Dead Outlaw 2024

Run Time:
1 hour 40 minutes with no intermission

Opened: March 10, 2024
Closing: April 14, 2024

Dead Outlaw - 2024 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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Minetta Lane Theatre

16 Minetta Lane New York, NY 10012

Elmer McCurdy was an ambitious, turn-of-the-20th-century outlaw whose death at the hands of a Western posse ended a life of failed crime and alcoholism and began a brilliant career as a mummified side-show attraction that travelled the USA for decades. By the time this journey ended, his name had been forgotten and his desiccated body was hanging in a house-of-horrors ride at an amusement park in Southern California, spray-painted a day-glo orange. Then one day, a grip for the “Six-Million Dollar Man” TV show jostled what he thought was “just a dummy” and an arm fell off, revealing a human bone and beginning a hunt for the origins of this enigma.

Dead Outlaw - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast

Julia Knitel

Thom Sesma

Austin Ku

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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Dead Outlaw

‘Dead Outlaw’ Finds Humor While Tracing a Most Unusual, Morose Story

8 / 10

Yet however moved you may be by the social commentary or softer moments contained in “Dead Outlaw,” the show’s boisterous, irrepressible irreverence toward that bleakest of subjects is its main selling point. In a catchy romp titled simply “Dead,” Messrs. Brown and Della Penna giddily sing, “Your mama’s dead/Your daddy’s dead/Whole family’s dead/And so are you” — and then proceed, in their first round and in reprises sprinkled through the show, to cite famous figures ranging from Balzac to Abe Lincoln to Glenn Gould and Tupac Shakur, eventually nodding to living celebrities, just for the heck of it.

'Dead Outlaw' review — new musical tells a larger-than-life-and-death true story

5 / 10

Despite the hook, Dead Outlaw can’t sustain itself for long. Promising subplots fizzle out within minutes. The dramatic effect of lighting tricks from designer Heather Gilbert dampens with constant use. Durand’s mummy poses become distracting as the poor man stands rigid onstage for ages, clasping a rifle and likely exerting as much energy as the players singing and dancing around him.

Dead Outlaw FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Dead Outlaw have there been?

Dead Outlaw has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2024.

What theatre is Dead Outlaw playing at Off-Broadway?

Dead Outlaw is playing at the Minetta Lane Theatre, which is located at 16 Minetta Lane New York.

How long has Dead Outlaw been running Off-Broadway?

Dead Outlaw opened at the Minetta Lane Theatre on Sunday Mar 10, 2024 and has now been running for 1 month.

What awards has Dead Outlaw been nominated for?

Dead Outlaw has been nominated for several awards including Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Drama League Awards for David Cromer, Outstanding Production of a Musical at the Drama League Awards for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Director at The Lortels for David Cromer, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical at The Lortels for Thom Sesma, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical at The Lortels for Jeb Brown, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical at The Lortels for Andrew Durand, Outstanding Musical at The Lortels for Dead Outlaw, and Outstanding Scenic Design at The Lortels for Arnulfo Maldonado.

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