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Catch Your Tickets While You Can!
The Regals Musical Society’s opening night of the hit musical
Catch Me If You Can is TONIGHT!
You are invited to grab your seats for this spectacular show.
Gather your friends & family, and organise an outing to support the fantastic cast and crew who have worked so hard to make this one of the best shows The Regals has taken to the stage in years!
Opening night is Friday 13th October at the Rockdale Town Hall
with the Show Dates as follows;
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Friday 13th Oct 8.00pm
Saturday 14th Oct 2.00pm
Saturday 14th Oct 8.00pm
Sunday 15th Oct 2.00pm
Wednesday 18th Oct 8.00pm
Friday 20th Oct 8.00pm
Saturday 21st Oct 2.00pm
Saturday 21st Oct 8.00pm
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TICKETS:
Adults $40
Concession / Children < 12 yrs / Group of 15+ $35
Note that ALL TICKETS to Wednesday night’s performance
are just $29
when you book online.
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Buy your tickets online at www.theregals.com.au
or by phoning Peter Sharratt on 0466-069-973
Meet the cast and find out more about the show;
www.facebook.com/TheRegalsMusicalSociety/
www.theregals.com.au/
Looking forward to seeing you at the show!
About CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
It’s that time of year when The Regals Musical Society wows audiences with another high energy toe tapping musical at The Rockdale Town Hall.
If the show’s title is ringing a bell then you’re right in thinking of the Oscar nominated movie starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo Di Caprio telling the true story of Frank Abagnale Jnr, who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor and a Louisiana parish prosecutor. His primary crime was cheque fraud; and after years of cat and mouse chasing across the world and his capture, the FBI eventually turned to him for help in catching other cheque forgers.
This unique story was transformed to the musical stage and ran on Broadway for over 120 shows and The Regals production absolutely does this show justice thanks to the Direction of Belinda Robinson, Choreography by Kirrily Shaw and Musical Direction by Dane Carroll. The show features slick and sassy dance routines, great acting with some very funny lines, and of course 20 brassy hip musical numbers all telling this incredibly true and entertaining story. Featuring some great local talent including Tom Ragen playing the role of Frank Jnr., Paul Adderley as FBI agent Carl Hanratty and Emily Potts as Brenda Strong, Frank's love interest, this show has something for everyone both young and young-at-heart alike.
Good old-fashioned live entertainment in our local area is available thanks to societies like The Regals (one of Australia’s oldest continuously running musical societies) and this show is absolutely one of their best. To be sure, “Catch Me If You Can” is an adult show; it includes conflict, swearing, one night stands, fraud and deception. But it also celebrates the power of love, and manifests the pathos of a son losing his beloved father to debt and alcohol; his gorgeous mother to the pursuit of new love; and losing his own youth, innocence, and hopes for a more stable life and love as they heartbreakingly slip from his grasp at the 11th hour. Ultimately at least some of the key characters experience a form of redemption. Although it is presented in flashy variety-TV show style, with sequins and spotlights, it is a show with heart and more reality than any reality-TV show could offer.
In contrast, May next year has The Regals’ presenting “Disney’s Aladdin Jnr” and “The Eurobeat Goes On” back to back. It will be an intensely busy season but Regals’ President Peter Sharratt anticipates that it will ultimately be immensely rewarding. “In Aladdin Jnr., we will have the opportunity to nurture the talent of our youngest musical society members, and we look forward to seeing the depth and breadth of talent that is sure to be showcased at our auditions in December this year. Aladdin Jnr. is specifically a kids’ show, and for that reason we will not be inviting anyone over the age of 18 to audition, and we will be paying particular attention to it being as family-friendly as possible. Each musical we produce has its own focus and Aladdin will be for the kids”.
The Regals’ 2017 production of “Catch Me If You Can” comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and creative ideas. Director, Belinda Robinson notes; “Catch Me If You Can has been a challenging ride. This show is jam-packed, an emotional rollercoaster of excitement, comedy, sadness, love, friendship, despair and action, in a fast paced and intricate script and musical score. It has opened my eyes to so many things in musical theatre that I never knew about, and has increased my love for theatre ten-fold!”
We encourage you to join the hundreds of people that have caught this fantastic show already and grab tickets to one of the shows this fortnight. Grab a friend or two and make an outing to see one of the performances but don’t delay because Saturday 21st Oct is closing night!
With tickets starting at $29 (for the Wednesday night) this is a very affordable day or night out.
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