Pasek & Paul's DOGFIGHT Makes Australian Premiere Tonight at Hayes Theatre Co

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's DOGFIGHT, presented by Neil Gooding Productions will commence its season at Hayes Theatre Co tonight 1 May.

November 21, 1963. On the night before their deployment to Vietnam, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of debauchery. But when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, the unassuming and idealistic waitress he enlists to win a cruel bet, she rewrites the rules of the game and opens his eyes to what really matters in life.

Based on the 1991 movie of the same name starring River Phoenix, DOGFIGHT premiered off-Broadway in 2012, where it won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical and was nominated for 5 Outer Critics Circle and 2 Drama Desk Awards.

"Rehearsals for DOGFIGHT have been going extremely well, and I'm so impressed with the calibre of our cast members and creatives. It is such a joy to watch this beautiful and heartbreaking piece come to life, and moreover that we have the privilege to present it to Australian audiences for the first time ever", says Neil Gooding.

Hayes Theatre Co is a dedicated music theatre and cabaret venue in Potts Point. Named for Australian musical theatre legend, Nancye Hayes OAM, Hayes Theatre Co honours and builds on the vast history of Australian Musical Theatre and its practitioners. This not-for-profit venue is managed by Independent Music Theatre, a collaborative partnership focusing on providing a permanent home for small-scale musical theatre and cabaret. By providing venue space to newly mounted productions, Hayes Theatre Co, will be a presenting partner together with independent producers and artists. Hayes Theatre Co is made possible through the City of Sydney's Accommodation Grant Program.

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