Dead Outlaw, a Thrillingly Macabre New Broadway Musical
An unmistakable sign that musical theater is entering a thrilling new era of unlikely stories told in unexpected ways, Dead Outlaw seems destined to join the ranks of Oklahoma! and Gypsy as a show that strikingly reflects the restless spirit of this country and the breathtaking cruelty it often engenders. Elmer McCurdy is dead, but the American musical is alive and kicking ass at the Longacre Theatre.
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