Freshly minted Best Musical Tony Award nominee Dead Outlaw has surprise dropped seven tracks from its forthcoming Broadway cast album, due to release in full as an Audible Original this fall. Dead Outlaw Original Broadway Cast Recording: Part 1 is now available on streaming platforms. The full album, which preserves the entire musical including dialogue with immersive Dolby Atmos sound, is available for pre-order at . The Part 1 drop is from Audible and Yellow Sound Label.
Songs released in this drop include "Ballad," performed by 2025 Tony nominee Andrew Durand; "Dead," performed by 2025 Tony nominees Jeb Brown and Erik Della Penna; "Normal," performed by Della Penna, Durand, and 2025 Tony nominee Julia Knitel; "Indian Train," performed by Durand; "A Stranger," performed by Knitel; "Something From Nothing," performed by Eddie Cooper; and "Up to the Stars," performed by Thom Sesma.
The recording is produced by Dean Sharenow and Yazbek, and recorded, mixed, and mastered by Sharenow.
"Audiences have been eagerly anticipating the release of the music in Dead Outlaw since its premiere last year at Audible鈥檚 Minetta Lane Theatre, and with Yellow Sound Label, we鈥檙e delighted to offer these selections," says Audible Head of Creative Development Kate Navin in a statement. "Listeners everywhere can now get a sneak preview of David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna鈥檚 dynamic songs, featuring stellar performances by the original cast, ahead of the full Audible Original release later this fall."
"Dead Outlaw is one of the most creative and clever new musicals in recent memory," adds Yellow Sound Label founder Michael Croiter. "Yellow Sound Label is thrilled to be collaborating with Audible and the show to preserve David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna鈥檚 extraordinary score."
The musical, which is playing Broadway's Longacre Theatre after a world premiere Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre last year, earned seven 2025 Tony Award nominations May 1, the second-highest of any show this season. Along with the much coveted slot in this year's contenders for Best Musicals, the David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Itamar Moses musical earned nods for Leading Actor in a Musical (Andrew Durand), Featured Actress in a Musical (Julia Knitel), Featured Actor in a Musical (Jeb Brown), Book (Moses), Score (Yazbek and Della Penna), and Direction (David Cromer). Winners will be named June 8 in a televised and streaming ceremony at Radio City Music Hall.
Dead Outlaw officially opened at Broadway's Longacre Theatre April 27, after beginning previews April 12.
The work made its world premiere in 2024 at Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre via Audible Theater, where it became one of the most award-winning musicals of the season. The production won the Drama Desk, Off Broadway Alliance, and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best New Musical.
The new musical features a book by Moses (The Band's Visit) and music and lyrics by Yazbek and Della Penna. Cromer again directs after staging the musical's Off-Broadway world premiere.
Based on a bizarre but somehow completely true story, the musical follows Elmer McCurdy鈥攁n ambitious, turn-of-the-20th-century outlaw, whose death ended a life of failed crime and alcoholism and began a brilliant career as a mummified side-show attraction that traveled the USA for decades. The project is the brainchild of Yazbek, who reportedly has been fascinated with the story for three decades.
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The full original Off-Broadway cast is reprising their performances on the Main Stem, including 2025 Tony nomninees Durand as Elmer McCurdy, Brown as Band Leader/Jarrett, and Knitel as Helen/Maggie; Cooper as Coroner Johnson; Dashiell Eaves as Louis/Charles Patterson; Ken Marks as George; Trent Saunders as Andy Payne; and Sesma as Coroner Noguchi, with Emily Fink, Justin Gregory Lopez, Noah Plomgren, Max Sangerman, Scott Stangland, and Graham Stevens as understudies.
The creative team includes choreographer Ani Taj, scenic designer Arnulfo Maldonado, costume designer Sarah Laux, lighting designer Heather Gilbert, sound designer Kai Harada, and music supervisor Dean Sharenow, with orchestrations by Yazbek, Della Penna, and Dean Sharenow. The electronic music design is by Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Iida for Strange Cranium, with MainBrain/Ableton Programmers Chris Petti and Steven Tran. Casting is by The TRC Company's Peter Van Dam. Cynthia Cahill serves as production stage manager.
The onstage band for Dead Outlaw includes music director, pianist, organist, and vocalist Rebekah Bruce; guitarist, banjo player, and vocalist JR Atkins; guitarist, lap steel player, mandolin player, and vocalist Hank Heaven; bassist Brian Killeen; and percussionist Spencer Cohen.
Lia Vollack Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions are producing. Dead Outlaw is Audible Theater's first-ever commissioned musical.
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Julia Knitel and Andrew Durand in Dead Outlaw
Jeb Brown in Dead Outlaw
Andrew Durand in Dead Outlaw
Andrew Durand and Julia Knitel in Dead Outlaw
Andrew Durand and Julia Knitel in Dead Outlaw
Trent Saunders in Dead Outlaw
Andrew Durand and Jeb Brown in Dead Outlaw
Andrew Durand and Jeb Brown in Dead Outlaw
Andrew Durand, Trent Saunders, and Eddie Cooper in Dead Outlaw
Andrew Durand and Julia Knitel in Dead Outlaw
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Trent Saunders, Eddie Cooper, Thom Sesma, Andrew Durand, and Dashiell Eaves in Dead Outlaw
Company of Dead Outlaw
Thom Sesma in Dead Outlaw
