Hanratty

When Hanratty responds that Frank isn't going to put on a show for God's sake, of course that's exactly what he does.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Catch Me If You Can" Dazzles Broadway Michael Giltz 2011

That is largely because in number after number, a dream ensemble led by a lithe and charismatic Aaron Tveit as Frank, Tom Wopat as his con man, boozy dad, and Norbert Leo Butz as Carl Hanratty, the shleppy cop who takes him in, dazzles.

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This is a show so confident in its story that it ends the first act on a quiet note as Butz's Hanratty realizes that the guy he is tracking down is just a kid.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Catch Me If You Can" Dazzles Broadway Michael Giltz 2011

Suddenly, Tveit is free to address the audience, introduce characters like his folks and his girl even when they're not going to appear in the real story until much later and even get interrupted by Hanratty with some pestering questions.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Catch Me If You Can" Dazzles Broadway Michael Giltz 2011

This is a show so confident in its story that it ends the first act on a quiet note as Butz's Hanratty realizes that the guy he is tracking down is just a kid.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Catch Me If You Can" Dazzles Broadway Michael Giltz 2011

When Hanratty responds that Frank isn't going to put on a show for God's sake, of course that's exactly what he does.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Catch Me If You Can" Dazzles Broadway Michael Giltz 2011

Then there was the James Hanratty A6 murder case in the

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Mr. Butz, 44, plays Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent who pursues Abagnale with Javert-like fervor, ultimately morphing into something of a father figure to him.

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"Literally, it's just been a continual barrage of stories of finding beheaded bodies and unearthed graves," said John Hanratty , the company's chief marketing officer.

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Suddenly, Tveit is free to address the audience, introduce characters like his folks and his girl even when they're not going to appear in the real story until much later and even get interrupted by Hanratty with some pestering questions.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Catch Me If You Can" Dazzles Broadway Michael Giltz 2011