Catch Me If You Can to Have Workshop in July

It has been announced that Nathan Lane, the Tony Award winner who has been seen in such hits as The Producers and The Odd Couple and Butley, will be taking part in a July workshop of Catch Me If You Can, the new Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman adaptation of the Steven Spielberg movie of the same name. Lane himself will take on the role of Carl Hanratty, the character portrayed by Tom Hanks in the film, while the role of Frank Abagnale Jr., brought to life by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2002 film, will be played by Christian Borle, who has heretofore been seen in such shows as Legally Blonde and Spamalot.

The stage adaptation of Catch Me If You Can is slated to hit the stage in 2008 and undoubtedly fans are already excited. The show, which has music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, has a book by Terrence McNally and will be directed by Jack O’Brien. The show will be choreographed by Jerry Mitchell and will tell the story in the same way that the film did - from the two competing points of view from Abagnale as well as from his FBI pursuer. You will not want to miss this adaptation, so see what you can do about getting tickets to this preview and to the show itself at stubhub.com!

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