North Carolina Theatre & Broadway Series South Launch with Broadway Sensation Catch Me If You Can
Local Theatre Begins 2012-2013 Season with Hit Broadway Musical
Raleigh, NC, November 03, 2012 --(PR.com)-- North Carolina Theatre (http://www.nctheatre.com), celebrating 30 seasons as the region’s premier nonprofit, professional regional theatre, and Broadway Series South, the anchor presenter of First National Touring shows, are proud to launch into their second collaborative season with the presentation of Catch Me If You Can at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts from Tuesday, Nov. 6 though Sunday, Nov. 11. The Thursday, Nov. 8 performance will include a post-show question-and-answer session with the real Frank Abagnale, Jr., on which both the musical and movie are based. To listen to a podcast with Stephen Anthony, who plays the feature role of Frank Abagnale Jr., visit http://bit.ly/UhB29i.
Based on the hit DreamWorks film, Catch Me If You Can captures the astonishing true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a world-class con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, a lawyer, and a jet pilot all before the age of 21. With straight-arrow FBI agent Carl Hanratty on Abagnale’s trail, it is a jet-setting, cat-and-mouse chase, as a jazzy, swinging Sixties score keeps this adventure in constant motion. In the end, Agent Hanratty learns he and his quarry are not so different after all, and Abagnale finds out what happens when love catches up to a man on the run.
Joining Anthony as Abagnale as lead actor in this production will be Merritt David Janes as Hanratty. Additional casting includes Aubrey Mae Davis as Brenda Strong, Caitlin Maloney as Paula Abagnale, Amy Burgmaier as Carol Strong, D. Scott Withers as Roger Strong, Travis Mitchell as Agent Branton and Ben Laxton as Agent Dollar. Durham, N.C. native and former Riverside High School student Derrick Parks has been cast as Agent Cod, alongside Amanda Braun, Ashley Chasteen, Taylor Collins, Vanessa Dunleavy, Michael Graceffa, Colleen Hayes, Mary Claire King, Trevor Leaderbrand, Casey Renee Rogers, Daniel J. Self, Allyson Tolbert and Nadia Vynnytsky. Another cast member with local ties is Bradley Allen Zarr, a native of Rocky Mount, N.C.
This engagement follows hot on the heels of its recent Broadway run, where the show received considerable acclaim. The New York Times exclaimed, “Hot diggity! This portrait of the con artist as a young man comes to ecstatic life.” WOR Radio called it “absolutely marvelous” and proclaimed Catch Me If You Can is “a real Broadway musical with showstoppers to enthrall just about everyone.” Vanity Fair said the production “will move you to live life to the fullest and dance past anything standing in your way,” and urged “Get your seats now!”
Nominated for four Tony® Awards and six Drama Desk Awards, Catch Me If You Can features a Tony Award-winning creative team, with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime), an irresistible score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Legally Blonde) and direction by Jack O’Brien (Hairspray, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).
Scenic design for Catch Me If You Can is by David Rockwell (Hairspray), with costumes based on the original design by five-time Tony Award winner William Ivey Long (The Producers). Lighting design is by Tony Award winner Kenneth Posner (Wicked), and sound design is by Peter McBoyle. For more information, visit http://www.CatchMeOnTour.com.
To purchase single tickets to Catch Me If You Can, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com or http://www.NCtheatre.com. Evening shows start at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday matinee performances start at 2 p.m. Season tickets to North Carolina Theatre/Broadway Series South’s 2013 Broadway season are on sale now as well.
New Media Content:
NC Theatre on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Carolina-Theatre/24276860186
NC Theatre on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/nctheatre
NC Theatre Blog:
http://www.nctheatre.com/stage-notes
Quotes:
“Catch Me If You Can is an energetic performance that will bring the audience to the edge of their seats,” said Casey Hushion, North Carolina Theatre’s artistic director. “The combination of an exciting chase and great music ensures a good time for all who come to watch.”
About North Carolina Theatre:
North Carolina Theatre is Raleigh’s premiere nonprofit regional theatre. NC Theatre was created to strengthen the cultural vitality of the region and cultivate musical theatre appreciation by producing outstanding professional Broadway musicals and developing the next generation of artists through youth training, performance and outreach programs. By preserving the unique American art form of musical theatre, NC Theatre is able to provide broad access to the arts and to entertain and engage diverse audiences. For more information about the theatre, upcoming performance and tickets, please visit http://www.nctheatre.com.
Emily Packard
MMI Public Relations
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Based on the hit DreamWorks film, Catch Me If You Can captures the astonishing true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a world-class con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, a lawyer, and a jet pilot all before the age of 21. With straight-arrow FBI agent Carl Hanratty on Abagnale’s trail, it is a jet-setting, cat-and-mouse chase, as a jazzy, swinging Sixties score keeps this adventure in constant motion. In the end, Agent Hanratty learns he and his quarry are not so different after all, and Abagnale finds out what happens when love catches up to a man on the run.
Joining Anthony as Abagnale as lead actor in this production will be Merritt David Janes as Hanratty. Additional casting includes Aubrey Mae Davis as Brenda Strong, Caitlin Maloney as Paula Abagnale, Amy Burgmaier as Carol Strong, D. Scott Withers as Roger Strong, Travis Mitchell as Agent Branton and Ben Laxton as Agent Dollar. Durham, N.C. native and former Riverside High School student Derrick Parks has been cast as Agent Cod, alongside Amanda Braun, Ashley Chasteen, Taylor Collins, Vanessa Dunleavy, Michael Graceffa, Colleen Hayes, Mary Claire King, Trevor Leaderbrand, Casey Renee Rogers, Daniel J. Self, Allyson Tolbert and Nadia Vynnytsky. Another cast member with local ties is Bradley Allen Zarr, a native of Rocky Mount, N.C.
This engagement follows hot on the heels of its recent Broadway run, where the show received considerable acclaim. The New York Times exclaimed, “Hot diggity! This portrait of the con artist as a young man comes to ecstatic life.” WOR Radio called it “absolutely marvelous” and proclaimed Catch Me If You Can is “a real Broadway musical with showstoppers to enthrall just about everyone.” Vanity Fair said the production “will move you to live life to the fullest and dance past anything standing in your way,” and urged “Get your seats now!”
Nominated for four Tony® Awards and six Drama Desk Awards, Catch Me If You Can features a Tony Award-winning creative team, with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime), an irresistible score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Legally Blonde) and direction by Jack O’Brien (Hairspray, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).
Scenic design for Catch Me If You Can is by David Rockwell (Hairspray), with costumes based on the original design by five-time Tony Award winner William Ivey Long (The Producers). Lighting design is by Tony Award winner Kenneth Posner (Wicked), and sound design is by Peter McBoyle. For more information, visit http://www.CatchMeOnTour.com.
To purchase single tickets to Catch Me If You Can, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com or http://www.NCtheatre.com. Evening shows start at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday matinee performances start at 2 p.m. Season tickets to North Carolina Theatre/Broadway Series South’s 2013 Broadway season are on sale now as well.
New Media Content:
NC Theatre on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Carolina-Theatre/24276860186
NC Theatre on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/nctheatre
NC Theatre Blog:
http://www.nctheatre.com/stage-notes
Quotes:
“Catch Me If You Can is an energetic performance that will bring the audience to the edge of their seats,” said Casey Hushion, North Carolina Theatre’s artistic director. “The combination of an exciting chase and great music ensures a good time for all who come to watch.”
About North Carolina Theatre:
North Carolina Theatre is Raleigh’s premiere nonprofit regional theatre. NC Theatre was created to strengthen the cultural vitality of the region and cultivate musical theatre appreciation by producing outstanding professional Broadway musicals and developing the next generation of artists through youth training, performance and outreach programs. By preserving the unique American art form of musical theatre, NC Theatre is able to provide broad access to the arts and to entertain and engage diverse audiences. For more information about the theatre, upcoming performance and tickets, please visit http://www.nctheatre.com.
Emily Packard
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
emily@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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