It was announced today that the most critically acclaimed new musical of 2024, Dead Outlaw by Itamar Moses, featuring music and lyrics from David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, will open on Broadway, following its smash-hit world premiere engagement at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Originally produced Off-Broadway by Audible Theater, and directed by David Cromer, Dead Outlaw dominated the 2024 awards season, taking home the prize for ‘Best Musical’ at the Drama Desk Awards, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Off-Broadway Alliance Awards.
The production is set to begin preview performances at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre on Saturday, April 12 with an opening set for Sunday, April 27.
Casting, ticketing, and additional information will be announced at a later date.
Dead Outlaw is the darkly hilarious and wildly inventive musical about the bizarre true story of outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-celebrity Elmer McCurdy. As Elmer’s body finds even more outlandish adventures in death than it could have ever hoped for in life, the show explores fame, failure, and the meaning – or, utter meaninglessness – of legacy. Dying is no reason to stop living life to its fullest.