“Catch Me if You Can” catches four Tony Award nominations

The 5th Avenue Theatre’s Broadway hit “Catch Me If You Can” received four Tony Award nominations including Best Musical, the theater announced Tuesday.

In the last 10 years, Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre has sent five new musicals to Broadway with “Hairspray,” “The Wedding Singer”,”Shrek: Th

e Musical,” “Memphis” and “Catch Me If You Can” with each production earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical. Hairspray and Memphis each captured those top honors, and the 5th Avenue crew is hoping for another triumph, according to a press release.

“We are thrilled that ‘Catch Me If You Can’ has received four Tony Award nominations,” said 5th Avenue Executive Producer and Artistic Director David Armstrong. “It is an integral part of The 5th’s mission to develop new musicals and to expand this great American art form. So when a production that we developed and launched here in Seattle achieves this level of recognition on Broadway, it is especially rewarding.”

“Catch Me If You Can” earned nominations for Best Musical, Best Orchestrations, and Best Sound Design. Additionally, Norbert Leo Butz earned a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, a role he originated at The 5th.