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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN NATIONAL TOUR FLIES
INTO THE MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK IN DALLAS
Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true
story that inspired it, the first national tour of the
high-flying Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will land
in Dallas, Texas, presented by Dallas Summer Musicals at the
Music Hall at Fair Park for a limited engagement February
12-24, 2013. Single tickets will be priced from $15-$85 at
The Box Office, 5959 Royal Lane, and all Ticketmaster
locations, or online at
www.ticketmaster.com
. For groups of 15 or more, call 214-426-GROUP (4768).
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 Frank's trail, we're off on 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 Frank aren't so very different after
all,
and Frank finds out what happens when love catches up to a
man on the run.
This engagement follows hot on the heels of the recent
Broadway run, where the show received considerable acclaim.
The New York Times exclaims, “Hot diggity! This portrait of
the con artist as a young man comes to ecstatic life.” WOR
Radio calls it “absolutely marvelous” and proclaims CATCH ME
IF YOU CAN “a real Broadway musical with showstoppers to
enthrall just about everyone.” And Vanity Fair says “CATCH
ME will move you to live life to the fullest and dance past
anything standing in your way,” and urges
“Get your seats now!”
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is based on Frank Abagnale’s New York
Times bestselling autobiography, published by Broadway
Paperbacks, and the hit 2002 film of the same name directed
by Steven Spielberg with screenplay by Jeff Nathanson and
book by Frank Abagnale, Jr.
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 & Scott
Wittman (Hairspray), choreography by Jerry Mitchell
(Hairspray, Legally Blonde) and direction by Jack O’Brien
(Hairspray, The Full Monty,
Rotten Scoundrels).
Scenic design for CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is by David Rockwell
(Hairspray), 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
www.CatchMeOnTour.com
All performances will be held at the Music Hall at Fair
Park, opening at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 and continuing
through Sunday, Feb. 24, with matinees at 1:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 16; Sunday, Feb. 17; Thursday, Feb. 21;
Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24. There will be no
evening performance Sunday, Feb. 24.
Dallas Summer Musicals’ 73rd Season of the Best of Broadway
continues with the following shows:
Disney and CAMERON MACKINTOSH present MARY POPPINS, March
20-30. Returning to Dallas for two weeks only, the
“roof-raising, toe-tapping, high-flying extravaganza!” as
proclaimed by the New York Daily News, features an
irresistible story and unforgettable songs from one of the
most popular Disney films of all time.
WICKED, THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE WITCHES OF OZ, April 10-May
5. So much happened before Dorothy dropped in! Variety calls
WICKED “a cultural phenomenon,” and it has broken box office
records and sold out every time it has played Dallas. Winner
of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® and three Tony®
Awards, WICKED is “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster,”
according to
The New York Times.
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, THE MUSICAL, May 14-26.
Presenting the most outrageously fun Broadway musical, a
spectacular show that tells the uplifting story of a trio of
friends on a road trip of a lifetime. Hopping aboard a
battered old bus in search of love and friendship in the
middle of the Australian Outback, they end up finding more
than they could ever have dreamed. An international hit with
over 500 dazzling, Tony® Award-winning costumes, PRISCILLA
features a hit parade of dance-floor favorites including
“It’s Raining Men,” “Finally” and “I Will Survive.”
SISTER ACT, A DIVINE MUSICAL COMEDY, June 4-16. Broadway’s
feel-amazing musical comedy smash, called by The New York
Post “Ridiculously Fun,” has audiences jumping to their feet
in total agreement. Featuring original music by 8-time
Oscar® winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little
Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors), SISTER ACT tells the story
of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a
surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide
her in the last place anyone would think to look—a convent.
FLASHDANCE, THE MUSICAL, June 25-July 7. The pop-culture
phenomenon and runaway international success is now live on
stage. It all started with a dream. To be bigger. To burn
brighter. To dance harder. Directed and choreographed by
Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, Memphis, The Addams Family),
this new musical features a score of smash hits including
The Academy Award® winning title track “Flashdance – What a
Feeling,” “Maniac,” “I Love Rock & Roll,” and 16 new
original songs.
Disney presents THE LION KING, October 2-20, 2013.
Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s THE LION KING,
Broadway’s Landmark Musical. Marvel at the breathtaking
spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning
director Julie Taymor, whose visual images for this show
you’ll remember forever. Thrill to the pulsating rhythms of
the African Pridelands and an unforgettable score, including
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Oscar-winning song “Can You Feel
the Love Tonight” and “Circle of Life.”
DSM will continue its 73-year tradition of setting the
standard in musical theatre entertainment as their 2014
season begins in December, 2013, with Irving Berlin’s WHITE
CHRISTMAS at the
Music Hall.
Season sponsors and partners for Dallas Summer Musicals are
The Dallas Morning News, Metro PCS, WFAA TV Channel 8,
American Airlines, The Original Cupcakery, the Frontiers of
Flight Museum and Texas Instruments.
Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc. (DSM) is the preeminent
non-profit presenter of Broadway theatre in North Texas. DSM
produces, presents and promotes excellence in live musical
theatre with year-round performances for diverse audiences
of all ages, impacting the lives of children and families
through community outreach and education, and enriching the
cultural landscape of Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas and the
Southwest Region.
DSM is the largest producer and presenter of live theatrical
entertainment in the Southwest, the second oldest summer
theatre organization in the United States, and the fourth
largest non-profit theatre company. In addition to
presenting national Broadway tours, DSM also produces shows
on Broadway, presents and tours productions, and is involved
in developing new works. Dallas Summer Musicals’ affiliates
include DSM Management Group, Inc. (DSMMGI), which manages
the Music Hall at Fair Park.
For more information about Dallas Summer Musicals, please
call
(214) 421-5678 or visit the website at
www.dallassummermusicals.org .
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