Dogfight
by
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul; Book by Peter Duchan
November
2024
SYNOPSIS
‘Dogfight’ (noun, aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft.
A young soldier learns the power of compassion when he plays a cruel joke on an unsuspecting girl.
The hauntingly beautiful musical 'Dogfight' by Pasek and Paul ('Dear Evan Hansen', 'The Greatest Showman', 'La La Land', 'Edges', 'Only Murders in the Building', 'James And The Giant Peach', 'A Christmas Story') and Peter Duchan ('Breaking Upwards'), was praised by countless critics and nominated for numerous awards and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical. Based on the 1991 Warner Brothers film of the same name, Dogfight takes audiences on a romantic and heart-breaking journey that stays with you long after the performance.
It's November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of debauchery, partying, and maybe a little trouble. But when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and compassion.
As of September 8th, the song writing duo Pasek and Paul officially achieved EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award winners), winning an Emmy for their recent work 'Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?' from season three of 'Only Murders in the Building'.
DIRECTOR
Oli Pont
CAST
Peggy, Chippy
Nienke Andriessen
Ensemble, Swing
Pèter Böröcz
Boland
Bastian César
Gibbs, Waiter
Sina Devegliolu
Eddie Birdlace
Nevin George
Fector
Daniel Heidland
Rose Fenny
Heather Cavalet Hsieh
Bernstein
Tim Hupf
Big Tony, Sergeant
Fabian Kuratli
Lounge Singer, Pete
Jamie Langridge
Stevens
Eli Melvin
Ruth Two-Bit, Librarian
Robin Morrison
Marcy
Geraldine Roth
Suzette, Swing
Andrea-Manuela Rüttimann
Mama
Deborah Somers
Piano/Conductor
Oli Pont
Violin
Susanne Mützenberg Margolis
Cello
Vladimir Afinogenov
Guitar
Michael Gawthorne
Bass Guitar
Felix Hoehne
Drums
Lam Nguyen Thiet
Keyboard/Percussion
Keghani Kouzoujian
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
BEHIND THE SCENES
Assistant Director
Tomi Gustaf
Creative Director
Katherine Ankudinov
Choreographers
Amy Leigh Amstutz
Julia Wachtel
Production Stage Manager
Daniele Dagani
Costume Designer
Dana Ryffel
Production Coordinator
Artemi Bendandi
Lead Stage Manager
Marianne Alewine
Assistant Stage Managers
Kathleen Lowe Bonnot
Pekko Roman
Lavina Tauro
Lucian-Alexandru Todirica
Set Design
Oli Pont
Head of Lighting
Johannes Frohnhofen
Tiina Palojärvi
Lighting Team
Susan DePaul
Julia Wachtel
Head of Sound
Rich Hsieh
Sound Team
Nia Feldmann
Eleanor Kelly
Edoardo Siano
Head of Properties
Katherine Ankudinov
Properties Team
Cleophea Bass
Robert Flitcroft
Gwen Grieve
Karen Siber
Erika Simon
Christina Whiting
Specialty Props
Susan Feldmann
Skye Hudson Daniels
Video Wall Footage Design
Leonardo Zidane
Set Dressing
Katherine Andukinov
Stage Crew
Michael Haltigan
Dan Kaufmann
Phil Margolis
Karin Pletscher
Military Costumes
Andrea-Manuela Rüttimann
Anna-Marie Rüttimann
Costumes Crew
Amber Daughtry
Daphné de Charrin
Carole Hamer
Bouqui Stautmeister
Head of Hair & Makeup
Bettina Ament
Katharina Rosemarie Eggers
Nathalie Toth
Prompting
Irene Lautenbach
Head of Publicity
Heather Hsieh
Photography
Olli Jany - Hummingbird Photography
Videography & Trailers
Gabriel Gambetta
Artwork Design
Polar Studios - Oli Pont
Head of Ticketing & Box Office
Alessio del Toro
Ticketing
Andrea-Manuela Rüttimann
Box Office
Tricia Schmid
Catering
Valery Niggli
Anna-Marie Rüttimann
Front of House Organisers
Paul Bilton
Regula Bilton
Front of House, Get-in, Get-out
Members of ZEST
Special Thanks
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nox multimedia GmbH
Andreas Stahl
Wendy Yang