“THE BEST MUSICAL
OF THE DECADE! It will revive your faith in Broadway itself.”
“This truly twisted yarn is THE SURPRISINGLY FEEL-GOOD
MUSICAL OF THE SEASON! It should have a hell of an afterlife.”
  • “WILDLY ENTERTAINING! It should attract audiences who like their entertainment bold, bracing and outrageous.”
  • “A glorious musical. DEAD OUTLAW IS UNMISSABLE.”
  • ★★★★★ “This rollicking, darkly hilarious, thoroughly
    original musical tale is going to knock you dead.”

Dead Outlaw Dead Outlaw

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A New York Times Critics' Pick

Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek & Eric Della Penna

Book by Itamar Moses | Conceived by David Yazbek | Directed by David Cromer

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  • a man and woman wearing old west period attire swing dancing on a dark stage
  • a rock band wearing old west period attire perform on a stage
  • a woman wearing old west period attire sings on a stage
  • two men dressed in old west attire present another man in a coffin, on a stage, with a sign that reads &sdquo;Elmer “Missouri$rdquo; McCurdy, The Safe-Cracker Who Wuld Not Be Taken Alive’
  • a man in fancy plaid suit and tie, with a lab coat on top, performs on a stage, smiling
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The Best New Musical This Season - Observer

Based on a “that can’t actually be true” story, DEAD OUTLAW is the wildly inventive musical about the outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-celebrity Elmer McCurdy. The most award-winning musical of 2024, it's “a wild and crazy ride you have to see to believe” (The Wrap) and “among the most striking and original shows in New York” (The Washington Post).

The Best New Musical This Season - Observer