Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical
Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 1pm and 5pm
Family Series Sponsor
This performance is presented without an intermission.
The taking of photographs and/or making of visual or sound recordings is expressly forbidden.
Barbara Pasternack: Producing Artistic Director
Tegan Meyer: Managing Director
Book & Lyrics by: Kevin Del Aguila
Music by: Brad Alexander
Adapted from the CAT KID COMIC CLUB series of books by: Dav Pilkey
Set Designer: Cameron Anderson
Costume Designer: Jen Caprio
Lighting Designer: David Lander
Co-Sound Designers: Scott Stauffer, Jesse Desrosiers
Puppet Design/Fabrication: AchesonWalsh Studios
Orchestrations: Brad Alexander
Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager: David VanDyke
Stage Manager: Kristopher Kiyoi
Tour Music Director: Fernanda Douglas
Director & Choreographer: Marlo Hunter
Adapted from the books CAT KID COMIC CLUB (C) 2020 by Dav Pilkey, CAT KID COMIC CLUB PERSPECTIVES (C) 2021 by Dav Pilkey, and CAT KID COMIC CLUB ON PURPOSE (C) 2022 by Dav Pilkey. Published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc.
Thank you to The Shubert Foundation, The Lucille Lortel Foundation, The Benevity Community Impact Fund, The Frederick Loewe Foundation, National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s Frank Young Fund for New Musicals and all our individual donors for your support of TheaterWorksUSA. TheaterWorksUSA’s public programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, and by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
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The Cat Kid Comic Club
Dennis the Toothbrush Lawyer for Dinosaurs
Supa Fail!
The Cute, Little, Fluffy Cloud of Death
Chubbs McSpiderbutt
Worst Dad Ever
All About You
Birds, Flowers, Trees
My Sister, Naomi
The Mega-gigantic, Humonga-normous Comic Club Party!
Cat Kid, Molly & Others: REAGAN COLE MINNETTE
Flippy & Others: COLIN WELTER
Kip & Others: MARCO MOLLDREM
Melvin & Others: CHRISTIAN STRONG
Naomi & Others: LESLIE BAEZ
Starla, Poppy & Others: SONDRINE LEE BONTEMPS
DAVID VANDYKE (Rehearsal Assistant, Stage Manager) is a graduate of CAP21 Conservatory in NYC and is so excited to be returning to the club! He’s originally from Hillsboro, Oregon, and when he’s not onstage he can be found playing guitar, on his bike, or playing a video game with his brother. A couple past favorite shows include Cat Kid Comic Club (Flippy), Pete the Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure (Pete the Cat), and RENT (Mark). Lots of love to his wife, Karis, and his family. He hopes you enjoy the show!
KRISTOPHER KIYOI (Stage Manager) is a NYC-based theater, opera, and orchestra stage manager. In August, he finished his time with the Aspen Music Festival and School, where he served as Stage Manager for the Aspen Conducting Academy. Before that, he worked as a Stage Management Apprentice at The Juilliard School. Kris loves working on any performance with music, and is excited to bring joy to so many audiences around the country. Thanks to Dad, Mom, siblings, and friends for supporting his endeavors.
JEN CAPRIO (Costume Design) Broadway: Heart of Rock and Roll, Spamalot (2023 Revival), Falsettosand The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. National/International: Falsettos, Joseph…, The Lion (West End/US Tour), …Spelling Bee (US Tours) and various rock revues. New York: City Center Encores!, Audible/Minetta Lane, Second Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout, Primary Stages, Cherry Lane, LaMama, ETC and others. TV: The Gilded Age (Season 4 HBO), Sesame Street (seasons 47-57), The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (Seasons 1-2) Manhunt (Apple TV+) and Tiny Time Travel (PBS/YouTube). 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2025 Daytime Emmy Nomination, 2020 Daytime Emmy Winner for Sesame Street. www.jencaprio.com Instagram: @jencapriocostumedesign
DAVID LANDER (Lighting Design) is very excited to illuminate Dav Pilkey’s Cat Kid and present it to audiences all over the USA. Other shows David has illuminated for TheaterWorksUSA are Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man: The Musical The Lightning Thief- The Percy Jackson Musical, The Pout Pout Fish, Pete The Cat and The Civil War.
CAMERON ANDERSON is an internationally acclaimed set designer and has designed extensively at the world's leading theatre and opera companies. She recently won the Billie Tsien Rome Prize in Design, one of the most prestigious awards an American artist can receive. Recent projects include The Light in the Piazza at Opera Theater of St. Louis (2026 Nominee for Best Production International Opera Awards,) popstar Charlie Puth's North American and international tours, Lucia di Lammermoor and Zemire et Azor ( Berkshire Opera Festival), Leonora (Chicago Opera Theater), the world premiere opera RUR: A Torrent of Light (Tapestry Opera, Toronto), which won the Best New Opera in North America award (MCANA). Other recent highlights include West Side Story (Kilden Performing Arts Center, Norway, Vancouver Opera), and Simon Boccanegra (Teatro Colon, Argentina), Byhalia Mississippi (The Kennedy Center), The Niceties (Manhattan Theatre Club), Yerma, Becoming Cuba, and Sweat (Huntington Theater), Fille du Regiment, The Consul, Vinkensport, The Merry Widow, and Rocking Horse Winner (Opera Saratoga), and Photograph 51 (South Coast Repertory). Other select opera credits include Glimmerglass Festival, San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, Central City Opera, Minnesota Opera, Gotham Chamber Opera, and On Site Opera. Select Off-Broadway credits include Roundabout Theatre Company, Playwrights' Horizons, New Georges, LAByrinth Theater Company, Naked Angels, Ars Nova, and Brooklyn Academy of Music. Upcoming projects include Falstaff at The Minnesota Opera and Orlando Paladino at The Curtis Institute. cameronanderson.net
ACHESONWALSH STUDIOS (Puppet Design/ Fabrication) is a kinetic creation studio. Their clients include Amazon Studios, Broadway Theatres, Cirque Du Soleil, Disney, Lincoln Center Theater, and Radio City Music Hall. AchesonWalsh Studios was founded by Matt Acheson and Fergus J Walsh in 2014. Recent work includes The Magician's Elephant at Hale Centre Theatre Utah, Avalona The Musical in NYC, Drawn to Life at Cirque Du Soleil Disney Springs and Dinosaurs at The Children's Museum Indianapolis.
FERNANDA DOUGLAS (Tour Music Direction) (they/she) taught all the wonderful actors on stage all the notes and words they sing in the songs! As a composer, Fernanda has written eight shows for young audiences (two of which are bilingual, Spanish-English) and five for general audiences. Commissions include: Raquel’s Purple Pineapple Adventures (Creede Repertory Theater, CO), The Fairy Goddaughter (Nashville Children’s Theatre), The Hobbit (First Stage, WI), We All Scream For Ice Cream, Sweet Tooth and Scouts (Brooklyn Children’s Theater). When not writing or music directing, Fernanda teaches voice and piano lessons to some of the top talent in the MT industry with Liz Caplan Vocal Studios. Check them out at fernandadouglas.com!
MARLO HUNTER (Director & Choreographer) is theater & film director. She’s the winner of the Callaway Award and was named a “Woman to Watch on Broadway”. Recent theater: Director, Ever After (Phoenix Theatre Company/Alchemation); Director, Lemonade (Trustus Theatre – World Premiere); Director/Choreographer, Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical (Off-Broadway, NY Times Critic’s Pick), Director/Choreographer, A Hanukkah Carol, or Gelt Trip! The Musical (Round House - World Premiere). Marlo made her feature film directorial debut with Pop Tart in 2022 (featuring Annaleigh Ashford & Keala Settle). Recent film: Director, Trivia at St. Nick’s (Hallmark); Director, Mystic Christmas (Hallmark). Princeton University. www.MarloHunter.com
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 (NickJr).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
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 50 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: A Sprinkle in Time (November 3, 2026) will mark 40 years of Dav creating acclaimed books for children, and 10 years since the launch of Dog Man, one of the bestselling graphic novels series of all time.
SCOTT STAUFFER, JESSE DESROSIERS - Co-Sound Designers
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Barbara Pasternack, Producing Artistic Director
Tegan Meyer, Managing Director
Jillian Carucci, Associate Artistic Director
Michael Anthony Gremo, General Manager
Clara Cable, Production Props
Marcus Cruz, Administrative Assistant
Allison Engallena, Touring and Engagement Manager
Casey Fodge, Director of Development
Dominic Galiotto, Technical Director
Kristen Gensinger, Marketing & Communications Manager
Trenity Greene, Shop Supervisor
Nadel Henville, Assistant Company Manager
Sarah Hogewood, Casting Assistant
Molly Huey, Lead Costumer
Rhea Katzman, Company Manager
Steve Lattanzi, Director of Systems and Administration
Kayla Nielsen, Bookkeeper
Beth Prather, Senior Director of Sales
Marcia Raymond, Administrative Assistant
William Spinnato, Director of Production
Mary St. Angelo, Director of Sales and Touring
Noemi Villela-Dean, Manager of West Coast Education & School Sales
Joshua Zeigler, Management Assistant