Based on the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two 19-year-olds who murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago in 1924, Thrill Me focuses less on the murder itself than on the relationship between Leopold and Loeb. More than 30 years on, the older Nathan speaks at a parole board hearing, recalling the crime and the dynamics of his friendship with Richard, defined largely by their shared intelligence, their passion for Nietzschean philosophy, and their desire for the ultimate thrill. With simple staging requirements, Stephen Dolginoff's tense, two-character musical drama explores the unusual love story behind the “crime of the century".

 

Thrill Me premiered in New York City in 2003 at the Midtown International Theatre Festival; an Off-Broadway production opened in 2005 at the York Theatre.  The London Premiere was in 2011 at the Tristan Bates Theatre, and later moved to the Charing Cross Theatre.

 

You carry in your eyes a secret of mine.
A secret buried for thirty-four years
We are on a dangerous path.
But I'm willing to walk through a never-ending deep sea.
For you
If this is the last time I see you

I will.
Even if it takes the rest of my life.

A story that has been sealed for many years.
It's about to begin.
The original cast of THRILL ME is joining us.

For the first time in China, THRILLME tells the classic story of a Broadway gangster in Shanghai, experiencing the unique charm of the English version.
The music of "THRILL ME" from Broadway
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"My dear, I'm back."