Getting Away With Murder
by George Furth, Stephen Sondheim

Name: Getting Away With Murder
Brand: George Furth
SKU: 9781559361286
Rating: 3.19 (111 reviews)

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120 minsAmerican Mystery Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about this play, often noting its intriguing premise but criticizing its execution. While some appreciate the dark humor and twists, many find the characters unlikable and the pacing slow. Overall, it appears to disappoint fans of Sondheim's work, with several calling it one of his weaker contributions.

Intriguing premiseClever twistsDark humorUnlikable charactersSlow pacingTedious and predictable

Synopsis

Longtime musical theatre collaborators Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, who together created the landmark musical Company, have joined forces again to create a compellingly original thriller - Mr. Sondheim's first nonmusical play.

Getting Away with Murder unfolds on a stormy night on Manhattan's Upper West Side at a group therapy session.

The patients arrive only to find that their faithful, Pulitzer Prize-winning psychiatrist is missing.

What unfolds is a classic whodunit in the tradition of Sleuth and The Mousetrap that harkens back to Sondheim's screenplay collaboration with Anthony Perkins on the cult film The Last of Sheila.

ThemesPS3569.O65378 G48 1997