Last year, the musical “Dead Outlaw” premiered Off-Broadway to acclaim, including a Drama Desk nomination for star Andrew Durand. Now, “Dead Outlaw” has come to Broadway and Durand is reprising his performance as the titular criminal — and earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance.
Durand plays real-life outlaw Elmer McCurdy from his childhood to his death...and beyond, when McCurdy's corpse is passed around as a tourist attraction, movie prop and more. Host Ruthie Fierberg, executive editor of Broadway News, spoke to Durand about the demands of playing dead and why this role got him back to voice lessons.
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Photo credit: Andrew Durand at the opening night of “Dead Outlaw on Broadway; photo by Emilio Madrid
