DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL: Episode 7; Previews!
by Nicole Rosky - April 27, 2011
DanceOn, a YouTube partnership channel exclusive to dance, released the seventh episode of DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL today. The cast and crew of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN prepare for the start of previews, and Alex Ellis has her first performance on a Broadway stage! Click below to watch the episode!
STAGE TUBE: 'Jet Set' from CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
by Nicole Rosky - April 25, 2011
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN began preview performances on Friday, March 11, 2011 at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre and opened on Sunday, April 10, 2011. Click below for a sneak peek of 'Jet Set' from the show!
BWW Interviews: CATCH ME's Rachelle Rak - 'Sas' Is Back and Talks Mitchell, O'Brien, Tveit & More
by Jessica Lewis - April 25, 2011
The 'Sas' is back. Rachelle Rak (better known to the Broadway community as 'Sas'), has had a career as a Broadway dancer to be envied. Having worked on Broadway for ten straight years in the original companies of Cats, Fosse, Starlight Express, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (among others) and the revival company of monster hits such as Oklahoma!, it seemed Rak had not only 'made it,' but found a home as the consumate chrous girl. Until 2006.
Theater Talk Features CATCH ME's Shaiman & Wittman Today
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2011
Theater Talk, the series devoted to the world of the stage, is co-hosted by Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post and series producer Susan Haskins. This week on the show:
STAGE TUBE: Shaiman & Wittman Sing 'Butter Out of Cream'
by Nicole Rosky - April 20, 2011
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN stars Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz as Carl Hanratty, Aaron Tveit as Frank Abagnale, Jr., Tony Nominee Tom Wopat as Frank Abagnale, Sr. and Tony Nominee Kerry Butler as Brenda Strong. This new musical, created by a team of Tony winners, features a book by Terrence McNally, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, choreography by Jerry Mitchell and is directed by Jack O'Brien. In the video below, watch Marc Shaiman and Scott Whittman sing 'Butter Out of CReam' on Theatre Talk
DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL: Episode 6; First Step on Bway
by Nicole Rosky - April 20, 2011
DanceOn, a YouTube partnership channel exclusive to dance, released the sixth episode of DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL today. The cast and crew of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN move into the Neil Simon Theater, and Alex Ellis takes her first step on a Broadway stage!
Theater Talk Features CATCH ME's Shaiman & Wittman, 4/22
by Nicole Rosky - April 19, 2011
Theater Talk, the series devoted to the world of the stage, is co-hosted by Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post and series producer Susan Haskins. This week on the show:
Frank Abagnale Jr. Hosts CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Talkback, 4/14
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2011
On Thursday, April 14, audience members at the new Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will get the chance to hear first-hand from the real Frank W. Abagnale Jr. (played on stage by Aaron Tveit), whose teenage escapades are the basis for the musical and the 2002 film of the same name.
STAGE TUBE: Kerry Butler Tells Two Truths and a Lie
by Nicole Rosky - April 13, 2011
In the following video, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN's Kerry Butler shares two truthsand a lie about herself. Catch her in a lie here to be automatically entered to win this week's prize: a fantastic Airmail Zipper Pouch from Blue Q!
DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL: Episode 5; Full Out
by Nicole Rosky - April 13, 2011
DanceOn, a YouTube partnership channel exclusive to dance, released the fifth episode of DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL today. It's the last week in the rehearsal studio before the cast and crew of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN move into the Neil Simon Theater!
Frank Abagnale Jr. Hosts CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Talkback, 4/14
by Kelsey Denette - April 12, 2011
On Thursday, April 14, audience members at the new Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will get the chance to hear first-hand from the real Frank W. Abagnale Jr. (played on stage by Aaron Tveit), whose teenage escapades are the basis for the musical and the 2002 film of the same name.
Broadway Review Roundup: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - All the Reviews!
by Robert Diamond - April 10, 2011
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN opened on Broadway Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Neil Simon Theatre. This new musical, created by a team of Tony winners, features a book by Terrence McNally, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, choreography by Jerry Mitchell and is directed by Jack O'Brien. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is based on the book and hit 2002 DreamWorks film of the same name directed by Stephen Spielberg with screenplay by Jeff Nathanson and book by Frank Abagnale, Jr.
TV: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Performance Preview!
by Jessica Lewis - April 11, 2011
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, based on the book and hit 2002 DreamWorks film of the same name directed by Stephen Spielberg with screenplay by Jeff Nathanson and book by Frank Abagnale, Jr., opened on Sunday, April 10 at the Neil Simon Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you a preview performance of the production!
Stage Tube: DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL: 'I'm a Dancer!'
by Nicole Rosky - April 6, 2011
DanceOn, YouTube's partnership channel exclusive to dance, released the fourth episode of DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL today. The first webseries of its kind, DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL documents the making of Broadway's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN from its first rehearsal to opening night through the eyes of a real-life chorus girl in her Broadway debut, Alex Ellis. From grueling dance rehearsals in 6-inch heels, to glamorous photo shoots, to balancing a personal life, Alex Ellis takes viewers on a theatrical journey showing what it really takes to make it on the Great White Way. Check out the fourth episode below!