‘DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL’ at Queens Theater (Jan. 25, 1 and 3 p.m.; Jan. 26, 1, 3 and 6 p.m.). Don’t expect howls to come only from this show’s half-canine hero. Based on Dav Pilkey’s irreverent graphic-novel series — especially the book “Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties” — this adaptation from TheaterWorksUSA has enough zany humor to crack up anyone who’s 100 percent human. In a plot that manages to mash up “RoboCop” and Charles Dickens, the interspecies police officer Dog Man (the result of some emergency surgery) battles the evil machinations of both a bionic fish and a conniving cat. Written by Kevin Del Aguila and Brad Alexander, the musical uses the same conceit as each of the novels in the series: that it is really the creation of a pair of fifth-grade boys.

718-760-0064, queenstheatre.org

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‘HERE WE GO!’ at the Kaye Playhouse (Jan. 26, 2 p.m.). Sometimes you’d swear that inanimate objects have their own personalities. This is never more true than at a show by the Paper Bag Players, the endlessly imaginative theatrical troupe that specializes in giving vivid life to the simple and ordinary. Transforming cardboard and paper into houses, landscapes, galaxies and even people (Jonathan Peck is the scenic artist), the company has created another rollicking musical revue in “Here We Go!” Its intended audience, children 3 to 8, will delight in characters like an apprehensive bowling pin, a recalcitrant chair — just try to sit on it — and three trees that are determined to outwit a woodcutter. Classic sketches from the players’ history appear alongside new material by Ted Brackett, John Stone and Kevin Richard Woodall. Their skits include “Zymillaquixar,” named for a distant planet whose welcoming alien, Snerp, is at least as endearing as E.T.

212-772-4448, thepaperbagplayers.org

MIL’S TRILLS 10TH ANNIVERSARY WINTER BASH at ShapeShifter Lab (Jan. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon). Composing a tune is more than being creative with notes; it also involves facing challenges. Amelia Robinson, a.k.a. Mil, who is known for her children’s music and her electric ukulele, will demonstrate the process — and immerse young listeners in it — at this celebratory show in Brooklyn. The morning will begin with a crafts workshop to make concert props, including colorful eyeglasses that represent each person’s worldview. Then Robinson, who will be joined by guest musicians, will lead the crowd through what she calls her songwriting obstacle course, an exercise of imagination in which children help improvise melodies. Geared toward music fans 12 and under, the event will include sharing stories, devising sounds, experimenting with movement and making decisions about rhythm and tempo.

646-820-9452, milstrills.com

‘REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN’ at the Fraunces Tavern Museum (Jan. 25, 2 p.m.). Women weren’t always behind the scenes during the war for American independence. A few, like Deborah Samson (also spelled Sampson), made it to the front lines by disguising themselves as men. Darci Tucker, a teaching artist, will portray Samson and another real figure — Elizabeth Thompson, a loyalist spy — in this solo show. Tucker, who wrote the script, will also play Jane Walker, a fictitious character who represents all the women who did support work for the Continental Army. In addition to meeting these three in the interactive performance, families who buy tickets can take part in a 1 p.m. Women of the Revolutionary War Tour — space is limited and registration required — of this Lower Manhattan museum, which had its own role in the conflict.

212-425-1778, frauncestavernmuseum.org