Musical “Catch Me If You Can” starring Snow Man Teru Iwamoto to be re-performed

■“I would like to convey the true story to many people without lying.” (Teru Iwamoto)

The musical version of “Catch Me If You Can”, which was performed in 2022 and received great acclaim, will once again star Teru Iwamoto, and will be held at Tokyo International Forum Hall C and Orix Theater in August and September 2024. It will be performed.

This work is a musical version of the film based on the 1980 autobiographical novel “The Man Who Fooled the World” by Frank W. Abagnale Jr. The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and became a hot topic due to the collaboration between two of Hollywood’s greatest actors, with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the lead role of a genius con man and Tom Hanks playing the FBI agent who pursues him. The musical premiered in Seattle in July 2009. It then made its way to Broadway in 2011, and received high praise at the Tony Awards that year, with Norbert Leo Butts winning the Best Actor Award and being nominated for a total of three categories, including Best Musical.

It will be performed in the summer of 2022 with Kazugo Ueda and Teru Iwamoto starring, and it has received great acclaim for Ueda’s gorgeous and glittering yet still sad worldview, as well as the cast’s stylish dance and memorable singing. did. Following the premiere, Teru Iwamoto will play the leading role of Frank Jr., a young and handsome genius con man. Iwamoto, who not only has proven singing and dancing skills that lead the group as the leader of Snow Man, but also has shown solid acting skills in dramas and movies in recent years, will once again take on Frank Jr.

The role of Hanratty, an FBI agent chasing a genius con artist, will be played by Eisaku Yoshida, who is an indispensable figure in the Japanese drama and movie world and whose mellowness continues to grow as he celebrates his 35th anniversary as an actor in 2023. . Expectations are high for the play between Iwamoto and Yoshida, who have developed a strong bond after the first performance.

The heroine, Brenda, will be played by Ayase Senna, a former Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe top girl. In addition, following the premiere, talented figures in the musical world such as Yuji Kishi, Sumire Haruno, Tomoko Ikuta, and Yutaka Abe will once again gather together to bring the work back to life vividly.

■Steru Iwamoto comment
I’m really happy to be able to take on the challenge of exploring that wonderful world again. I still listen to the soundtrack of the musical “Catch Me If You Can” because it’s full of my favorite songs, and I’m happy to be able to deliver true stories that may seem like lies to many people without a lie. I want to.