Broadway Across America and CAPA present 101 Dalmatians The Musical, making its Columbus debut March 2-7 at the Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St.

This quirky, upside-down story views life from a dog's perspective. The production is based on the beloved book by Dodie Smith and led by an award-winning creative team including four-time Tony Award-winning director Jerry Zaks (A Bronx Tale, Smokey Joe’s Café, Guys and Dolls), acclaimed bookwriter/co-lyricist B.T. McNicholl (Billy Elliot, Spamalot, The IT Girl) and Dennis DeYoung, co-founder of the legendary rock band Styx.

101 Dalmatians The Musical features 15 talented Dalmatians on stage in a surprise grand finale. Most of the dogs were rescued from animal shelters across the country, and all were trained by Joel Slaven, one of the world’s foremost animal trainers. Slaven has worked extensively with Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, on such feature films as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and That Darn Cat.

Five special Dalmatians — Rascal, Jada, Lacy, Bert, and Jackson — were placed with the production through Columbus-based Second Chances Dalmatian Rescue. After carefully evaluating the project — getting to know Slaven, his team, training techniques, the living conditions for the dogs and Slaven’s dedication to educating the public about homeless animals — Second Chances determined the production was a wonderful opportunity to educate the public about the breed and began working with the 101 team to find Dalmatian candidates for the project. For more information about this organization, visit www.secondchancesdalrescue.com.

Tickets are $69.50, $64.50, $49.50, $44.50, $27.50 and $22.50 at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Office (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. For more information about the production, visit www.capa.com.