to Soviet superstar. The musical was first produced in New York City at the West Bank Café Downstairs Theater Bar in 1989 and then at the Alley Theater in Houston in 1990. In April 2009 a concert version of the musical, directed by Evan Cabnet, was produced at Joe's Pub in New York City. In 1991 Tom Hanks optioned a biography by Reggie Nadelson, titled Comrade Rockstar, finally published in the U.S. by Walker & Company in 2006. Nadelson had been inspired to write her book after seeing the 60 Minutes broadcast. Hanks planned to produce a movie on Reed's life. In 1993, Dean Reed – Glamour und Protest was released, in 2007 Der Rote Elvis (The Red Elvis) and Gringo Rojo (2016). In 2001, English singer-songwriter Steve Bush published the song "Salome for Dean Reed" on the album Blossom Freak. In January 2022, Sky UK broadcast a documentary about the life of Dean Reed on their channel Sky Documentaries titled Red Elvis, Cold War Cowboy. CuriosityStream and Amazon Prime are also streaming the documentary. References External links German Dean Reed website The Years of Stagnation and the Poodles of Power, Adam Curtis blog at BBC Dean Reed Discography at Discogs 1938 births 1986 suicides American emigrants to Argentina American emigrants to East Germany American Marxists East German actors Musicians from Denver Male Spaghetti Western actors Suicides in East Germany Suicides by drowning in Germany University of Colorado alumni American expatriates in East Germany Male actors from Denver 20th-century American male actors Music and politics American socialists 20th-century American singers People of the Stasi Singer-songwriters from Colorado