Thrill Maker: The Story of My Musical “Thrill Me”

Stephen Dolginoff’s Off-Broadway musical Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story was called “breathtaking” by The New York Times. It was honored with both Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Best Musical. It then went on to have over two hundred productions spanning twenty-five countries and seventeen languages-and counting!

His thirty-year odyssey with Thrill Me began in 1994 when he first started writing the script and score. Once it was finished, he experienced a series of “thrilling” events that he never could have predicted. From putting on staged readings himself in New York City, to attending opening nights of the show all around the world, he’s collected plenty of behind-the-scenes stories, secrets, and surprises to share.

What was the key to the success of Thrill Me? Determination? Luck? Talent? All three? In Thrill Maker, Stephen takes an honest look back over the past thirty years to help discover how a non-household-name musical-about two notorious murderers-could fly under the radar to become a bona fide worldwide hit. You may have never even heard of the musical Thrill Me-but after reading Thrill Maker, it’s a good bet that you’ll be “dying” to see it!