The 15 live, spotted stars of “The 101 Dalmatians Musical,” which goes up at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, have been having a ball going from town to town on a reconfigured tour bus dubbed “the Puppy Palace.”
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The pampered pups’ tour bus has been refitted with individual, climate-controlled sleeping compartments and fridges full of bottled water, boiled chicken breasts and organic hot dogs.
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Although some, like current Cruella de Vil Sarah Gettelfinger, love the “light and energy” the dogs have brought backstage, not everyone feels the same way: “It’s like herding toddlers,” says a member of the production team. “The dogs are very temperamental.”
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One of the stars of “The 101 Dalmatians Musical” stands on two legs during a recent performance.
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Another star pokes its head out of “the Puppy Palace” — a.k.a. the tour bus.
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Nearly all the dogs in the cast are rescues. Check out 101dalmatiansthemusical.com if you’re interested in adopting one.
