Corbin Bleu to Star in Catch Me If You Can in Washington, D.C.

Corbin Bleu, last seen on Broadway in Kiss Me, Kate, is about to dance his way out of some white-collar crimes. Bleu will star as the conman Frank Abagnale Jr. in a production of Catch Me If You Can at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., which will run October 23 to December 13. The musical is based on the hit film of the same name, and is created by Terrence McNally, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman; it was nominated for four Tony Awards in 2011. It's about a real life conman and the detective charged with tracking him down. The musical will be directed by Arena Stage artistic director Molly Smith.

In addition to Catch Me If You Can, Arena Stage announced the rest of its 2020-21 season, which includes a new musical about abolitionist Frederick Douglass by Grammy-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon and Charles Randolph-Wright called American Prophet: Frederick Douglass In His Own Words. The theater will also produced the world premiere of Enlightenment by Theresa Rebeck, which will be a look at women's rights, or the lack thereof, in 1776. Read about the rest of Arena Stage season's here.