Dead Outlaw is only ten short days away from its first preview at the Longacre Theatre, and 半岛体育 has peeled back the curtain on the rehearsal room to bring readers in on the action.
The work made its world premiere in 2024 at Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre via Audible Theater, where it became one of the season's most award-winning musicals. The production won the Drama Desk, Off Broadway Alliance, and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best New Musical. See what critics had to say about the Off-Broadway run here.
The new musical, which will begin Broadway previews April 12, prior to an official opening April 27, features a book by Itamar Moses (The Band's Visit) and music and lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna. David Cromer again directs after staging the musical's Off-Broadway world premiere.
Based on a bizarre but somehow completely true story, the musical follows Elmer McCurdy鈥攁n ambitious, turn-of-the-20th-century outlaw, whose death ended a life of failed crime and alcoholism and began a brilliant career as a mummified side-show attraction that traveled the USA for decades. The project is the brainchild of Yazbek, who reportedly has been fascinated with the story for three decades.
Andrew Durand
Andrew Durand and Julia Knitel
Andrew Durand
Andrew Durand
Andrew Durand
David Yazbek
Trent Saunders and Eddie Cooper
Thom Sesma
Ken Marks
Trent Saunders
Ken Marks, Dashiell Eaves, Trent Saunders, and Eddie Cooper
Set to reprise their performances from the Off-Broadway run are Andrew Durand as Elmer McCurdy, Jeb Brown as Band Leader/Jarrett, Eddie Cooper as Coroner Johnson, Dashiell Eaves as Louis/Charles Patterson, Julia Knitel as Helen/Maggie, Ken Marks as George, Trent Saunders as Andy Payne, and Thom Sesma as Coroner Noguchi, with Emily Fink and Max Sangerman as understudies.
Cromer is leading the Broadway production alongside a creative team that includes choreographer Ani Taj, scenic designer Arnulfo Maldonado, costume designer Sarah Laux, lighting designer Heather Gilbert, sound designer Kai Harada, music supervisor Dean Sharenow, music director Rebekah Bruce, with orchestrations by Yazbek, Della Penna, and Dean Sharenow. Casting is by Tara Rubin Casting/Peter Van Dam. Cynthia Cahill will serve as production stage manager.
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Dead Outlaw is Audible Theater's first-ever commissioned musical, and has been recorded for a global release as an Audible Original. Details of a release for that recording, which reportedly includes the entire show adapted as an audio play, have not yet been made public.
Lia Vollack Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions are producing.
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