PLAYBILLS FROM SEVEN-TIME TONY AWARD®-NOMINATED MUSICAL LEFT BY FANS AT REAL LIFE “DEAD OUTLAW” ELMER McCURDY’S GRAVESITE IN OKLAHOMA
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
REAL LIFE
“DEAD OUTLAW”
ELMER McCURDY’S GRAVESITE IN GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA
SHOWERED WITH PLAYBILLS FROM THE
SEVEN-TIME TONY AWARD®-NOMINATED
HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL BASED ON HIS LIFE
GUTHRIE SUMMIT VIEW CEMETERY
REPORTS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN VISITORS
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Guthrie, OK/New York, NY (May 19, 2025) – In what has become an increasingly common occurrence at the previously sleepy Guthrie Summit View Cemetery, in Guthrie, OK, Dead Outlaw Playbills have been spotted decorating the gravesite of Elmer McCurdy, the subject of the original American musical, currently on Broadway and nominated for seven Tony Awards®. A staff member at the cemetery reports that the gravesite has seen a steep increase in foot traffic since the show began performances on Broadway, with Playbills suddenly becoming the most common offering left behind by visitors.
Written by Itamar Moses, featuring music and lyrics from David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, and directed by David Cromer, Dead Outlaw opened at the Longacre Theatre (220 W 48th St) to unanimous rave reviews on Sunday, April 27.
Originally produced Off-Broadway by Audible Theater, Dead Outlaw dominated the 2024 awards season as the winner of four Best Musical Awards, including New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, The New York Times labels Dead Outlaw as “The surprisingly feel-good musical of the season!” USA Today raves the show is, “The best musical of the decade!”
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.
The Broadway cast of Dead Outlaw includes 2025 Tony Award nominee Andrew Durand as Elmer McCurdy, 2025 Tony Award nominee Jeb Brown as Band Leader/Jarrett, Eddie Cooper as Coroner Johnson, Dashiell Eaves as Louis/Charles Patterson, 2025 Tony Award nominee Julia Knitel as Helen/Maggie, Ken Marks as George, Trent Saunders as Andy Payne, Thom Sesma as Coroner Noguchi, with Emily Fink, Justin Gregory Lopez, Noah Plomgren, Max Sangerman, Scott Stangland, and Graham Stevens as understudies.
Tickets are available for purchase at www.deadoutlawmusical.com and Telecharge at www.telecharge.com, or by calling 212-239-6200 or 800-447-7400.
The creative team for Dead Outlaw includes Ani Taj (choreography), Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic design), Sarah Laux (costume design), Heather Gilbert (lighting design), Kai Harada (sound design), J. Jared Janas (hair, wig and makeup designer), Dean Sharenow (music supervision), Rebekah Bruce (music direction and additional arrangements), and David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Dean Sharenow (orchestrations and arrangements). Casting is by The TRC Company/Peter Van Dam, CSA. Cynthia Cahill serves as Production Stage Manager.
Dead Outlaw is produced on Broadway by Lia Vollack Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions.
“This truly twisted yarn is
THE SURPRISINGLY FEEL-GOOD MUSICAL OF THE SEASON!
It should have a hell of an afterlife.”
The New York Times (Critic’s Pick)
“THE BEST MUSICAL OF THE DECADE!
So profound, it will revive your faith in Broadway itself.”
USA Today
“A glorious musical. DEAD OUTLAW IS UNMISSABLE.”
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