Thrill Me

Thrill Me
The Leopold & Loeb Story
Dolginoff (left) as Leopold; Kreeger as Loeb
Music	Stephen Dolginoff
Lyrics	Stephen Dolginoff
Book	Stephen Dolginoff
Basis	Leopold and Loeb murder
Productions	2003 Midtown Int'l Theater Festival 2005 Off-Broadway, various regional

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.

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. 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 16 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) Belgium (in Dutch)., Mexico City, England, Scotland, Austria, Canada, and the Czech Republic