David Yazbek just announced a second night (March 18) for his debut of songs from the show he and Itamar Moses have been working on, DEAD OUTLAW. This is the story of a bank and train robber, Elmer McCurdy, who was killed in 1911. His embalmed corpse then spent decades touring in side shows, vaudeville, and “museums of crime.” I have no idea how far Yazbek is going with Elmer’s tale, but how his corpse—anonymous until the 1970s—was discovered and re-indentified is a tale in itself. Apparently, Yazbek and Moses have a narrative and fourteen songs, which he threatens his “very loud band” will play.
I have done a ton of vaudeville and circus research, including stuff like Elmer’s story, so if anyone is going to either of the DEAD OUTLAW shows, please please please report back here.
Laura, in LA |
