Last opportunity to 'Catch'

The Broadway tuner version of "Catch Me if you're able toInch will shutter in the finish from the summer time, overall its pursue about six several weeks about the boards. Despite a title familiar to auds in the 2002 movie version along with a Tony-winning lead perf from Norbert Leo Butz, the show never quite aroused the interest of auds, logging weekly sales figures that rarely accomplished large-hit levels. In the last several frames, weekly receipts at "Catch Me" have hovered within the $600,000 to $700,000 range. A week ago the show drawn within $640,000 and performed to auds at 81% of capacity with average cost compensated per ticket -Body way of measuring customer demand to determine the show -- arrived at $70. (By comparison, the typical ticket cost finally season's smash-hit "It of Mormon" capped $145.) "Catch Me" reunited some of the collaborators of 2003 hit "Hairspray," including tunesmiths Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, helmer Jack O'Brien, choreographer Jerry Mitchell and producer Margo Lion (who teams with Hal Luftig for "Catch Me"). Terrence McNally ("Master Class") composed it for that musical, which preemed in Dallas last year. In Gotham, a few of the major experts demonstrated unenthusiastic, and also at four Tony noms (and something win), any honours attention was overshadowed through the season's trophy-sweeping those who win. Musical will place it on the board with the summer time, when tourism assists in keeping overall Primary Stem sales high. The show's Sept. 4 exit guarantees the development will steer clear of the traditional back-to-school slump which hits Broadway each year. Although "Catch Me" shuts too early to create recovering achievable, the home could still potentially yield revenue inside a national tour slated to start in Providence in fall 2012. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com