Dogfight - An ugly game

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Title:	Dogfight - An ugly game
Original title:	Dogfight
Original language:	English
Music:	Benj Pasek , Justin Paul
Book:	Peter Duchan
Lyrics:	Benj Pasek , Justin Paul
Literary source:	Dogfight by Nancy Savoca
Premiere:	July 16, 2012
Place of premiere:	Second Stage Theater , Manhattan
Roles / people
Rose Fenny Eddie Birdlace Boland Amber Marcy Stevens Fector Gibbs mummy Ruth Two Bears

Dogfight - an ugly game (English original title Dogfight ) is a 2012 premiered musical in two acts by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul , based on the US film Dogfight by Nancy Savoca . The lyrics in English were written by Benjamin Pasek and Justin Paul, the lyrics in German were written by Daniel Große Boymann . The musical has been performed in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands, among others. The English-language premiere of the musical took place off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theater in 2012 . In August 2014 it had its European premiere at the Southwark Playhouse in London . In Germany it was shown for the first time on May 6, 2017 in the Theater für Niedersachsen .

Productions

The first previews of the musical could be viewed from June 27, 2012. The official premiere of the musical took place on July 16, 2012 at the Second Stage Theater in New York. On August 19, 2012 the performances in the Second Stage Theater ended. Joe Mantello directed the show . Christopher Gattelli was responsible for the choreography . In the original production, Lindsay Mendez played the lead role of the rose. Derek Klena played Eddie and Josh Segarra Boland. Also cast were Nick Blaemire, Annaleigh Ashford , Steven Booth, Becca Ayers, Adam Halpin, Dierdre Friel, F. Michael Haynie, and James Moye. David Zinn furnished the set and created the costumes. Paul Gallo was in charge of the light.

The show received very good reviews for the scriptwriters and the lead actress Lindsay Mendez's performance as Rose.

A CD with recordings of the original cast was released on April 30, 2013.

Dogfight dealt with specific socio-cultural problems that existed in the 1960s. During the Vietnam War, patriarchal Americans treated the Marines as if they were superior to them, as demonstrated in the actions of dogfight, a degrading and degrading ritual for women. The main female character Rose represents the change in America for women in the 1960s. She believes that something will change in the world. Viewers experience her strength after discovering the true nature of dogfighting, which demonstrates the feminine emancipation of women during this time.

German production

On May 6, 2017, the German premiere took place at the Theater für Niedersachsen under the German title Dogfight - An ugly game in Hildesheim.

More productions

In the United States, Dogfight has been shown in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Oklahoma and Glendale, among others.

Dogfight was also performed at the Southwark Playhouse in London from August 8th to September 13th, 2014 . It was directed by Matt Ryan. Laura Jane Matthewson played Rose and Jamie Muscato played Eddie. From March 6, 2018, the musical will be shown again in London at the Bridewell Theater.

The Australian premiere was presented by Neil Gooding Productions, in association with the Hayes Theater in Sydney. It premiered on May 1, 2015, directed by Neil Gooding. The premiere in New Zealand at the Auckland Music Theater followed on October 2, 2015, directed by Katie Flood.

The first Dutch production of Dogfight was shown on June 11, 2015 at the M-Lab Theater in Amsterdam.

The play also premiered in Austria. From March 5th to 20th it was performed in English at Vienna's English Theater in Vienna.

Plot and staging

Act I.

In 1967 Eddie Birdlace, a US marine, returned to San Francisco from the Vietnam War. As he travels the night on a Greyhound bus, he remembers Rose Fenny ("Prelude: Take Me Back") and the night he spent in San Francisco four years earlier. Memories come back, and finally it's November 21, 1963.

The Greyhound bus becomes the military bus that takes some Marines to San Francisco. These have just come out of training and are ready for use. Once in San Francisco, they want to take the city by storm on their last night in the United States ("Some Kinda Time"). Birdlace and his two best friends, Boland and Bernstein, who call themselves the three bees ("We Three Bees"), take part in a dogfight, a gruesome party with simple rules. Each marine pays $ 50. Whoever comes to the party with the ugliest date wins all the money. Birdlace and his friends go looking for a possible date ("Hey Good-Lookin '").

Birdlace visits a restaurant where he meets Rose. Rose is a shy waitress who plays the guitar in the corner of the restaurant. He flirts with her and invites her to come to the party with him ("Come to a Party"). Rose, who doesn't know the real purpose of the party, is looking forward to the party and is looking for the perfect dress ("Nothing Short of Wonderful"). Meanwhile, the other marines find their dates. Among them is Boland, who breaks the rules of dogfighting by inviting Marcy, a funny, almost toothless prostitute who knows the purpose of the party and who has promised Boland half the cash price if she wins. ("Come to a Party (Reprise)").

When Birdlace and Rose go to the party, Rose says a lot about herself. Birdlace is suddenly not so enthusiastic about his plan. He suggests they go somewhere else and have something to eat. Rose believes that she is embarrassed and that he doesn't want his friends to get to know her. That leads to them eventually entering the party.

At the table with his friends and their dates, Birdlace drinks a lot of alcohol. He tries unsuccessfully to keep Rose off the dance floor, since this is where the official judging of the women and thus the competition takes place. During the dance, each marine presents his date ("That Face"). Marcy is voted the ugliest date and Boland is named the winner. Later, in the ladies' room, Marcy Rose reveals the real purpose of the party ("Dogfight"). A disturbed rose returns to Birdlace. She is angry, deeply hurt and hits him hard in the face. "I hope there is a war and you will be killed," she tells him before embarrassed and fleeing. At home in her bedroom, Rose blames herself for believing Birdlaces lies ("Pretty Funny").

Act II

The ruthless and invincible Marines continue their last night with a trip to the arcade and a visit to a prostitute ("Hometown Hero's Ticker Tape Parade"). But Birdlace can't bring himself to party with his friends. He feels guilty about Rose, leaves his friends and goes to her. He apologizes to her as best he can and offers to invite her to a fancy dinner. At first glance, Rose sees that Birdlace actually means his apology. She agrees to the date and demands that they never discuss the dogfight and the humiliations that followed. The two are on their way ("First Date, Last Night").

In an elegant restaurant, Rose looks behind Birdlace's hard facade, his poses, lies and showing off. They are getting closer to each other. Rose tells Birdlace that, despite all the inconvenience, the dogfight gave her a new understanding. She can no longer let herself be defined by what others think of her ("Before It's Over"). In the remaining hours before Birdlace has to travel to Vietnam, Rose nervously invites him to her home. They share an embarrassing and romantic first sexual experience ("give way").

The next morning Birdlace returns to his friends ("Some Kinda Time (Reprise)"). The marines are sent to Vietnam. Birdlace sees his friends, including Boland and Bernstein, being killed before his eyes. Birdlace took these memories back to San Francisco in 1967. A broken, confused, lost man who is now unwelcome as an ex-marine and is mocked, he arrives there ("Come Back"). Birdlace makes his way through town to find an older, wiser rose in the restaurant. As always sympathetically, she welcomes him home ("Finale: Take Me Back").

Actors and roles

role	2012 Off-Broadway production	2014 Off-West End production	2014 NY Regional Premiere	2015 Australian production	2015 European amateur premiere	2015 Dutch production	2015 Chicago Professional Premiere	2017 Germany. First German premiere	2017 Midwest Regional Premiere	2018 Vienna's English Theater
Rose Fenny	Lindsay Mendez	Laura Jane Matthewson	Gina Gentile	Hilary Cole	Cecily Redman	Eline de Jong	Emily Goldberg	Elisabeth Köstner	Amanda hens	Helena Lenn
Eddie Birdlace	Derek Klena	Jamie Muscato	Dustin Smith	Luigi Lucente	Maison Kelley	Jeffrey Italiaander	Garrett Lutz	Tim Müller	Luke Harger	Daniele Spampinato
Boland	Josh Segarra	Cellen Chugg Jones	Colin Earyes	Toby Francis	James Mateo-Salt	Stef van Gelder	Matt Frye	Friedrich Lukas Sandmann	Bryce Crandall	Eduardo Medina Barcenas
Amber	Nick Blaemire	Nicholas Corre	Tyler Henson	Rowan Witt	Aidan Cutler	Luuk Melissa	Nick Graffagna	Jürgen Brehm	Jace LeGarde	Christopher Aguilar
Marcy	Annaleigh Ashford	Rebecca Trehearn	Chelsea Alfredo	Johanna Allen	Lauren Key	Iris Oppatja	Mary Kate Young	Teresa Scherhag	Cally Stanich	Roberta Ajello
Stevens	Adam Halpin	Joshua Dowen	David Cronin	Kyle Sapsford	George Stuart	Silencio Pinas	Travis Austin Wright	Björn Schäffer	Sam Hildestad
Fector	F. Michael Haynie	Samuel J Weir	Shawn Smith	Haydan Hawkins	Frazer Shine	Ruben Van Keer	Matt Provencal	Maurice Daniel Ernst	Will Rafferty	David Paul
Gibbs	Steven Booth	Ciaran Joyce	Steven Liberto	Jack Van Staveren	Alistair Smith	Jorrit de Vries	Neil Stratman	Jens Krause	Seth Hannasch	Marvin Schriebl
mummy	Becca Ayers	Amanda Minihan	Paulette Oliva	Danielle Barnes	Lucy Follows	Rhona Roode	Jillian Weingart	Laura Mann	Rachael Ronding	Kudra Owens
Ruth Two Bears	Dierdre Friel	Emily Olive Boyd	Natalia Fogarty	Emily Havea	Amber Lloyd	Marie Körbl	Carisa Gonzalez	Tanja Kleine / Sandra Pangl	Lauren Hugh	Rosa Enzi
Lounge singer	James Moye	Matthew Cutts	Douglas Katch Gray	Mark Simpson	Chris Wolverson	Silencio Pinas	Peter Robel	Fehmi Göklü	Brendan Finn	Georg Hasenzagl
Peggy										Teresa Hermann

Music track

1st act

1. Prelude: Come Back ( Prelude: Take Me Back ) - Rose, Birdlace & Ensemble
2. It's starting here today ( Some Kinda Time ) - Marines
3. Bees hums ( We Three Bees ) - Birdlace, Boland & Bernstein
4. Hey you pretty ( Hey Good Lookin ) - Marines with Girls
5. Give in - rose
6. To the party ( Come to a party ) - Birdlace & Rose
7. Indescribable, Wunderbar ( Nothing Short of Wonderful ) - Rose
8. Auf die Party (Reprise) [ Come to a Party (Reprise) ] - Rose, Marcy & Marines (without Boland)
9. Go fly!
10. And the vision ( That Face ) - Lounge Singer with Bernstein, Boland, & Stevens
11. Today is Dogfight ( Dogfight ) - Marcy & Rose
12. Really Weird ( Pretty Funny ) - Rose

2nd act

1. Entracte
2. Returning soldiers heroes procession ( Hometown Hero's Ticker Tape Parade ) - Birdlace, Amber, Boland & Marines
3. On the date tonight ( First Date / Last Night ) - Rose & Birdlace
4. Restaurant music
5. War returning hero procession (recap) [ Hometown Hero's Ticker Tape Parade (recap) ] - Boland & Bernstein
6. Before it's too late ( Before It's Over ) - Rose
7. Give in ( Give Way ) - Rose & Ensemble
8. Today it starts here (Reprise) [ Some Kinda Time (Reprise) ] - Birdlace & Marines
9. War sequence ( War Sequence ) - Marines
10. Take Me Back (Hippie Reprise) - Hippies
11. Previous ( Come Back ) - Birdlace
12. Finale: Come Back Finale: ( Take Me Back ) - Ensemble
13. Applause music

orchestra

• Piano conductor
• Electric bass
• cello
• Drum percussion
• Acoustic / electric guitar
• violin

Awards and nominations

Original off-Broadway production

year	Award	category	Nominees	Result	Individual evidence
2013	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Lindsay Mendez	Nominated
	Drama League Award	Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical		Nominated
		Distinguished performance	Lindsay Mendez	Nominated
	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding musical		Won
		Outstanding choreographer	Christopher Gattelli	Won
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical		Nominated
		Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)	Peter Duchan	Nominated
		Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)	Benj Pasek and Justin Paul	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Lindsay Mendez	Nominated
		Outstanding Lighting Design	Paul Gallo	Nominated

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dogfight , New Musical About Cruelty and Hope, Opens in NYC; Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena Star . Playbill. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
2. ↑ An ugly game . October 16, 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 16, 2017. 
3. ↑ Review Roundup: Second Stage's DOGFIGHT . broadwayworld.com. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
4. ^ Dogfight Official Cast Recording - Amazon . Amazon. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
5. ↑ Brantley, Ben. "Cruel, Tuneful Jerk In Love 'Dogfight' At Second Stage Theater," The New York Times , July 17, 2012
6. ↑ Brown, Scott. "Theater Review: Musical Dogfight Shows Some Teeth," Vulture , July 2012
7. ↑ An ugly game . October 16, 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 16, 2017. 
8. ↑ Goose, Andrew. "Casting Announced for New York Production of 'Dogfight'" playbill.com, August 25, 2014
9. ^ Emily Wilson: Dogfight, a River Phoenix Movie, Comes to the SF Playhouse As a Musical . In: SF Weekly . 22nd September 2015.
10. ↑ Shenton, Mark. "'Dogfight' to Receive UK Premiere at London's Southwark Playhouse" playbill.com, May 8th 2014
11. ↑ http://www.playbill.com/article/cast-set-for-london-run-of-benj-pasek-and-justin-pauls-dogfight
12. ↑ https://sedos.co.uk/2018/dogfight.htm
13. ^ Purcell, Carey. "Pasek and Paul's 'Dogfight' Gets Australian Premiere Today" playbill.com, May 1, 2015
14. ↑ Stuff.co.nz
15. ↑ Heiner Boberski: Horrible War, tender romance . 17th March 2018.
16. ↑ Tarento.net
17. ↑ Dogfight ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. hayestheatre.com.au 
18. ^ Dogfight .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
19. ↑ An ugly game . October 16, 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 16, 2017. 
20. ↑ https://www.mtishows.com/dogfight
21. ^ Nominations Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards; Giant and Hands on a Hardbody Lead the Pack . Playbill. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
22. ↑ Cox, Gordon. Off Broadway musicals outnumber Broadway shows in the tuner category " . Variety, April 23, 2013
23. ^ "The Piano Lesson, The Whale & Dogfight Honored at 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards" . Broadway.com, May 5, 2011
24. ^ Outer Critics Circle Nominees Announced; Pippin Earns 11 Nominations . Playbill. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.