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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

AUDIBLE AND YELLOW SOUND LABEL
SURPRISE DROP
“DEAD OUTLAW
(ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)
PART 1”

7 TRACKS FROM THE 7-TIME TONY AWARD®-NOMINATED
AND ACCLAIMED NEW MUSICAL NOW AVAILABLE

 AUDIBLE ORIGINAL RELEASE OF THE FULL MUSICAL AVAILABLE THIS FALL

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New York, NY (May 2, 2025) – Audible, Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, Yellow Sound Label, Lia Vollack Productions, and Sonia Friedman Productions today surprise-dropped seven songs from the seven-time Tony Award-nominated and acclaimed new musical Dead Outlaw, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, book by Itamar Moses, conceived by David Yazbek, and directed by David Cromer. Dead Outlaw Original Broadway Cast Recording: Part 1 is now available wherever you get your music. The Audible Original release of Dead Outlaw—featuring the entire musical recorded in Dolby Atmos with immersive sound design—will be available exclusively from Audible this fall, with a pre-order available here.

Following its hit world premiere at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre and multiple award wins—including the 2024 Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical—Dead Outlaw is now playing on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, produced by Lia Vollack Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, and Audible. Critics have raved: “The feel-good musical of the season” (The New York Times Critic’s Pick); “An unmissable musical filled with excellent tunes” (Deadline); and “The best musical of the decade! It will revive your faith in Broadway itself” (USA Today). Tickets are available at deadoutlawmusical.com.

Dead Outlaw Original Broadway Cast Recording: Part 1 includes:

• “Ballad,” performed by Andrew Durand
• “Dead,” performed by Jeb Brown and Erik Della Penna
• “Normal,” performed by Erik Della Penna, Andrew Durand, and Julia Knitel
• “Indian Train,” performed by Andrew Durand
• “A Stranger,” performed by Julia Knitel
• “Something From Nothing,” performed by Eddie Cooper
• “Up to the Stars,” performed by Thom Sesma

Kate Navin, Audible Head of Creative Development, North America, said, “Audiences have been eagerly anticipating the release of the music in Dead Outlaw since its premiere last year at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre, and with Yellow Sound Label, we’re delighted to offer these selections. Listeners everywhere can now get a sneak preview of David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna’s dynamic songs, featuring stellar performances by the original cast, ahead of the full Audible Original release later this fall.”

Michael Croiter, founder of Yellow Sound Label, said, “Dead Outlaw is one of the most creative and clever new musicals in recent memory. Yellow Sound Label is thrilled to be collaborating with Audible and the show to preserve David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna’s extraordinary score.”

Dead Outlaw Original Broadway Cast Recording: Part 1 is produced by Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek; recorded, mixed, and mastered by Dean Sharenow; with all songs composed and written by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna. The band features Rebekah Bruce (music director, piano, organ, vocals), Erik Della Penna (guitars, lap steel, banjo), Hank Heaven (guitar), William B Smylie (electric bass), and Spencer Cohen (drums).

The Audible Original release of Dead Outlaw will feature the entire original cast, including 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.

The creative team for Dead Outlaw includes Ani Taj (choreography), Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic design), Sarah Laux (costume design), Heather Gilbert (lighting), Kai Harada (sound design), J. Jared Janas (hair, wig, makeup design), Dean Sharenow (music supervision), Rebekah Bruce (music direction), 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 the Production Stage Manager.

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.

ABOUT YELLOW SOUND LABEL

Yellow Sound Label is a twelve-time Emmy Award-winning and four-time Grammy Award-nominated cutting-edge company that produces music for established performers, up-and-coming artists and original cast recordings. The boutique label takes a hands-on approach in nurturing and producing passionate, focused performers and composers who create quality, noteworthy recordings.

ABOUT AUDIBLE THEATER

Audible Theater makes outstanding performances and powerful storytelling available to live audiences in New York City and millions of people all over the world. Since founding in 2018, Audible Theater’s dynamic mix of live and audio theater productions have been praised as “trailblazing” (Variety), “illuminating” (Forbes), and “an exemplary use of the medium” (The Observer).

Audible Theater productions have garnered more than 60 nominations and 14 wins across the off-Broadway theater awards landscape. More than 120 audio theater titles have released on Audible. Three-time Tony-nominated Audible Theater has produced the multi-award-winning musical Dead Outlaw, with music & lyrics by David Yazbek & Erik Della Penna, book by Itamar Moses, conceived by David Yazbek, and directed by David Cromer; Swing State written by Rebecca Gilman and directed by Robert Falls; Sorry for Your Loss written by and starring Michael Cruz Kayne; Drinking in America starring Andre Royo; Girls & Boys starring Carey Mulligan; Harry Clarke starring Billy Crudup, and many others at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City. Audible was co-producer for the Broadway transfer of the Tony Award-nominated Latin History for Morons written by and starring John Leguizamo and for the Tony Award-nominated Sea Wall / A Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge.

In May 2018, Audible announced that the Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village would serve as its creative home for live performances in New York, with Audible members receiving exclusive access to discounted tickets and related audio content. Since then, Audible has hosted and produced a wide variety of live performances at the Minetta Lane including dramatic plays, comedic shows, original musical performances, and more.

Since June 2017, Audible has commissioned 50 theater playwrights to receive support from its $5 million Emerging Playwrights Fund dedicated to developing innovative English-language works from around the globe. The initiative enables the creation of original plays driven by language and voice, keeping with Audible’s core commitment to elevate listening experiences through powerful performances and extraordinary vocal storytelling. Emerging Playwrights commissions have included Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar, The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson, Good Enemy by Yilong Liu, and more.

ABOUT AUDIBLE, INC.

Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary (NASDAQ:AMZN), is the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, offering global audiences a powerful way to enhance and enrich their lives through extraordinary content. Audible’s catalog includes more than 1,000,000 audio titles, including Audible Originals as well as audiobooks and podcasts from leading studios, print, audio and magazine publishers and world-renowned entertainers.

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