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THRILL ME: The Leopold & Loeb Story
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff
To commit the perfect murder, no one must ever know.
But then, what's the point?
THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB STORY, by Stephen Dolginoff, is a musical drama that recounts the chilling true story of
the legendary Chicago teenagers who committed one of the most famous and heinous crimes of the twentieth century. Focusing
on their obsessive relationship, THRILL ME recounts the series of events in 1924 Chicago that earned the two boys the distinction
of being America's first "thrill killers."
Nathan Leopold was passionate about Richard Loeb, who was passionate about crime and excitement. Richard managed to convince
Nathan that together they embodied Nietzsche"s idea of the "Superman" and were above society and its laws. Together they devised
a plan to lure a young boy to his death to prove they could commit the perfect murder. But too soon their perfect crime unraveled.
THRILL ME previews Wednesday, August 27th at the Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny Street, at 8 p.m. It opens to the public
on Friday, August, 29th, and plays weekends through September 28th. Show times on Fridays and Saturdays are at 8 PM.; on Sundays
at 6 PM.
There will be no performance on Sunday, August 31st. Instead, a "Service Industry Night" performance will be given on Monday,
September 1st at 8 p.m.
Tickets for all performances are $25 - $35 for the general public. Seniors, students, and members of the New Orleans theatre
community are offered discounted prices. Tickets are now on sale. To make reservations please call (504) 948-9608 or (504)
218-8559. MasterCard and VISA accepted.
The musical features Eric Liddick as Nathan Leopold and Joshua Peterson as Richard Loeb, with Kevin Ford understudying
both roles.
Jim Walpole serves as Musical Director, and Glenn Meche directs. To Do Productions and the Marigny Theatre are co-producing
this Southern premiere production of Stephen Dolginoff's 2005 award-winning Off-Broadway chamber musical.
The Final Word
A Letter from Stephen Dolginoff
December 17, 2008
Hi Glenn and Donnie,
I wanted to let you both know I have watched the video of your production of THRILL ME and I thought it was excellent.
It is amazing what you were able to create in such a small space.
Some of the things I always brace myself for, such as the music being played too fast, were wonderfully not there! I
would say the tempos were spot on perfect!
The actors created very clear and distinct characters (you would be surprised what I have seen in the past! LOL!)
and I think they both did a great job and had nice chemistry.
There have been small and large productions of THRILL ME over the past five years, and as far as the smaller "black-box"
versions go, I would say yours ranks as one of the VERY BEST.
As a writer, it was gratifying to see my intentions clearly up there on your stage (again, you would be SHOCKED at some
of the versions I have seen that were less than one would like them to be!)
Thank you again for your belief in THRILL ME - my, god - even through a HURRICANE!
I hope the theatre gods bring us all together again someday.
Best regards,
Stephen
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