DEAD MAN WALKING

About the show

Hailed as one of the greatest operas written in the 21st century. Dead Man Walking combines the story of forgiveness and friendship with powerful music by Jake Heggie and lyrics by award-winning playwright Terrence McNally. Dead Man Walking is based on the best-selling 1993 book by the American nun Sister Helen Prejean. The opera tells the story of Sister Helen struggling through meetings with the murderer Joseph De Rocher as he waits for his execution date and her encounters with the families of the two murdered victims. Also based on the book is the Academy Award-winning 1995 film of the same name starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn.