This week we take a look at shows nominated for 2025 Tony Awards.

NEW YORK — Musicals don’t get more original than “Dead Outlaw.”

Based on the true story of Elmer McCurdy, a two-bit criminal, it follows the circuitous journey his body takes through the most unlikely places.

Because no one claims the body, the coroner puts him on display and charges 25 cents for folks to see the “dead outlaw.” His story, however, gets even more bizarre as the years pass and ownership changes hands.

Just as rough and tumble as the man it chronicles, “Dead Outlaw” features an infectious score by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna and a leading performance by Andrew Durand that will make you wonder how he prepared to play a convincing dead guy.

The story twists and turns (heading from one carnival to anoth

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