dating adventures with Itchy, Champ and Bogie at the hippest, hottest place in town: Central Bark, where every dog has his day, and love conquers all. Daisy has promised her BFF she'd give the dating scene one more chance. She meets Champ the Collie, a charming but full of himself show dog; Itchy, a "humperactive" Jack Russell terrier; and Bogie, the darkly mysterious Lab/mutt who sticks his neck out for no one. This unusual quartet make their way through the day's scheduled events, which include Singles With Friends, Agility Class, Speed Mating, Yappy Hour and Lovers with Leashes, which is when they pair up and leave the park. Daisy comes to the conclusion that Champ only has eyes for himself, Itchy can only be a friend, and Bogie is the dog for her. But when Daisy makes her desires known to Bogie, she gets a rude awakening; we learn that Bogie, a stray, has been living at the Dogpark for six months. Bogie confesses his love for Daisy just as Animal Control arrives to take him away. Will Bogie and Daisy ever be reunited? Fresh off its sold-out run at Milwaukee Rep comes Dog Park: The Musical, created by the team behind the hit Chaps! and Chaps! A Jingle Jangle Christmas!

History
Dog Park: The Musical premiered at Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, in 2009.
Cast Attributes

DAISY (West Highland Terrier) – slightly neurotic but oh so cute and sassy. Although she’s been burned by guys before, she’s still looking for Mr. Gooddog.

CHAMP (Collie) – charming, handsome, and knows it. A purebred, he’s a show dog, done a commercial or two. Lots of brawn but very little brain.

BOGIE (Mutt) – a streetwise black Lab/mix with a dark secret. He “sticks his neck out for nobody.”

ITCHY (Jack Russell Terrier) – the high energy goofball sidekick with a list of phobias as long as your arm. Quick with the lip, he’s the first to challenge, and the first to roll over on his back and confess, “Just kiddin’.”

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting An Urban Dog Park, Seattle
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy, Play w/ Music, Puppetry
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

“A romp of laughs, a welcome bit of off-leash fun!” – Milwaukee Shepherd Express

“There's a wonderful sense of fun about Dog Park: The Musical... a charming, endearing mixed-breed love story... told through told through clever, sort of '40s music—everything from hot jazz, torchy ballads and a touch of doo-wop.” – Ashland Daily Tidings

“God loves a terrier! [Dog Park: The Musical is] a romp of laughs, a welcome bit of off-leash fun!” – Milwaukee Shepherd Express

“At long last, some playwrights bark up the right tree. Dog Park: The Musical... is all doggies all the time, in an absolutely charming 'walkies!' through the turf pooch parents hold dear.” – The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Videos

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    Dog Park

Music

Song Samples

Dogparkapella
That's Mine, Don't Touch It
That's Mine
Best in Show
Itchy's Lament
Hot Dogs
Someone
Gotta Pick Me
Looking for Love
Every Dog Must Have Her Day
Someone
Deep Dog Doo Wop
Wrong Dogs
I Hate You Like I Hate Romance
The Big House Opera
Stay With Me
Two Dog Trot
1. Dogparkapella - Daisy, Champ, Itchy & Bogie
2. Today is the Day - Daisy, Champ & Itchy
3. That's Mine - Don't Touch It - Bogie & Daisy
4. Best in Show - Champ
5. Itchy's Lament - Itchy
6. Hot Dogs - Ensemble
7. Someone, Somewhere, Someday - Daisy
8. Gotta Pick Me - All Fours
9. Looking for Love - Daisy
10. Every Dog Must Have Her Day - Purse Dogs & Daisy
11. Someone, Somewhere, Someday - Bogie
12. Deep Dog Doo Wop - Champ, Itchy & Bogie
13. Wrong Dogs - Purse Dogs & Daisy
14. I Hate You Like I Hate Romance - Bogie
15. The Big House - Bad Dogs All
16. Itchy's Reprieve - Itchy
17. Stay With Me - Daisy, Champ, Itchy, Bogie
18. Two Dog Trot - All Fours
Reed
Guitar
Piano
  • Musical Style Pop/Rock, Jazz
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Music Rentals

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Authors

Jahnna Beecham

Jahnna Beecham (playwright/lyricist) and composer Malcolm Hillgartner (composer/lyricist) have been commissioned to write musicals for Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Cleveland Playhouse, Hope Repertory Theatre, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Or ...

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Malcolm Hillgartner

Malcolm Hillgartner has written songs and lyrics for eleven musicals, including Chaps! and Dog Park: The Musical for Concord Theatricals, They Came From Way Out There, The Doll People and Holmes and Watson Save the Empire, which won an Ovation Award for Best Small-Cast Musica ...
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Michael J. Hume

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