Perfect Crime

Highlights

• See the longest running play in New York City - a classic with a gripping, suspense-filled plot!

The history of Perfect Crime

Written by Warren Manzi, Perfect Crime is a mystery/thriller play of 1987. This classic play has won the hearts of many with its engrossing plot filled with suspense. Combine that with high-quality acting and you get a completely exciting experience. The play has been around for more than 30 years and played over 12,000 shows. It was originally intended for Broadway in 1980.

A 25-year-old Manzi was the youngest American author to have a play that would potentially make it to Broadway. However, his interest fell and he moved to Hollywood when producer Morton Gottlieb wanted to alter the title of the play. Seven years later, the play finally began its run at the Courtyard Playhouse on Grove Street in Greenwich Village. In 2005, it moved to its new home, The Theater Center on 50th Street and the Times Square Broadway, making it easier for you to catch it this season. Get your Perfect Crime tickets and enjoy the thrill as you try to solve the perfect crime while it unfolds in front of your eyes.

Catherine Russell’s love for the theatre makes this play legendary

Starring in Perfect Crime is the wonderful Catherine Russell. She has been in the lead role ever since the show first started in 1987. This makes her the record holder for the highest number of performances as a specific character in a play. You may only see her playing the role of the rich psychiatrist Margaret Thorne Brent. However, she is also the play’s general manager. Over the years, her prowess in acting has enhanced further and is something you cannot miss. Over the 22 years, she has been in this play, she was only absent for 4 performances, which goes on to prove her dedication towards theatre. This is all the more reason for you to but the Perfect Crime tickets, and watch this evergreen show.

Can it really be a perfect crime?

The play is a classic thriller that deals with three psychiatrists, an attractive detective, and a crazy patient; also, dead bodies. In the living room of the wealthy Brents, a gunshot is heard, and a man in a suit is killed. Catherine Russell is Margaret Thorne Brent, who is a psychiatrist from Connecticut. Apart from that, she is an author and maybe the most shrewd murderer to be alive.

There are quite a few questions in the need for answers. For instance, was a man just killed or not? If so, who killed him? Could it be the wife? James Ascher, the charming detective believes that he has solved the case and that Margaret is the murderer until he falls in love with her. There is a churning twist in the plot, and everything that the detective thought he knew about the case tumbles down. What will the confident Ascher do now? Can he discover the reality and solve this puzzle? Only time will tell…and so will Perfect Crime tickets. It is time for you to witness the perfect crime!

Additional

• Performance Information

  Leading Roles
  Catherine Russell as Margaret Thorne Brent
  Steve Blanchard as Inspector Ascher
  David Butler as W. Harrison Brant
  Dan Sharkey as Lionel McAuley

  Written by
  Warren Manzi

• Performance Times

  Monday, Tuesday and Friday: 8:00 PM
  Wednesday and Saturday: 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
  Sunday: 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM

• Getting your tickets

  You will receive your tickets via email shortly after booking. Please exchange your e-tickets for physical tickets with our uniformed Headout hosts outside the venue.

• Theatre Information

  The theatre has a seating capacity of 199. It is wheelchair accessible.

• Cancellation Policy

  Tickets cannot be cancelled, amended or refunded.