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The longest-running play in New York City history will reach its historic 10,000th performance on September 25, 2011.

The longest-running play in New York City history will reach its historic 10,000th performance on September 25, 2011.

The longest-running play in New York City history will reach its historic 10,000th performance on September 25, 2011.

Perfect Crime, Warren Manzi's long-running Off Broadway thriller, will perform its usual 2pm matinee on Saturday, August 27, 2011. Perfect Crime is performed at The Snapple Theater Center, 210 West 50th Street at Broadway.

Shoot 'em dead, then see 'em live. New York's long-running mystery play Perfect Crime has released a brand new iPhone and iPad game app where players attempt to shoot the characters in Perfect Crime while battling a ticking clock and an onslaught of gunshots!

The longest-running play in New York City history is turning 24.

The longest-running play in New York City history is turning 24.

The longest-running play in New York City history is turning 24.

The first few weeks of a new year are always bittersweet for the theater community. This January, at least 20 Broadway shows have posted closing notices. But one of New York's greatest curiosities, Warren Manzi's Off Broadway thriller Perfect Crime, heads into 2011 - its 24th year - on the cusp of performance number 10,000. Perfect Crime is the longest-running play in the history of New York theater.

Stephen Zinnato, who played Nolan opposite Joan Collins on Guiding Light for three years, will join the Off Broadway cast of Perfect Crime for two weeks only, July 19 through August 1, 2010, in the role of Inspector James Ascher.

Stephen Zinnato, who played Nolan opposite Joan Collins on Guiding Light for three years, will join the Off Broadway cast of Perfect Crime for two weeks only, July 19 through August 1, 2010, in the role of Inspector James Ascher.

Perfect Crime, New York's answer to The Mousetrap, was optioned for Broadway in 1980 while its author, Warren Manzi, was playing Mozart in the Broadway production of Amadeus. At the time, Manzi was the youngest American to have a play optioned for Broadway.

Television veteran George McDaniel will join the cast of Perfect Crime, the longest-running play in the history of New York theater, on Friday, February 26, 2010. He assumes the role of Lionel McAuley and replaces Dale Hensley, who will be joining the cast of Broadway's La Cage Aux Folles.

Erik Parillo, last seen as part of the cast of Mindgame at The Soho Playhouse, will join the cast of Perfect Crime, the longest-running play in New York history, on Monday, December 7, 2009.

Erik Parillo, last seen as part of the cast of Mindgame at The Soho Playhouse, will join the cast of Perfect Crime, the longest-running play in New York history, on Monday, December 7, 2009.

John Hillner, who starred on Broadway as Georges in the Tony Award-winning 2004 revival of La Cages Aux Folles, will join the cast of Perfect Crime, the longest-running play in New York history, on Monday, November 23, 2009. He assumes the role of Harrison Brent and replaces Randy Kovitz, who will play his final performance on Sunday, November 22.

John Hillner, who starred on Broadway as Georges in the Tony Award-winning 2004 revival of La Cages Aux Folles, will join the cast of Perfect Crime, the longest-running play in New York history, on Monday, November 23, 2009. He assumes the role of Harrison Brent and replaces Randy Kovitz, who will play his final performance on Sunday, November 22.

Rob Sedgwick and Randy Kovitz will join the cast of Perfect Crime, the longest-running play in the history of New York theater, now playing at Times Square's Snapple Theater Center. Kovitz assumes the role of psychiatrist Harrison Brent on Sunday, July 26, 2009 and Sedgwick steps into the role of deranged patient Lionel McAuley on Monday, July 27, 2009.

The producer and members of the cast of Off Broadway's Perfect Crime will ring the closing bell at The New York Stock Exchange today, Thursday, June 18, 2009 in celebration of the show's historic 22nd anniversary as the longest-running play in the history of New York theater.

Christopher Rice, the celebrated author of four New York Times bestselling thriller novels, will discuss his career and body of work in an exclusive appearance at Perfect Crime, the long-running mystery play, on Friday, May 29, 2009.