
“But a wise man said” it’s time to put your headphones in. The audio recording of Dead Outlaw, Audible’s first-ever commissioned musical, is out now. The Audible Original showcases the entire original musical recorded in Dolby Atmos with immersive sound design.
Featuring music and lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, book by Itamar Moses, and direction by David Cromer, Dead Outlaw premiered Off-Broadway at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in 2024 where it won the Drama Desk New York Drama Critics’ Circle, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical. It transferred to Broadway in April 2025 and was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
The Audible Original was recorded and mixed by Dean Sharenow, and features the entire original cast, including Andrew Durand as Elmer McCurdy, Jeb Brown, Eddie Cooper, Dashiell Eaves, Julia Knitel, Ken Marks, Trent Saunders, and Thom Sesma. The band features Rebekah Bruce, Erik Della Penna, Hank Heaven, William B Smylie, and Spencer Cohen.
Dead Outlaw tells the true story of Elmer McCurdy, an early 20th century outlaw who died in a shootout whose corpse became an unlikely entertainment attraction for decades after. He’s carted to carnivals, roadside attractions, wax museums, and even a Hollywood film set. The dark comedy explores the absurdity of fame, the inevitability of failure, and the meaning — or utter meaninglessness — of legacy.
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Oh, Mary? More like oh, Michael! 2025 Emmy Award Nominee Michael Urie, Oscar and Emmy Award nominee Kumail Nanjiani, and Jenn Harris will join the cast of Oh, Mary! beginning Aug. 4 through Sept. 28. They will join the company alongside Jinkx Monsoon as Mary Todd Lincoln. Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, and Bianca Leigh, who originated their roles Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel and on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, along with the current ‘Mary Todd Lincoln,’ Tituss Burgess, will play their final performances on Aug. 2.
Urie has previously been seen on Broadway in Once Upon a Mattress opposite Sutton Foster, Spamalot, Chicken & Biscuits, Grand Horizons, Torch Song, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He will play Mary’s Teacher. Nanjiani and Harris will be making their Broadway debuts as Mary’s Husband and Mary’s Chaperone, respectively.
Nanjiani is best known for The Big Sick, Marvel’s Eternals, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is a standup comic with a new Hulu special set to release this winter. Harris originated the role of Clarice Starling in Silence! The Musical, won a Lortel award for her performance in Modern Orthodox, and was in the revival of All In The Timing.
Written by Tony Award-winner Cole Escola, and directed by Tony Award-winner Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! opened on Broadway on July 11, 2024 at the Lyceum Theatre, where it became the first show in the theater’s 121-year history to gross more than $1 million in a single week. The comedic play about Mary Todd Lincoln has since broken its own box office record twelve times, and became the first show of the 2024-25 Broadway season to recoup its investment.
Tickets for Oh, Mary! are currently on sale through Jan. 4, 2026. It runs at the Lyceum Theatre on West 45th Street in New York City. For tickets and more information, visit here.
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We’re “stumbling along” to Carnegie Hall! To kick off the fourth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival, Alex Newell, Laverne Cox, Betty Who, and more will take the stage in a one-night-only concert of The Drowsy Chaperone at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 20, 2025. The concert will be directed by Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee.
Cox will play the titular Chaperone, Newell will play Janet Van De Graaf, with Jonathan Van Ness as Man In Chair, and Betty Who as Robert Martin. Actress and trans activist Joslyn Defreece will play Underling, and RuPaul’s Drag Race icon Peppermint will play Mrs. Tottendale. The entire cast will be comprised of transgender and non-binary performers.
The Drowsy Chaperone features music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. This concert marks the title’s first major New York presentation since the original 2006 Tony Award-winning Broadway production.
The musical tells the story of a Broadway fanatic — Man In Chair — who plays his favorite record of a 1920s musical in his living room. He brings the show to life in his apartment, providing commentary on its often-outrageous plot and revealing his personal insights. The show-within-a-show centers on the wedding of a showgirl, Janet Van de Graaff, to Robert Martin. Along the way, they face silly obstacles by a producer, gangsters, and, well, a drowsy chaperone.
Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival launched in July 2022. Its aim is to produce work created and developed by trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ theatre artists. This year’s festival will take place Oct. 20 to Oct. 26, 2025.
“Never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d make it to Carnegie Hall, especially on this timeline,” festival founder George Strus said in a statement.
Tickets for The Drowsy Chaperone go on sale in August. The one-night-only concert will take place at Carnegie Hall will take place Oct. 20, 2025. For more information, visit here.