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