Catch Me if You Can

Lucas Kavner

Why An All-White Production Of 'Hairspray' Is Raising Eyebrows

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 02.01.2012

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"Hairspray" is a musical based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name. It takes place in Baltimore in the early 1960s and follows an overweight...

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Why Does the Academy Hate Leo?!

Margaret Menefee | Posted 03.25.2012

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Margaret Menefee

Well, the list is out. Thus beginning the exciting road to what is the biggest night for Hollywood. But much of my enthusiasm was lost when I realized who was missing -- begging one very obvious question: WHY DOES THE ACADEMY HATE LEO?!

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'Catch Me If You Can' Musical Closing

AP | Posted 10.10.2011

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NEW YORK — There's now only a limited time to catch the Broadway musical "Catch Me If You Can." Producers said Tuesday that the Tony Award-nomi...

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WATCH: New York Through The David Rockwell Lens

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 10.07.2011

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Constantin Bjerke

David Rockwell is no stranger to the theatre and entertainment world. First inspired from a young age by his mother's community theatre in New Jersey,...

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High School Teens Win National Theater Awards

AP/The Huffington Post | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 08.28.2011

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NEW YORK -- A teenager from Minnesota and one from New York won top honors at the National High School Musical Theater Awards on Monday night, sweepin...

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UPDATE: Trey Parker, Matt Stone On 'The Daily Show'

The Huffington Post/AP | Andrea Rael | Posted 08.13.2011

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The Book of Mormon won nine Tony Awards earlier in the week including best musical, best director, and others. The satiric musical was a Broadway...

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'Book Of Mormon' Big Winner At Tony's

Posted 08.12.2011

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - "The Book of Mormon,'' a spoof musical about two traveling Mormon missionaries, won the Tony Award for best musical Sunday, w...

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Musicalizing Broadway's Catch Me If You Can With Shaiman and Wittman

James Sims | Posted 07.24.2011

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James Sims

During a recent performance, the audience was treated to a special guest appearance, although it's likely that nobody watching the show had any idea who was stepping into a role for a one-night stint.

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Con Me If You Can: The Broadway Musical

Regina Weinreich | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Kerry Butler, Rachel De Benedet, Linda Hart, Aaron Tveit, Tom Wopat, Catch Me if You Can, Jerry Mitchell, Terrence McNally, Jack O'Brien, Marc Shaiman, Norbert Leo Butz, Scott Wittman, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

Catch Me If You Can: The Musical is a con man's story, and the biggest con is the show itself. Like seeing a superbly performed magic trick, we're going to buy it, and happily revel in being duped.

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Young Actors in TV Roles: Why Can't a Teenager Be Played by a Real Teen?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Russnow

There's no reason why they can't find talented 18- to 20-year-old actors to play angst-ridden roles. It would make the stories that much more credible as the actors age in the course of the series length.

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'Catch Me If You Can': The Musical!

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Music by the Beatles will give way to a story of a con artist at The Neil Simon Theatre next year. Producers of "Catch Me If You Can...

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Inception's Getting a Lot of Buzz: But as a Conception Doesn't Stand the Test

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Russnow

Inception takes us through a meandering morass that had me looking at my watch several times throughout its overlong two hour and twenty minute length.

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Leo and Kate: They Didn't Go Down With The Ship

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Here's hoping Leo and Kate do many more films together. But for now, let's celebrate their careers to-date with a sampling of their more interesting, lesser-known work, both pre-and post-Titanic.

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Fake Airline: Autistic UK Teen Takes Aviation Execs For A Ride

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the tradition of Frank Abagnale Jr., an autistic teenager from the United Kingdom convinced British airline executives that he was one of them, and...

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Airline Service is a Sham: Memo to Doug Parker of US Airways, Your Company Tops the List

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Russnow

Why haven't these horrendous so-called cost conscious changes been rescinded as the gas prices have come down?

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