Perfect Crime (play)
| Perfect Crime | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Warren Manzi |
| Characters | Margaret Thorne Brent Inspector James Ascher W. Harrison Brent Lionel Mcauley David Breuer |
| Date premiered | April 18, 1987 |
| Place premiered | Courtyard Playhouse, Grove Street, West Village, New York City |
| Original language | English |
Perfect Crime is a 1987 murder mystery/thriller play by Warren Manzi. It tells the story of Margaret Thorne Brent, a Connecticut psychiatrist and potential cold-blooded killer who may have committed "the perfect crime." When her wealthy husband, W. Harrison Brent, turns up dead, she gets caught in the middle of a terrifying game of cat and mouse with her deranged patient, Lionel McAuley, and Inspector Ascher, the handsome but duplicitous investigator assigned to the case.
Perfect Crime is the longest-running play in New York City history since it premiered in 1987, and has had over 15,000 performances, a milestone reached on December 5, 2024.