Critical Reaction

Critical Reaction

"A sheer delight [...] this generation's answer to How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying [...] poignant and brilliant book by Terrence McNally [...] seamless in weaving together drama, comedy, dance, acting, genuine scenes of pathos and casual banter with the audience and orchestra." - The Huffington Post

"Super-slick [...] boasts superb craftsmanship, sophisticated design work, tuneful songs in a breezy range of '60s styles and a deluxe cast. [...] Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman again prove themselves an ace songwriting team. Their score evokes cocktail lounges, glitzy floorshows, Rat Pack suaveness, mellow jazz and energized go-go, all wrapped up in Shaiman and Larry Blank's silky-smooth '60s-styled orchestrations." - The Hollywood Reporter

"[Catch Me If You Can] uses the TV song-and-dance show the way Chicago uses vaudeville: It's the structure through which we meet the characters and watch the plot develop." - The New York Times

"Offer[s] considerable entertainment value [...] The score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman is more ambitious than their work on Hairspray." - Variety