DEAD OUTLAW Reviews — Page 2

ACL2006 said: "If there was any doubt about this not getting a Best Musical Tony nomination, these raves definitely cement itas a lock. Curious what other nominations this might get?"

I wonder if they are running Jeb Brown in Lead or Featured? He's really a lead of the show (it's a two-lead show).

I think on its worst day it still gets nominated for four biggies (Musical, Book, Score, Director). Possibly also Orchestrations, 1-2 acting awards, and 1-2 Design awards. It's not a craft-heavy show and there's no world where this ends up leading the nom tally.

Updated On: 4/27/25 at 05:39 PM

DTLI Consensus: More alive than ever in its uptown transplant, Dead Outlaw retains its wild, wacky, and macabre charm.

13 positive (including the NYT), 1 mixed.

https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/dead-outlaw/

I loved Sesma.

I don't think we're going to know what the nominators LOVE until the morning of. David Hyde Pierce might be the closest thing to a lock outside of Jak Malone. I don't know if i can safely predict anyone else. Christopher Sieber, David Cumming, David Thaxton, Danny Burstein, Thom Sesma, Jeb Brown, and Dez Duron are all plausible.

Overperformance in Featured Actor might actually be a sign of strength for a respective show. Or it might not be, since the nominators and voters are wholly different groups.

Updated On: 4/27/25 at 06:02 PM

After reading the raves Off Broadway, I was rather disappointed seeing the Broadway staging last week. The show is quirky, and has its moments, but is also poorly paced and lacks any kind of emotional pull. I heard similar lukewarm reactions from other audience members leaving the theatre. This may just be one of those shows that is adored by critics but less so by mainstream audiences. Will be interesting to see how the box office fares in the coming weeks.

Is a Critic’s Pick from the New York Times now considered a warning?"



LMAO I was just thinking that the other day after I saw Redwood. Floyd Collins, Redwood, and Smash?!? Jesse Green and the person who wrote the Floyd Collins interview (I forget their name sorry) need to be studied.

Ensemble1698878795 said: "QueenAlice said: "After reading the raves Off Broadway, I was rather disappointed seeing the Broadway staginglast week. The show is quirky, and has its moments, but is also poorly paced and lacks any kind of emotional pull. I heard similar lukewarm reactions fromother audience members leaving the theatre. This may just be one of those shows that is adored by critics but less so by mainstream audiences. Will be interesting to see how the box office fares in the coming weeks."

Totally agree. I dunno that people are flocking to this. I like the show and the performances, but this doesn’t scream tourist magnet. Most friends that have seen it are bored."

Worth noting that The Band’s Visit was another critically acclaimed but polarizing show that got hit with the same ‘boring’ complaints, even though it only ran about 90 minutes without an intermission.

Updated On: 4/27/25 at 09:05 PM

ShowBro said: "Ensemble1698878795 said: "QueenAlice said: "After reading the raves Off Broadway, I was rather disappointed seeing the Broadway staginglast week. The show is quirky, and has its moments, but is also poorly paced and lacks any kind of emotional pull. I heard similar lukewarm reactions fromother audience members leaving the theatre. This may just be one of those shows that is adored by critics but less so by mainstream audiences. Will be interesting to see how the box office fares in the coming weeks."

Totally agree. I dunno that people are flocking to this. I like the show and the performances, but this doesn’t scream tourist magnet. Most friends that have seen it are bored."

Worth noting that The Band’s Visit was another critically acclaimed but polarizing show that got hit with the same ‘boring’ complaints, even though it only ran about 90 minutes without an intermission."

They hated it because it wasn't SpongeBob.

Will be interesting to see if like Maybe Happy Ending a positive set of reviews can help turn the show around.

A LOT of availability for tomorrow...

Correct — it’s a completely different type of show, and Dead Outlaw isn’t written in the same way to evoke that same deep, “lump in your throat” emotional response that The Band’s Visit did. It’s interesting you brought up pacing, though, because one of the more common criticisms of The Band’s Visit at the time was that people found it too slow and quiet.

ShowBro said: "Ensemble1698878795 said: "QueenAlice said: "After reading the raves Off Broadway, I was rather disappointed seeing the Broadway staginglast week. The show is quirky, and has its moments, but is also poorly paced and lacks any kind of emotional pull. I heard similar lukewarm reactions fromother audience members leaving the theatre. This may just be one of those shows that is adored by critics but less so by mainstream audiences. Will be interesting to see how the box office fares in the coming weeks."

Totally agree. I dunno that people are flocking to this. I like the show and the performances, but this doesn’t scream tourist magnet. Most friends that have seen it are bored."

Worth noting that The Band’s Visit was another critically acclaimed but polarizing show that got hit with the same ‘boring’ complaints, even though it only ran about 90 minutes without an intermission."

Also worth noting that The Band's Visit hit $862k in its first week, was at over a million by week three, and remained there for a couple months (and over $900k through the summer). Dead Outlaw doesn't appear to have anywhere near that momentum (I'm one of the ones who think they botched their box office strategy by not offering discount codes early and having their prices too high) and has a long way to catch up. In a very crowded season, those raves are going to have to do a lot of heavy lifting.

David Yazbek has been busy this season. I also just read on Wiki that he co-wrote the theme song for Carmen Sandiego. That must have generated some decent royalties over the years, not to mention how often The Full Monty and Scoundrels are done around the world.