Singer and Dancer, it makes me feel very dapper. My favorite dance number is “Live In Living Color”! The show’s opening number is very grand, and being a Frank William Abagnale Jr. What is your favorite dance number in CMIYC?
All jokes aside, I’m not as good at deceiving people compared to Frank Jr. Where Frank Jr and I differ are his illegal actions, I don’t do that. loves his parents, and I share that same love for my Mom. In the show, It is also very clear that Frank Jr. and I share the same slickness and charm. What parts of your personality are the same or opposite of Frank Abagnale Jr.?
I was also able to step into some rehearsals as Frank Jr, and the guidance from Allison, Xavier, Richard, and my cast mates made the experience much more easier and enjoyable! This is actually my first time understudying a role, and doing so for Frank Jr was definitely a challenge! Frank Jr carries a majority of the show’s dialogue and songs, so I spent most of my days memorizing those. In the circumstance that a lead can’t perform in a show, their understudy goes on.Ĭan you share what it is like being an understudy to the huge role of Frank Abagnale Jr.? Understudies are people who have to learn the lines, blocking/choreography, and songs to the character they are assigned to in addition to learning their own role. Can you give insight as to what an understudy is? You are one of the many amazing ensemble in Catch Me If You Can but also the understudy to Frank Abagnale Jr. We caught up with Marlon to learn more about him and his Catch Me If You Can thoughts and experiences: Marlon’s credits include: Zebulun in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pete/Ensemble in Saturday Night Fever (Candlelight Pavilion), Ensemble in Hello, Dolly! (3-D Theatricals), Kurt Kelly in Heathers, Richard Mason in Jane Eyre (CSU, Fullerton), Ensemble in The Little Mermaid (Chance Theater). Marlon received his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from California State University, Fullerton in 2020. He has auditioned and performed in some of his high school productions, but found out Musical Theatre was “cool” through their production of In The Heights. Marlon first started performing in choir and shows during his middle and high school career in Hayward, CA. understudy, Marlon James Beltran Magtibay, a Filipino-American actor currently based in Orange County, California. Meet Catch Me If You Can ensemble and Frank Abagnale Jr.