Tickets on Sale for New Musical Dogfight, Starring Lindsay Mendez & Derek Klena

Tickets are now on sale for the new musical Dogfight at off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre. Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena star in the show, based on the 1991 Warner Bros. film of the same name. Dogfight will be directed by Tony winner Joe Mantello and features music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a book by Peter Duchan and choreography by Tony nominee Christopher Gatelli. Previews will begin on June 27, with an official opening set for July 16.

In addition to Mendez and Klena, tha cast will also feature Annaleigh Ashford, Josh Segarra, Dierdre Friel, Becca Ayers, Steven Booth, Adam Halpin, F. Michael Haynie and James Moye.

Set on November 21, 1963, Dogfight follows three young Marines on the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia. The trio sets out for one last boys’ night of debauchery, partying and maybe a little trouble. When Corporal Eddie Birdlace (Klena) meets Rose (Mendez), an awkward and idealistic waitress, he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits. Rose however rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of compassion.