‘Never the Sinner’ at 1st Stage: An enthralling look at a horrifying crime

In 1st Stage’s gripping and handsomely wrought production of “Never the Sinner,” Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb come to trial in Chicago for their vile 1924 thrill-killing of 14-year-old Bobby Franks, Loeb’s cousin. Their defense attorney, Clarence Darrow, acknowledges their guilt and turns the proceedings into a sentencing hearing, his goal to save Loeb and Leopold, neither yet 21, from the gallows. Read full article >>