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I heard that the role of Cheryl Ann has been reduced to just a step-out role from one of the girls in the ensemble. Is that true?

In the previews in Seattle I remember the character sang a number called "You Gotta Pay For Love" and I noticed that that song is not in the set list someone posted in this thread. So which number does Cheryl Ann sing in now?

Oh I see, well when you do see the show do let me know how that role plays out now in the storyline!

Where are you sitting for the show when you see it btw?

Oh so that scene with Cheryl and Frank Jr. is still there just shortened to a small part of some other song?

I was wondering how they did it because Jennifer Garner played Cheryl Ann in the movie and she had a whole scene and not just a few lines you know? Which was why I figured that even though they cut it, they should still keep that scene somewhat in the final product of the show.

Craig, I think you're absolutely right in terms of the book and therefore his real life motivations... but I think the film did a fantastic job of really putting the divorce of his parents as the crux of his kicking off into crime. He was (in the film) sick of seeing all this inner turmoil and the collapse of the marriage due to money, so he went to get some so that wouldn't happen to him, and maybe he could make enough to get his parents back together. So, even if Abagnale's motivations irl were purely selfish (which they were, as you said), no one wants to support a character like that onstage. There has to be more honorable intentions at work.

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Glad you enjoyed the show ILCamper18! But oh my gosh...screaming teenage girls?! -_____- that is going to be the death of me.

Oh, it wasn't just the teenage girls last night. The two guys behind me talked full volume through the whole show, and yelled "Yeah!" each time a chorus girl or Aaron was standing near them. People are so rude, if you're a vocal person, hold the cheering until the end of a song or show, not the middle, while other people are trying to enjoy the number.

Okay, the show. I had a really wonderful time, and I still find this story amazing. The praise about Aaron is well deserved. I think a few things here and there could be cut,or changed to help keep it moving, since there are a few points where things seem to drag on. I also think the show should end with "Goodbye", or a more exciting number. The show and the second act both end on not so high notes, compared to the show as a whole.

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My experience seeing the show had more adults talking than anything else. The group of (mainly men, actually) "adults" behind me kept comparing everything Aaron did to DiCaprio in the movie - they did leave impressed, for what it's worth, but they were still obnoxious. Most of the teen girls I saw were well-behaved.

From what I'm hearing this is definitely top of my wish list to see. The movie is wonderful and I think Aaron is the perfect choice to play frank. He is a true modern leading man. Oh and I'm new here on BWW, so hi everyone!

I forgot to add that Aaron Tveit spat on me.

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Updated On: 3/18/11 at 04:21 AM

didn't read the whole thread but my thoughts if wanted::

SCORE really good; love me some John McDLT bopping away, some great lyrics

CASTING: Tveit a star, NLB gonna git there and VERY funny tonite, glad to see DeBenedet break out from covering, Wopat miscast (too natural for the heightened reality the rest are using), Butler wasted or they need to rewrite her duet or lower it so she can belt it better (her second song much better), Linda Hart not needed they just love her nuttiness from HAIRSPRAY, the ensemble looking and sounding great

DESIGN: good strong work from two pros

CHOREO: clean and fun, no surprise there

LENGTH: tonite i felt Act Two was nearly perfect in content/length though the Family Tree number could use a cut----Act One seemed bloated to me too much content

LIBRETTO: very witty stuff except for Linda Hart that seemed forced and TOO cartoony


PERSONAL: except for a great scene and duet in Act One, conceptually i'd like to see NLB try both the dad and the FBI agent and De Benedet the mom and mother in law....not sure we need a dad at all in that scene. i think it would really enhance the "parenting" B plot and give two actors an amazing challenge we'd enjoy watching.

TONY thoughts: though MORMON is more consistent it has very little real content; with some tweaks CATCH ME could nab the trophy

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"Does the onstage orchestra confine the choreography and action at all?"


Very much so, unfortunately.

A very bad decision on the part of the creators.

Saw it last night as well.

I have to say I was pretty bored.

Tveit has a killer voice, but in the book scenes he didn't really grab me. I liked his chemistry with NLB, and I honestly thought NLB was the star of the show. His Act 1 number got the biggest applause of the night.

It's just a weird show. I hate the concept of the variety show. I hate that idea of "I know what's going to happen, but I'll explain it to you anyway." We don't get to watch the characters discover anything. He knows he's going to meet the love of his life. He knows the outcome. It's not exciting to know that he doesn't stay with Butler. Where's the suspense?

The design was awful. It just wasn't exciting. The whole band on stage thing got old after awhile, as did the "And now this number sung by this person."

"Butter Into Cream" is an awful song that gets referenced so much. It's just a drab song. It's too low and unexciting.

The end of the show is strange. You have these two big belty numbers - the best two in the show - and then this long extended scene after, and then an Epilogue of sorts, which is stupid. All the information in the Epilogue is in the Playbill. There's no need to end the show with a "And then this happens." Or if you're going to do that do it like Legally and make it a stupid,fun number.