Music: Jake HeggieLibretto: Terrence McNallyWARNINGDead Man Walking contains a graphic depiction of a sexual assault, simulated cigarette smoking, gunshots, strong language, simulated nudity, and violence. Not recommended for audience members under the age of 15.A true story that spawned a best-selling book and an Academy Award-winning movie, Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking tells of Sister Helen Prejean and her time as spiritual advisor to Joseph de Rocher, a murderer on death row. The most performed new American opera in the world, Dead Man Walking "makes the most concentrated impact of any piece of American music theater since West Side Story." - The Guardian (London).
