Music By Marc Shaman | Lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaman | Book by Terrence McNally | Based on the DreamWorks Motion Picture
Licensed by Music Theatre International
About The Show
Based on the hit film and the incredible true story…
Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams and not getting caught. Nominated for four Tony awards, including Best Musical, Catch Me If You Can was 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).
Seeking fame and fortune, Frank Abagnale, Jr., runs away from home to begin an unforgettable adventure. 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. When Frank’s lies catch the attention of FBI agent, Carl Hanratty, he pursues Frank across the country to make him pay for his crimes.
Recommend for ages 10+
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The WPPAC Mainstage is professionally, “self-produced” productions featuring union and non-union actors from Broadway, National Tours and Regional Theatres across the country. Created from scratch and staffed with professional directors and designers, these productions feature large LIVE orchestras and boast high-quality sets and costumes.
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Reviews
“A sheer delight… this generation’s answer to How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying…. Poignant and brilliant book by Terrence McNally… Seamless in weaving together drama, comedy, dance, acting, genuine scenes of pathos and casual banter with the audience and orchestra.” – The Huffington Post
“Super-slick… boasts superb craftsmanship and tuneful songs in a breezy range of ’60s styles… Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman again prove themselves an ace songwriting team. Their score evokes cocktail lounges, glitzy floorshows, Rat Pack suaveness, mellow jazz and energized go-go, all wrapped up in Shaiman and Larry Blank’s silky-smooth ’60s-styled orchestrations.” – The Hollywood Reporter
The Cast
CAST BIOS
CHRISTIANA ALICANTE (Ensemble) is excited to be returning to WPPAC in Catch Me If You Can. WPPAC Credits include Miss Saigon (Yvette/Kim U/S). Christiana most recently performed with Disney Cruise Line onboard the Disney Fantasy (Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, Frozen, Ensemble/Elsa U/S, Disney’s Believe, Belle). Other credits: In The Heights (Vanessa), Spring Awakening (Wendla), and American Idiot (Whatshername). Training: Wagner College, BA Theatre Performance. Christiana gives huge thanks to this wonderful production team and big love to her family, friends, Danny, and the Collective Talent Agency for all their support! IG: @christiana_alicante
ROBBIE BEIRNE (Ensemble) a recent graduate from SUNY Geneseo’s BFA Musical Theatre program, Robbie was most recently in A Christmas Carol (Young Ebenezer) at the Engeman Theatre in Long Island, NY; Oklahoma! (Curly) and Anything Goes (Billy Crocker) at the Woodstock Playhouse in Woodstock, NY. He would like to thank Don Kot, Joan Floriano, the team at About Artists Agency, and his parents for being so incredibly supportive! IG: @robbiebeirne_
WESLEY CARPENTER* (Brenda Strong) is thrilled to be back at WPPAC! Favorite credits include Broadway: Six the Musical (Universal Alternate). Regional: Regency Girls (world premiere), Elf (Jovie), Jersey Boys (Lorraine), Miss Saigon (Ellen), Grease (RCCL). Education: Belmont University. @wesleykcarpenter
MICHELLE DAWSON* (Paula Abagnale) Broadway: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Mamma Mia!, Ragtime, Show Boat, Cyrano: The Musical. National tours: Mamma Mia! (Donna & Tanya), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Milly), The Secret Garden, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Chicago: First Wives Club, Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit). Regional: May We All (Bailey/RuAnn), The REV; Cabaret(Kost), Arizona Theatre Company; Man of La Mancha (Aldonza, MAC winner), Arizona Theatre Company; Mamma Mia! (Donna), Bucks County Playhouse; Fun Home (Helen), Baltimore Center Stage; Mamma Mia! (Donna), Sacramento; Mamma Mia! (Tanya), Pittsburgh CLO; Jekyll & Hyde(Lucy), Pittsburgh CLO; A Little Night Music (Petra), Pittsburgh CLO; Evita (Eva), Pioneer Theatre; over 15 productions at WBT. TV: Law & Order, All My Children, 63rd Tony Awards (featured performer), Miss America. BFA: Carnegie Mellon University. www.Michelle-Dawson.com
SARAH DRUMMER (Ensemble) credits include Jagged Little Pill (WPPAC), the Honky Tonk Chicks female country trio, NLL Dancer for the Vegas Desert Dogs, Caliban in The Tempest (92NY), and holiday performance group The Tinseltones. Thank you to my husband Daniel, manager Charlie (Wright Talent Management), and my family for all their love and support. This one’s for you mom & dad.
MATTHEW BRYAN FELD* (Carl Hanratty) began studying acting with The Barrow Group Theatre Company after receiving his master’s in jazz performance at the Manhattan School of Music. Matthew won a Henry Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the original musical Rattlesnake Kate at DCPA. Other credits include Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (DCPA), Beautiful (Asolo Rep), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Engeman), The Sound of Music (Engeman)and Fiddler on the Roof (Portland Center Stage). TV: “Manifest” (Netflix) and “Power” (Starz). Matthew is so excited to work with WPPAC! He’d be nothing without his beautiful Amanda and magical Hayes! @matthewbryanfeld
ADAM FORWARD (Ensemble) is a New York–based actor and singer. Select Credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph) and Bare: A Pop Opera (Jason) at Milton Theatre; All Shook Up (Chad), Singin’ in the Rain (Cosmo) and Kiss Me, Kate (Bill Calhoun) at College Light Opera Company; Grease (Kenickie) and Clue (Mr. Green) at Millbrook Playhouse; Spring Awakening(Melchior) at Storybook Theatre; and A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge) at Theatre Calgary. Adam is a graduate of Syracuse University’s BFA Acting program where he had the opportunity to train at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Many thanks to family, friends, and Take 3 Talent for their support. @adamwforward
SYDNEY GREENE (Ensemble) is thrilled to make her White Plains debut! She is from Carmel, IN and a proud graduate of Indiana University’s Musical Theatre program. Favorite credits include Frozen(Anna), Beauty And The Beast (Belle), and Jersey Boys (Lorraine). She would like to thank her family, friends, and Brian at HKA for their endless support! @sydney.greene & syd-greene.com
SHEA HAGER (Ensemble) is thrilled to be performing at White Plains Performing Arts Center! Favorite credits include: The Music Man (Argyle Theatre), The Wedding Singer (Julia Sullivan),Beautiful: The Carol King Musical (Cynthia Weil), Escape to Margaritaville (Rachel), and Legally Blonde (Vivienne) Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts. She is incredibly grateful to her friends, family, and Henderson Hogan Agency for all of their support! @sheahager
ANDY HARTMAN (Ensemble) is a New York based actor, writer, and producer who is thrilled to be making his WPPAC debut in Catch Me If You Can! His roles on and off stage span a variety of theaters, including Ensemble Studio Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Huntington Theater, and The White Heron Theater Company. BA from Northwestern University, BADA, Atlantic Acting School. Huge thanks to his reps at Daniel Hoff, REBEL Creative Group, and Innovative, as well as his amazing family, for always believing in him. For more, check out andy-hartman.com or @andy.hartman on Instagram.
TODD MAGUIRE (Dr. Wanamaker/Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his return to the stage with this WPPAC debut. Prior credits include Rolfe (Sound of Music), Mr. Bumble (Oliver Twist) and Kanbo (Roomers). He has also participated in regional Pit Orchestras as a saxophonist. When not on the stage, Todd has worked in many roles (Asst. Superintendent, Director of Curriculum) in the field of education. Currently, you can find him down the avenue working as Director of Operations and with the Theater Program at Archbishop Stepinac High School. He would like to thank John, Kathy, Barbara, Stephen and Terrence for this opportunity as well as the cast and crew for their guidance and teamwork!
COLE HONG SISSER (Ensemble) is so excited to be returning to White Plains!Regional: Newsies at The Argyle (Finch), Jagged Little Pill at White Plains PAC (Ensemble), Prince of Egypt at OFC Creations Theater (Aaron), In The Heights at White Plains PAC (Domingo), 42nd Street at Musical Theater West (Thief/Ensemble), Cinderella at 5 Star Theatricals (Ensemble). Other Credits: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, National Asian Artists Project, American Conservatory Theater. Cole is a proud alumnus of UCLA. For Mom, Dad, Ella, and Pau Pau. @colesisser
PETER MCCLUNG (Roger Strong/Ensemble) is thrilled to be back North at WPPAC . He was last seen here as Gyp DeCarlo in Jersey Boys . Other WPPAC productions include August: Osage Countyand Dogfight . He recently finished Gulfshore Symphony’s The Bridges of Madison County (Charlie) and TheatreZone’s Grumpy Old Men (Max Goldman). Other favorites include Waitress and Bright Star at Actors Playhouse in Miami; Sweeney Todd , 42 Street , and The Hunchback of Notre Dame at The Fulton and The Music Man at Maine State Summer Theatre. Regional work also at The Engeman, Music Theatre of CT. Toured for years with the political satire group The Capital Steps. ALWAYS an honor to share the stage with the REAL talent in The Family Tree – his wife – Paulette Oliva !
PATRICK MURRAY (Ensemble) is absolutely thrilled to be returning to WPPAC where he previously appeared in last season’s Hairspray! Select regional credits include West Side Story (Tony, Gulf Coast Symphony), Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio, Broadway Palm), Summer: The Donna Summer Musical(Bruce Sudano, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina), and A Chorus Line (Greg, Laguna Playhouse). Lots of love to his family & friends for always believing in him. For more, find him on Instagram @potatorick.
RYAN NORTON (Frank Abagnale Jr.) is overjoyed to be making his WPPAC debut! Most recent credits include Hairspray (Link) with Royal Caribbean Entertainment; Legally Blonde (Kyle), and The Rocky Horror Show (Brad) with Moonbox Productions; and Burn the Floor (Vocalist) with Norwegian Creative Studios. Graduate of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. HUGE thanks to the stellar team at WPPAC, as well as Joe & Renee at About Artists Agency. Sending love to Mom, Dad, Shawn, and his entire village. // ryanfnorton.com
PAULETTE OLIVA (Carol Strong) Back home to the WPPAC! Off Broadway: Barbicide, Fire -the Play. Regional: Sister Act (Mother Superior), Slow Burn Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, Bridges of MadisonCounty (Marge) with Gulf Shore Symphony, Brightstar (Mama Murphy) Actors’ Playhouse, Coral Gables, FL*(Carbonell Finalist!) Morning After Grace (u/s Abigail) Florida Rep. Once, (Baruska), TheatreZone, Naples, Little Women (Marmee), Players Circle, Ft. Myers, FL, Gypsy, (Mama Rose), Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett), Beauty and the Beast (Mrs. Potts), Master Class (Maria Callas). When We Were Young and Unafraid, (Agnes), Calendar Girls, (Annie), The Naples Players. Many thanks to Stephen Ferri, Frank Portanova, the inimitable “T” Osborne, and the all WPPAC creatives and crew – Love to my “you betcha” – the talented Peter McClung, my stage (and real-life) husband. Instagram: @PauletteOliva
EVELYN PETERSON (Ensemble) is THRILLED to make her WPPAC debut! Recent credits include: Frozen (Ensemble U/S Queen Iduna) at Paper Mill Playhouse, Spring Awakening (Ilse) and Macbeth (Witch 1) at Theatre Row, and various appearances at Green Room 42. She would like to thank her family for their support, all the faculty at Circle in the Square Theatre School, Brooke Wood, Nathan Fister, and Patrick O’ Neill for their guidance, and to her best friends Allie, Adam, and Maria for being there through it all, no matter what. Enjoy the show! IG: @evelynlpeterson
TROY SERENA (Ensemble) Alabama boy living in NYC. Credits include: SpongeBob SquarePants inThe SpongeBob Musical, Hairspray (White Plains PAC), Chicago (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina),Waitress, Bright Star, Dreamgirls, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Red Mountain Theatre),Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway Palm), Home for the Holidays (Mountain Theatre Company), 9 to 5 The Musical (Virginia Samford Theatre). BFA: University of Alabama at Birmingham. Hugs and kisses to his family and friends, his gorg roomie Kara, and the bloc NYC team. @troyserenaa |www.troyserena.com
LAUREN M. SMITH (Ensemble) is happy to be returning to WPPAC for Catch Me If You Can! Credits include: Lorraine in All Shook Up (Meadow Brook Theatre), Dreamgirls (WPPAC), Death and the King’s Horseman (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Our Town, Our Shakespeare (Shakespeare Theatre Company). Proud graduate of Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University. Thank you to Lauren’s family & friends who have always supported her!! | IG: @_lilo4u
JOSHUA WOODIE* (Frank Abagnale Sr.) a native of Dayton, OH, obtained a BFA in Performing Arts from Eastern Kentucky University, Since moving to NYC, he’s had the pleasure of entertaining audiences around the globe. Currently, he stars as The Grinch in the yearly U.S. tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. (2026 cities to be announced soon)! Other favorite credits include Tootsie (Michael Dorsey U.S.), The Bridges of Madison County (Robert Kincaid), Boeing Boeing (Bernard), The Music Man (Harold Hill), and Rock of Ages (Stacee Jaxx). When he isn’t performing, he loves to travel, cook, exercise, and spend time with his wonderful wife, Leyla. He also has a pet rabbit and makes a MEAN Mai Tai!
Actors and Stage Managers appear through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
