"Catch Me if You Can" yesterday
"Catch Me if You Can" yesterday
MimiJudith
Broadway Star Joined: 12/7/05
#1"Catch Me if You Can" yesterday
Posted: 5/9/11 at 8:49am
So I finally saw "Catch Me if You Can." I'm a huge Norbert Leo Butz fan, so I couldn't wait to see this show. I was, unfortunately, extremely disappointed. I actually thought it was quite awful. The music was amateurish (so much so that I knew what the next words would be, since all of the rhymes were really simplistic -- come on!) I thought Norbert and Aaron Tveit were good in the roles given to them, but the show was pretty much of a mess. It just seemed like they were trying to get to every point of the movie (which I missed dearly) and quickly. The dancing, while good, was just thrown in there. Ugh, I really disliked this show.
What happened to the "To Tell the Truth" segments? Were they taken out or did I sleep through them?
#2'Catch Me if You Can' yesterday
Posted: 5/9/11 at 9:10amSorry you didn't like it. Seems I'm part of the minority that did like it.
MimiJudith
Broadway Star Joined: 12/7/05
#2'Catch Me if You Can' yesterday
Posted: 5/9/11 at 9:15amThanks, steven. I really tried to like it. I'm glad you enjoyed it, though. At least it's a pretty upbeat show so that's one good thing about it.
#3'Catch Me if You Can' yesterday
Posted: 5/9/11 at 1:49pm
I'm part of that same minority with you, Steven - I saw it yesterday too, and I LOVED it! Lots of fun and very entertaining.
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#5'Catch Me if You Can' yesterday
Posted: 5/9/11 at 7:40pm
I, too, was highly disappointed. I went in WANTING to fall in love with it, but alas, alack....not the case at all. I was often bored and felt little for the characters and wasn't moved at all when the two men finally connected. We saw no NEED for them to reach out for one another -- none.
I appreciate the movie so much more. (And I'd always liked it.)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#6'Catch Me if You Can' yesterday
Posted: 5/9/11 at 8:07pmI felt the same way as some of you: It was a perfectly pleasant, entertaining, mediocre musical, but the whole time, I felt like I would rather be watching the movie. It's not awful, but it's not great.
Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters. ~ Wicked
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
"He's a tramp, but I love him."
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
#7'Catch Me if You Can' yesterday
Posted: 5/10/11 at 1:26amSeeing it in 2 weeks, I have high hopes! I love so many of the people involved.
Performer
Swing Joined: 4/17/11
#8'Catch Me if You Can' yesterday
Posted: 5/10/11 at 10:35am
I saw the show last Sunday (5/
and I absolutely loved it. No, it wasn't the deepest or most sophisticated show ever, but it was fun to watch. Tveit and Butz are doing fabulous jobs with their roles and they carry the show. I also thought Butler did an amazing job, as did Rachel de Benedet, who is incredibly talented! I thought it was great entertainment.
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#9'Catch Me if You Can' yesterday
Posted: 5/10/11 at 11:15am
I just saw the clip of Norbert doing the song about the Rules on TV, but I think he did a fantastic job in that number. He had to sing and act against the cast in that and stand out and he sure did. And he was a good dancer, too. That was not easy to pull off. The lyrics could maybe be a little crisper, sharper, I don't know--one more level up? Music was good; I like the big band jazziness of the sound.
I don't know if I'll see this, but there's a lot on Broadway I haven't seen right now, and a lot to choose from.
Updated On: 5/10/11 at 11:15 AM
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