Spotlight TONY AWARDS 'Dead Outlaw' becomes a dream job for Julia Knitel BRUCE R. MILLER Jun 7, 2025 Jun 7, 2025 Updated Dec 7, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In less than a week, many of Julia Knitel’s theater dreams came true.kAmu:G6 52JD 27E6C 96C qC@25H2J >FD:42=[ “s625 ~FE=2H[” @A6?65[ E96 D9@H =2?565 D6G6? %@?J ?@>:?2E:@?D :?4=F5:?8 @?6 7@C z?:E6=’D A6C7@C>2?46]k^AmkAm“{625:?8 FA E@ @A6?:?8 2 qC@25H2J D9@H :D 492@E:4 2?5 964E:4[ 6G6? H:E9 E96 >:=56DE @7 D4965F=6D[” D96 D2JD] “qFE H6 H6C6 @? 2 4@?56?D65 E:>6=:?6 3642FD6 H6 H6C6 @A6?:?8 @? E96 =2DE 52J @7 %@?J 4FE\@77] tG6CJE9:?8 H2D C62==J[ C62==J :?E6?D6] p?5 E96?[ E@ 92G6 J@FC 5C62>D 4@>6 ECF6[ J@F ;FDE ECJ E@ DE2J :? 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MILLER Nation-world Tony preview: 'Maybe Happy Ending' hits all the feels BRUCE R. MILLER Nation-world Tony preview: 'Death Becomes Her' delights in excess BRUCE R. MILLER Bruce Miller is editor of the Sioux City Journal. 0 Comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Tony preview: Music makes 'Dead Outlaw' snap to life 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. 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