Circle Theatre to Conclude Season with CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Next Month

Circle Theatre closes the 2015 season in September with CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, a splashy musical spectacle that follows the high-flying adventures of a globe-trotting con-artist.

From the TONY-winning team that brought you Hairspray comes a new musical comedy about chasing your dreams... and not getting caught! CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, running September 3-19, is the new musical comedy based on the hit Dreamworks film and the incredible true story that inspired it! Nominated for four TONY Awards including Best Musical, this delightfully entertaining musical has been created by a TONY Award-winning "dream team" with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime) and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray).

The teenager, Frank W. Abagnale Jr., runs away from home in search of a glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer - living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl pursues Frank across the country. Along the way, both Frank and Carl forge an unlikely friendship and discover a way to ultimately work together.

The Circle Theatre production of Catch Me If You Can will be directed by Carrie McNulty. McNulty will be joined by choreographer Mary Lohman and music director Wright McCargar. The design team features lighting designer Thomas V. Lohman, scenic designer Don Wilson, costume designer Kelly Lucas, Hair and Make Up Designer Scott McGuire, sound designer Timothy K. Schmidt, stage manager Rob Karel and properties designers Mary Jo DeNolf and Val Fischer.

The cast of Catch Me If You Can features Kyle Jurassic as Frank Abagnale, Jr., Todd Lewis as Carl Hanratty, David Duiven as Frank Abagnale, Sr., Molly Jones as Brenda Strong, Laine Allen as Paula Abagnale, Matt Ablan as Agent Branton, Jason Morrison as Roger Strong, Karen Ambs as Carol Strong, Connor Manion as Agent Dollar, Kenny Judge as Agent Cod, and Carly Uthoff as Cheryl Ann.

Performances of Catch Me If You Can will be held at the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Aquinas College, September 3-5, 9-12, 16-19 at 7:30PM and September 13 at 5:00PM. Tickets are $27 and can be purchased by calling the Circle Theatre box office at 616.456.6656 or online at www.circletheatre.org. The box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5:00PM and from 3:00PM to curtain on days of performances.

2015 will mark Circle Theatre's 63rd year of producing plays and musicals for West Michigan audiences. Circle's 2015 Summer Concert Series will perform on select Monday and Tuesday evenings at 7:00PM and will feature the iconic music of James Taylor (Shed A Little Light), the Women of Rock (Leather & Lace), Carole King (Natural Woman) and Neil Diamond (Forever In Blue Jeans). The theatre first produced shows at the Rowe Hotel before moving to the Pantlind Hotel and the pavilion in John Ball Park. Circle Theatre now shares a performing arts center with Aquinas College and the Catholic Secondary Schools at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. Information regarding season ticket subscriptions, Magic Circle and the Summer Concert Series can be gathered by calling the Circle Theatre box office at 616. 456.6656 or by visiting the theatre's website at www.circletheatre.org.

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