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''Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story'' is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff. It is based on the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the so-called "thrill killers" who murdered a young boy in 1924 in order to commit "the perfect crime." The story is told in flashbacks, beginning with a 1958 parole hearing. The show premiered with a small production at the 2003 Midtown International Theater Festival in New York City. It was then staged as a larger Off-Broadway production in 2005 by the York Theatre Company in association with Jim Kierstead. Since then, ''Thrill Me'' was published by Dramatists Play Service, recorded on CD by Original Cast Records, and has been staged in a variety of US and international cities. ==Production history== The original production at New York City's 2003 Midtown International Theatre Festival was directed by Martin Charnin. It was then staged for a limited run off-Broadway by the not-for-profit York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) and Jim Kierstead, opening on May 16, 2005 and extended through August 21. Directed by Michael Rupert, the production featured author Stephen Dolginoff as Leopold and Doug Kreeger as Loeb. Stephen Bogardus, John McMartin, and Rupert himself were heard in voice-overs.〔(Lortel Archives entry )〕 Shonn Wiley replaced Kreeger late in the run. Matt Bauer opened in the role of Leopold. The musical has had over 100 productions and has been performed at regional theatres throughout the U.S., with Dolginoff appearing as Leopold in productions staged in Seattle, and Buffalo. Internationally, the musical has been produced in 15 countries in 10 languages including Seoul, South Korea (in Korean), Athens, Greece (in Greek), Melbourne, Australia, Tokyo, Japan (in Japanese),〔()〕 Madrid, Spain (in Spanish), Datteln, Germany (in German) and Belgium (in Dutch).〔(german recension ), ''KATiELLi Theater''〕 A recording with Kreeger and Dolginoff was released by Original Cast Records in April 2006. A major Los Angeles production featured Alex Schemmer and (Stewart W. Calhoun ) at the Hudson Backstage Theatre. A new professional production opened in February 2010 at the Seymour Centre in Sydney, Australia. The production featured Benjamin Giraud as Leopold, Blake Erickson as Loeb as well as the voices of Jason Langley, Jennifer Vuletic, and Barry Crocker. A London Fringe production featuring Jye Frasca and George Maguire as Leopold & Loeb along with the voices of Patricia Quinn, Lee Mead and Les Dennis opened in April 2011 at the Tristan Bates Theatre 〔(Whatsonstage London )〕〔(Tristan Bates Theatre )〕 and transferred to the West End's Charing Cross Theatre in May 2011 for a 4 week limited engagement.〔()〕 A revival at the Greenwich Theatre took place in April, 2015 prior to a UK Tour. The Canadian premiere was presented by Fighting Chance Productions in Vancouver, BC. Directed by Ryan Mooney with music direction by Alison Dalton it featured Michael Gill and Braedon Cox who were nominated for Ovation Awards for their performances as well as winning Theatre BC awards for Best Lead Males. The show ran at the Shop Theatre in November 2012. A subsequent Canadian production was presented by Capricorn 9 Productions. Produced and directed by Larry Westlake at the intimate Red Sandcastle Theatre in Toronto, it ran a limited engagement from July 12 to 26, 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thrill Me」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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