SYDNEY, Australia – May 21, 2024: DreamWorks Animation, Universal Live Entertainment, and TEG Life Like Touring have announced an exciting collaboration to bring the enchanting world of Gabby’s Dollhouse to life in a global live touring show. Starting in 2025, this multi-year stage show will debut in over 80 cities across Australia and North America before continuing its worldwide journey.
The beloved mixed-media series from DreamWorks Animation, currently streaming on Netflix, will make its live stage debut with an original story and familiar, much-loved music. The hybrid live-action and animated series follows Gabby’s adventures as she unboxes surprises and explores a magical dollhouse inhabited by adorable cat characters.
Michael Vollman, EVP of Marketing for DreamWorks Animation, expressed his excitement: “We are so excited to be collaborating with TEG and cannot wait for this Gabby’s Dollhouse stage show to hit the road and meet fans around the globe. Families all over the world have been dancing and singing along with Gabby and friends, and bringing her to life on the stage is going to be another cat-tastic adventure not to be missed.”
Geoff Jones, CEO of TEG Group, added: “TEG is extremely happy to be bringing this beloved DreamWorks franchise to life on stage in theatres globally. Being granted the ticketed live entertainment rights to tour this popular IP worldwide is an incredible achievement for TEG Life Like Touring. The all-new production will capture the magic of Gabby and her friends live on stage. It will be a fun outing for parents and their children around the world when it hits stages in 2025.”
More details on tour dates and routing will be announced later. This live stage adaptation promises to deliver a magical experience for families worldwide.
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Dreamworks Animation’s Gabby’s Dollhouse
Since the debut of DreamWorks Animation’s hit series Gabby’s Dollhouse, kids around the world have been having one big sprinkle party with Gabby and her friends. Created by celebrated storytellers Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey and now streaming on Netflix, Gabby’s Dollhouse is a mixed media preschool series that unboxes a surprise before jumping into a fantastical animated world full of adorable cat characters that live inside Gabby’s dollhouse. Rooted in growth mindset, Gabby’s activity-based episodes encourage flexible thinking and learning from your mistakes. The show has charted as a top 10 kids’ TV series in 57 countries on Netflix and has become a top 3 preschool brand in the US, inspiring an award-winning toy line, publishing, home, apparel, and more, as well as original music, a top-rated app and a growing YouTube channel visited by millions of fans weekly. Gabby’s Dollhouse continues to expand through Universal Destinations & Experiences theme parks, global fan experiences, live events and much more, including Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie heading to theaters September 26, 2025. Any adventure can unfold when we play in Gabby’s Dollhouse!
https://www.dreamworks.com/shows/gabbys-dollhouse
About Dreamworks Animation
DreamWorks Animation, a division of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, within NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, is a global family entertainment company with feature film and television brands. The company’s deep portfolio of intellectual property is supported by a robust, worldwide consumer products practice, which includes licensing, and location-based entertainment venues around the world. DreamWorks’ feature heritage includes many of the world’s most beloved films and franchises, including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Trolls, The Bad Guys, and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish which have amassed more than $16 billion in global box office receipts. The studio’s latest film Kung Fu Panda 4 is now in theaters, with The Wild Robot coming in September 2024. DreamWorks Animation’s television studio is one of the world’s leading producers of high-quality, animated family programming, reaching consumers in more than 190 countries with a diverse array of award-winning original content through streaming and linear broadcasters.
About Universal Live Entertainment
Universal Live Entertainment partners with best-in-class entertainment companies to bring today’s most popular stories, characters and adventures to life in a city near you. From larger-than-life touring shows to immersive, walk-through exhibitions and family entertainment centers, Universal’s world-class entertainment brands are delivered across the globe for families, friends and people of all ages to enjoy. Productions include Jurassic World Live Tour, Jurassic World: The Exhibition, A Minion’s Perspective, DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition, The Office Experience, American Ninja Warrior Adventure Parks, Film with Live Orchestra concerts and more. Universal Live Entertainment is a division of Universal Destinations & Experiences, a unit of Comcast NBCUniversal. With incredible theme park destinations across the globe, Universal Destinations & Experiences offers guests of all ages the most exciting and popular entertainment experiences. Universal theme parks are known for immersive experiences that feature some of the world’s most thrilling and technologically advanced film-and-television-based attractions.
About TEG
TEG is a global leader in Live Entertainment, Ticketing and Technology. Every day TEG connects fans to experiences and customers with brands. We are proud partners of some of the world’s largest and most iconic venues as well as leading event promoters globally. TEG operates worldwide out of seven country offices and includes Ticketek, Ticketek Marketplace, Ticketek UK, Ticketek New Zealand, Ticketek Malaysia, Ticketek Philippines, Eventopia, Softix, TEG Live, TEG Dainty, TEG Sport, TEG Van Egmond, Laneway Festival, Handsome Tours, SXSW Sydney, TEG Theatrical, MJR Presents, TEG Life Like Touring, TEG TES Live, Brickman, Rugby Live, TEG Europe, Propaganda, TEG USA, Qudos Bank Arena, FAN+, VIP NOW and Ovation.
About TEG Life Like Touring
TEG Life Like Touring has produced and co-produced hit shows and experiences for some of the world’s most popular entertainment brands for over 15 years, including PAW PatrolTM, FRIENDSTM, Dora the Explorer, Peppa Pig, Space Jam, The Octonauts, Chuggington, Sesame Street, Scooby-Doo and Yo Gabba Gabba! TEG Life Like Touring shows have entertained audiences in theatres and arenas globally in locations including Australia, North America, UK, Africa, Asia, New Zealand, Europe, Middle East and South America. In more recent times Life Like Touring has produced a variety of theatrical and themed experiential entertainment. Together with their sister company, TES Live, the Life Like Touring team has worked with some of the world’s biggest entertainment companies, including The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon, Mattel, Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery. Life Like Touring and TES Live are owned by TEG and part of Australia’s leading integrated live entertainment solutions company with superior capabilities in ticketing, digital, data and the promotion of live sport and entertainment.
