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Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story
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Author: Stephen Dolginoff
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service (cover may change)
Format: Softcover
# of Pages: 65
Pub. Date: 2006
Edition: Acting
ISBN-10: 0822221020
ISBN-13: 9780822221029
Cast Size: 2 male

About the Play:

Drama Desk Award Nominee for Best Musical and Best Music Score.

Thrill Me is a full-length musical thriller with book, music and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff. It tells the chilling true-life tale of famed murderers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb who committed one of the most infamous and heinous crimes of the twentieth century. Leopold and Loeb, dubbed the "thrill killers" were tried for murder in 1924 after attempting to commit "the perfect crime."

Thrill Me is based on the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb who set out to commit the perfect crime in 1924, and discovered along the way that "relationships can be murder." Focusing on their obsessive relationship and utilizing Leopold's 1958 parole hearing as a framework, Thrill Me reveals the series of events in Chicago that led about-to-be law students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb to be forever remembered as "the thrill killers." Leopold was passionate about Loeb, who was passionate about crime and excitement. They created a secret agreement to satisfy each other's needs. Soon Richard convinced Nathan that they embodied Nietzsche's idea of the "Superman" and were above society. Then he drew him into his plan to lure a young boy to his death just to prove they could get away with it. But soon their perfect crime unravelled due to a careless mistake. Or was it so careless?

Thrill Me premiered in 2005 Off-Broadway at the York Theatre. The initial six-week run was extended to fourteen weeks and the play was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical and Best Music, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical. It has gone on to have over 150 productions in 16 countries – and in 10 languages.

Cast: 2 male

What people say:

"Stephen Dolginoff's pocket musical about the Leopold and Loeb murder case lands like a well-placed punch, arresting and a bit breathtaking. Others have told the tale in plays and films, but there is something brazenly satisfying about Mr. Dolginoff's rendition. It's a reminder that evil often looks and sounds beautiful. Credit the lean approach to the storytelling." — New York Times

"Startling…Provocative…I can't get enough of this…Will keep you spellbound… Thrill Me freezes the blood and keeps you wanting more." — New York Observer

"Stylish! With a noir attitude, Thrill Me is a two-character slice of pulp fact-fiction by intriguing storyteller Stephen Dolginoff." — New York Newsday

"A soaringly intense, propulsively melodic musical. Chillingly well-told, in all of its dark complexity." — Gannet Newspapers

"Dangerously attractive… Powerful… Dolginoff is a smart craftsman with a knack for forging arresting tunes. The robust score is feverishly crafted." — Star-Ledger

"A taut, compelling two-character musical. Stripping the event of the psychobabble that has surrounded it over the years, Dolginoff gets at the heart of it. The story sizzles." — BackStage

"Dolginoff shows that unlikely musical subject matter can be mastered if the approach is strong enough. You will be intrigued." — TheaterMania.com

"A brilliant, unforgettable musical … Sends chills down the spine. Uncompromising and intoxicating." — Talkin' Broadway

About the Playwright:

Stephen Dolginoff is an award-winning, New York City based playwright-composer. His most notable work is Thrill Me, the musical version of the true story of Leopold and Loeb.