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US, 7/2021. PLAY. Fan-Shot Video. Catherine Russell (Margaret Throne Brent), Mark Campbell (Inspector Ascher), David Butler (W. Harrison Brent), Charles Geyer (Lionel McAuley). “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 takes place in the home of a wealthy psychiatrist, Margaret Brent, who is accused of murdering her husband. The handsome detective thinks he has it all figured out, but her husband's murder is only the beginning in what may just be the perfect crime”. Leading lady Catherine Russell, who has starred in the show since its first performance, has never taken a sick day or vacation day since 1987, a feat which landed her in the Guinness World Records. In 1980 while playwrite Warren Manzi was playing Mozart in Amadeus, the show was optioned to play Broadway. But prospective producer Morton Gottlieb's requests to change the title to Guilty Hands and star either Mary Tyler Moore or Elaine Stritch was met with pushback from Manzi, and Manzi backed out of the deal. The script sat in Manzi's drawer for seven years until he became the artistic director of a theater company that produced the play. Initially opening as an Equity Showcase on April 18, 1987, for a four-week limited run at The Courtyard Playhouse, Perfect Crime has since become the longest-running play in the history of New York theater, on or off Broadway.
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