The Real Frank Abagnale Jr. Talks Catch Me If You Can (Video) | Playbill

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PlayBlog The Real Frank Abagnale Jr. Talks Catch Me If You Can (Video) Catch Me If You Can is the new Broadway musical based on the life of charming conman Frank Abagnale Jr., played on stage by Aaron Tveit (Next to Normal). On CNN's "American Morning," the real-life Frank Abagnale Jr. sat down to talk about how his story that has been turned into a book, movie and now a musical.


The musical, according to the producers, "captures the astonishing true story of Abagnale, Jr., a world-class con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, a lawyer, and a jet pilot — all before the age of 21. With straight-arrow FBI agent Carl Hanratty on Frank's trail, we're off on a jet-setting, cat-and-mouse chase, as a jazzy, swinging-sixties score keeps this adventure in constant motion. In the end, Agent Hanratty learns he and Frank aren't so very different after all, and Frank finds out what happens when love catches up to a man on the run."

Catch Me If You Can officially opened April 10 at the Neil Simon Theatre. Abagnale Jr. has made appearances at the Neil Simon to host talkbacks about the musical and answer questions about his life as a successful conman. Aside from the CNN interview and appearances, Abagnale Jr. also appears in a Catch Me If You Can promotional video, talking about his reaction to watching his life play out "Live in Living Color."

To watch the CNN interview, look below:

To see what Abagnale, Jr. says about Catch Me If You Can, look below:


 
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