Outlaws
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 26, 2011
Closed Oct 9, 2011
Opened Sep 26, 2011
Closed Oct 9, 2011
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Running Time:
1hr. 45min.
1hr. 45min.
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http://www.nymf.org
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FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
This show is part of the NYMF 2011 Festival.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
A media sensation before his time, Billy the Kid was one of the Wild West's most infamous outlaws. He, Pat Garrett and their young gang live a rebellious carefree life, but that quickly changes after Billy draws his gun. On the run, these 'kids' must learn to grow up... the hard way. Driven by a heart-pounding rock score, this edgy musical spins a tale of youth and friendship, fame and violence in America.
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[Ed. Note: This is the first in a series of TM review roundups of shows in the eighth annual New York Musical Theatre Festival.]
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The story of Billy the Kid has been told numerous times, in many, many different ways, but the entertaining new musical Outlaws: The Ballad of Billy the Kid, at the McGinn/Cazale Theater, manages to make the story seem fresh.
The show's book -- written by Perry Liu, Joe Calarco, and Alastair William King -- may be set in the 1800s, but the language used by the authors feels very contemporary. So does Liu and King's catchy score, which ranges from the hard-driving rock anthem, "We Do Whatever We Want," to the tender ballad, "A Place in the Sun,"[...]