PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre

[BWIDB Charlie]

PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre#1

Posted: 8/4/09 at 4:36pm

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[WishingOnlyWounds2]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre#2

Posted: 8/4/09 at 4:38pm

The set reminds me of the recent Guys and Dolls revival.

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[americanboy99]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#2

Posted: 8/4/09 at 4:39pm

Just about to say that, Wounds.

Hopefully it will be more successful. Promising pictures.

Love the Kerry Butler shot.. OBVIOUSLY.

[WithoutATrace]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#3

Posted: 8/4/09 at 4:43pm

Norbert, Aaron, and Tom Wopat look great.

The set looks awful and Kerry Butler looks horrendous.

Glad to see Brandon Wardell back in a show after his last Broadway outing - Good Vibrations. I'm sure this one will run a lot longer...

[RippedMan]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#4

Posted: 8/4/09 at 4:45pm

It doesn't look quite as "big" as I would have hoped/thought, but oh well.

[Pianolin717]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#5

Posted: 8/4/09 at 4:45pm

I don't know if you are looking at the same pictures I'm looking at... Kerry looks FANTASTIC!

[WithoutATrace]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#6

Posted: 8/4/09 at 4:46pm

Those bangs look dreadful...

[pli1018]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#7

Posted: 8/4/09 at 5:26pm

I hope this whole LCD = scenic design trend doesn't continue to grow. It modernizes live theater in a bad way.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#8

Posted: 8/4/09 at 5:27pm

I don't know if I like the set.

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[dramamama611]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#9

Posted: 8/4/09 at 5:29pm

I'm not terribly fond of the "projection" phase sets are going through.

But I'm uber excited about this show.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[HBP]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#10

Posted: 8/4/09 at 5:35pm

These projections are getting old fast. They looked terrible and cheesy in Guys and Dolls and 9 to 5. Incidentally, both shows were/are flops. I'm very disappointed, but I'm sure they poured too much money into these sets to change them before Broadway.

A note to all future producers and scenic designers: Broadway audiences have imaginations. Even the simplest set can represent the grandest landscape - we don't need giant TV screens behind the actors to set the scene. But thanks.

[BrianIdol]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#11

Posted: 8/4/09 at 5:45pm

fugly.

[Wildcard]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#12

Posted: 8/4/09 at 7:18pm

Hmm? the colors are a bit dull. Works for a film but doesn't look well on stage.

[nomdeplume]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#13

Posted: 8/4/09 at 7:42pm

I like the file cabinets office set, but that's about it.

[somethingwicked]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#14

Posted: 8/4/09 at 7:50pm

Because of the integration of the orchestra and the lack of a physical set, am I the only one who feels like I'm looking at an Encores! production?

Kerry Butler looks incredible for 38.

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[Pianolin717]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#15

Posted: 8/4/09 at 8:10pm

"Kerry Butler looks incredible for 38."

DANG! I wouldn't have guessed she was 38... I agree. She does look incredible!

[bjh2114]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#16

Posted: 8/4/09 at 11:32pm

I think Kerry looks great.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#17

Posted: 8/4/09 at 11:38pm

Well that was underwhelming

[Sondheim_Geek]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#18

Posted: 8/5/09 at 12:49am

"Because of the integration of the orchestra and the lack of a physical set, am I the only one who feels like I'm looking at an Encores! production?"

YES! A "real" set is needed for a flashly Shaiman production. This minimalism just doesn't work on the larger scale.

[adamgreer]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#19

Posted: 8/5/09 at 1:08am

I do not like this trend of using a giant video screen in lieu of a set. Norbert is nearly unrecognizable in that picture. Aaron looks great, though. I still have hopes for this show, even if I don't immediately like the set.

[breakfree303]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#20

Posted: 8/5/09 at 1:15am

I never ever thought I'd say this, but Norbert does not look hott at all.

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[taylorPHENOMENON2]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#21

Posted: 8/5/09 at 1:40am

Norbert looks SO HOT.

But Aaron is DROWNING in that letterman jacket

[thevolleyballer]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#22

Posted: 8/5/09 at 2:25am

LET'S JUST SAY... I LOATHE IT ALL!

[Anastasia_Beaverhausen]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#23

Posted: 8/5/09 at 11:58am

Wow, not excited about it at all. Band on stage and projections? Looks horrible. I am seeing it in a couple weeks so I will report back about the actual show, but I am not a fan of the design...at all. Looks cheap.

[BrianIdol]

re: PHOTO FLASH: Shaiman and Wittman's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN At Seattle's 5th#24

Posted: 8/5/09 at 1:04pm

looks more like a concert...any chance the set isn't entirely done yet?