The musical "Catch Me If You Can" arrives in Italy for the first time: times and tickets

From February 27 to March 16, the Teatro Nazionale in Milan will stage Catch Me If You Can , a musical based on the cult film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, with a live orchestra. The 2002 film was a box office hit, grossing more than $350 million worldwide.

The show sees the production of "Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola" and "Rapunzel" and arrives for the first time in Italy.

The show tells the true story of Frank Abagnale Junior and how, in the 1960s, he managed to cheat America (banks, airlines, hospitals and hotels) to create his own American dream.

In 2012, after almost 10 years and a few previews, the story of Frank Abagnale Junior arrives on Broadway with Aaron Tveit, Norbert Leo Butz and Tom Wopat.

The story of the young con man arrested by FBI Agent (and later friend) Carl Hanratty has been adapted for the theatre thanks to the mastery of the most illustrious American composers and writers: Terence McNally (The Full Monty, Anastasia, Kiss of the Spider Woman and many others) for the libretto and Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Oscar nominees and winners of Tony Awards, Grammys, and Oliver Awards for Hairspray, Smash, Mary Poppins Returns and many others) for the lyrics and music.

Giving voice and body to the stars of the big screen, there will be Claudio Castrogiovanni who will play Carl Hanratty (a role that was played by Tom Hanks in the cinema), Tommaso Cassissa in the chameleonic role of Frank Abagnale Junior (played by Leonardo Di Caprio). Simone Montedoro will instead be the father Frank Abagnale Senior (a role chiseled by the Oscar winner Christopher Walken).

Tickets can be purchased online.