BRIAN FEINSTEIN MUSIC
THE STORY OF DIAL M FOR MURDER
In London, 1952, the wealthy Margot Wendice has convinced her professional tennis player husband, Tony, to give up playing to spend more time with her. He now sells sports equipment, and, to Margot, their life together is a happy one. However, he has discovered that while he was on a tennis tour in the United States several years ago, Margot had an affair with an American murder mystery writer named Max Halliday. Because he wants revenge as well as her money, Tony meticulously plans Margot’s murder. She has no idea that Tony knows of her past affair, nor does she have any suspicion that he planning to kill her. Max comes to London to visit the couple, and Tony uses this as the opportunity to fulfill his plan.Tony blackmails a man who calls himself Captain Lesgate, a former schoolmate and convicted criminal, to carry out the scheme. They plan what they believe is the perfect murder. But when Margot refuses to play the part of the victim, things go much differently than planned.
CAST AND CREATIVE
Based on the Classic Play by Frederick Knott
Music: Brian Feinstein
Directed by: Peter Flynn
Starring: Cat McAllister and Ed Dixon
Produced at the Engeman Theatre, New York
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
“Tautly directed by Peter Flynn, it makes for an enjoyably gripping evening of theater. Even the music that plays during suspenseful moments, original music by Brian Feinstein, a device that often registers onstage as jarring and hokey these days, adds a delicious shiver.”
- Aileen Jacobsen
(NY Times critic)
