A thrilling Thai musical

In contrast to the lengthy Thai three-hour musicals that often extend over two acts, theatregoers in Bangkok recently enjoyed a refreshing change with Thrill Me The Musical, a one-act musical that takes on life through redolent songs.

Thrill Me The Musical is a faithful Thai adaptation from an Off-Broadway production in 2003. The sold-out musical immerses us in a world filled with a complex mix of emotions that led two seemingly ordinary men to believe that robbery and cold-blooded murder are the keys to a fulfilling life.

Translated from Stephen Dolginoff’s musical Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story, the plot is based on the true story of the two “thrill killers” in Chicago in 1924, which also served as inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope. Rather than dwelling on the gruesome details of the murder, Thrill Me primarily focuses on the relationship between these…