US Edition'Luigi the Musical,' about accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, to debut in San Francisco
- Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, pleaded not guilty during a February 21, 2025 hearing in New York City and faces federal and state charges.
- The case arose after Mangione was arrested following a manhunt linked to the shooting outside a Manhattan hotel, and delays resulted from disputes over who will try him first in three jurisdictions.
- Prosecutors unintentionally obtained recordings of conversations between Mangione and his lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo from the Metropolitan Detention Center’s routinely monitored jail phone lines, leading to concerns about potential Sixth Amendment issues.
- Federal prosecutors denied live eavesdropping and stated that attorney call recordings were segregated and inaccessible to prosecution teams, but the judge ordered a letter to confirm secure communication within one week.
- Meanwhile, a musical-comedy titled 'Luigi the Musical' about Mangione will debut June 4, 2025, in San Francisco featuring other notorious figures, highlighting public interest as the triple-jurisdiction prosecutions proceed with a federal trial expected in 2026 or later.
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'Luigi the Musical,' about accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, to debut in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- From the killer barber of "Sweeney Todd," to Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins," musicals have long dealt with morbid subject matter. Now a musical comedy based on Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of gunning down the CEO of a healthcare company, is on its way to San Francisco. "Luigi the Musical," is billed as: "A story of love, murder and hash browns," is due to open in June at the Taylor Street Theatre, formerly …
Luigi Mangione in a musical?
(San Francisco, NY) — Alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione is at the center of a new musical opening in San Francisco. The 26-year-old who is accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan late last year, is the subject of the 60 minute musical called “Luigi.” Creators say the show will follow Mangione’s time at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn with real-life cell mates Sam Bankman Fried and P…
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