The Off-Broadway cast recording of last summer's hit Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story, which played the York Theatre Company, is now available online
(and will remain on sale at a special price). Released on the Original Cast Records Label, it will be available on other online and retail outlets on
April 4th.
Thrill Me features book, music and lyrics by
Stephen Dolginoff. "One of the first productions of the 2005-2006
season,
Thrill Me, the chilling tale of the two legendary 'thrill-killers,' began performances at the York Theatre Company on May
16, 2005 for a limited run, and was extended three times due to popular
demand, closing on August 21st, 2005," state press notes.
Jim Kierstead, producer of the original
production and the new CD said he is "thrilled to be able to present
the entire score along with key sections of dialogue for the first
time. After several productions around the world, this recording
captures the definitive version of the show."
Thrill Me features
musical direction and accompaniment by
Eugene Gwozdz, and stars Doug
Kreeger as Richard Loeb and Dolginoff as Nathan Leopold; the two played the roles for the majority of the York run.
The recording of
Thrill Me joins the publication of the script, which is now published by Dramatists Play Service (
www.dramatists.com), the company which licenses the property to theatres across the country.
In
addition to New York City, productions of
Thrill Me have already been staged in Boston,
Chicago, Orlando and Melbourne, Australia. The 2006-2007 season
will see stagings in Dallas, TX; Buffalo, NY; Sydney, Australia; St.
Petersburg, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Seattle, WA; Richmond, VA and Seoul,
South Korea.
Thrill Me is now available at
www.thrillmethemusical.com.
