Catch Me If You Can

Told as a splashy 1960s TV-variety-show fantasia, teenage con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. jets through fake careers as a pilot, doctor, and lawyer while dogged FBI agent Carl Hanratty closes in — and becomes an unlikely father figure. With a brassy, big-band score by the Hairspray team, it's showbiz razzle-dazzle with a bittersweet heart, based on the true story behind the DreamWorks film.

Seattle tryout at the 5th Avenue Theatre (2009)

Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre (2011): four Tony nominations including Best Musical; Norbert Leo Butz won Best Actor in a Musical

US national tour (2012–13) and international productions from Seoul to Sydney; a licensing staple ever since