Catherine Russell
as Margaret Thorne Brent
Overall6BActing 6BSinging 6BDancing 6B
+1 for the sheer spectacle of running this show (and this theatre) for so many years.
Overall5C
Perfect Crime
Snapple Theatre Center
The show has been running for 36 (when I saw it) years, with the star missing only a couple of performances for weddings. If you need to hand out an explainer though, it might be a bit too complicated of a plot.
Score breakdown
Book5CLyrics5CMusic5CDirection5CSet5CCostume5CChoreo5CLighting5CSound5C
Performer notes
About the show
Warren Manzi's Perfect Crime is a sexy, funny and fast-paced thriller that makes for a great night of whodunit. The longest-running play in NYC history, it tells the story of psychiatrist and potential cold-blooded killer Margaret Brent, her rich husband, a deranged patient, and the handsome detective who's falling in love with her.