Michael Arden to direct musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS, with music by The Rescues - Page 9
Michael Arden to direct musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS, with music by The Rescues
kboboy
Swing Joined: 2/29/16
#200Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 1/29/26 at 11:06am
Really appreciate the input regarding the seating question. I had looked at the seating chart and various “view from my seat” websites but nothing was explicitly clear. Getting recommendations from people who have actually been is the best source possible. Thanks!
kboboy
Swing Joined: 2/29/16
#201Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 1/29/26 at 11:14am
I’m curious as to why a longer rehearsal period would be cause for concern in the creative output ability of the team? Wouldn’t it be more concerning if the cast only had 1 month of rehearsals vs 2?
I may be wrong but would think the more time the cast and crew has together to hammer things out and explore different artistic choices would only lead to a better end product?
CoffeeBreak said: "They are indeed hurting for money. The overlong rehearsal period (even with no out of town)of two months has questioned investors in the creative output ability of the team. And the money already spent on numerous expensive workshops to lure investors has at cost sky high. Thisteam works on glitz and behind it appears to be not much. Worry in the ranks. The Palace could indeed have another show replacement by spring..."
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#202Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 1/29/26 at 12:48pm
Agreed. An out of town tryout would have cost so much more money.
DaveyG
Broadway Star Joined: 8/11/05
#203Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 1/29/26 at 1:07pm
RippedMan said: "Agreed. An out of town tryout would have cost so much more money."
Absolutely. An out of town tryout would easily cost 8 figures for this kind of elaborate show.
Ensemble1711444445
Broadway Star Joined: 3/26/24
#204Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 1/29/26 at 1:13pm
DaveyG said: "RippedMan said: "Agreed. An out of town tryout would have cost so much more money."
Absolutely. An out of town tryout would easily cost 8 figures for this kind of elaborate show."
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#205Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 1/29/26 at 1:57pm
I would agree but most of the issues seem to come down to the material. Which you can get through rehearsal and run throughs.
#206Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 1:37pm
Video: THE LOST BOYS Cast Performs 'If We Make It Through The Night'
Yeesh. This is pretty rough. Where the other song they’ve released so far felt generic but moody, this one just feels… generic. It’s giving Dear Evan Hansen, which the movie decidedly does not.
#207Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 2:05pm
How can we save Shoshana? That was ROUGH. Hopefully this is a curtain call song or something why is the character of David have to do with this ? Seems like this will be a long stretch from the movie. Le sigh
Updated On: 2/2/26 at 02:05 PM
Ensemble1698878795
Broadway Star Joined: 11/1/23
#208Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 2:08pm
WldKingdomHM said: "How can we saveShoshana? That was ROUGH"
The song is a little generic. The biggest issue is the mixing of voices. It's just not a great presentation of the material out of context.
#209Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 2:11pm
Ensemble1698878795 said: "WldKingdomHM said: "How can we saveShoshana? That was ROUGH"
The song is a little generic. The biggest issue is the mixing of voices. It's just nota great presentation of the material out of context."
Agree
Rentaholic2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
#210Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 2:12pm
Not gonna lie, I liked it better than anything I've heard from Two Strangers and Queen of Versailles. This seems like a strong Best Score contender based on what I've heard given how weak this season is.
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
#211Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 2:21pm
WldKingdomHM said: "Ensemble1698878795 said: "WldKingdomHM said: "How can we saveShoshana? That was ROUGH"
The song is a little generic. The biggest issue is the mixing of voices. It's just nota great presentation of the material out of context."
Agree"
Also agree. That was super cheesy churchy. What is the TONE of this musical vs. the film?! Some good singers but this comes off as pedantic generic C rate "Evan Hansen" hapless angst. Where is THE LOST BOYS ??? yikes. "a benediction for our audience?" nope.
Let's hope the staging isn't this college showcase presentation. This season...
#SaveShoshana
Ensemble1698878795
Broadway Star Joined: 11/1/23
#212Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 2:25pm
Rentaholic2 said: "Not gonna lie, I liked it better than anything I've heard from Two Strangers and Queen of Versailles. This seems like a strong Best Score contender based on what I've heard given how weak this season is."
Agreed. But the bar is so low this season for original Broadway musicals - that's not saying much. I anticipate most of the this year's Tony nominations for musicals to be revival centric across the board.
kidmanboy
Leading Actor Joined: 5/10/04
#213Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 2:49pm
That was the most excited my ears have been by hearing a new piece of Broadway music for the first time since I can't remember when. Y'all are ridiculous.
Merkin2
Joined: 12/2/25
#214Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 2:56pm
Based on talking to several Tony voters and nominations, they are much more pro QoV than what we’ve seen on this board. Kristin is a lock for leading actress, it will win Set and other design categories, and if Lost Boys is a dud, Versailles will win Best Musical
Ensemble1698878795
Broadway Star Joined: 11/1/23
#215Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 2:57pm
kidmanboy said: "That was the most excited my ears have been by hearing a new piece of Broadway music for the first time since I can't remember when. Y'all are ridiculous."
Or what we heard doesn't speak to us. That's not ridiculous. It's called different tastes.
#217Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 4:07pm
Merkin2 said: "Based on talking to several Tony voters and nominations, they are much more pro QoV than what we’ve seen on this board. Kristin is a lock for leading actress, it will win Setand other design categories, and if Lost Boys is a dud, Versailles will win Best Musical"
Well the voters don't nominate anything. Just the very small pool of nominators (which usually numbers around 50 after folks inevitably recuse themselves during the season). So you having a convo with "several" of them (supposedly split between nominators and voters) doesn't really mean much in terms of eventual results. No closed musical has won the Best Musical award since Hallelujah Baby. If you think QoV is winning this year...sorry but there is a close to 0% chance of that happening. I think it can still be nominated for lead actress, scenic design, costume design, and maybe score simply due to lack of competition. But that's the end of the list and it isn't going to win any of those categories.
If Lost Boys is a dud, we still have Two Strangers and Titanique for Best Musical options. Both of which have already done better with critics and audiences than QoV. I think Versailles is firmly in last place among the eligible contenders and the one production I feel totally safe saying it won't be nominated in the top category.
gibsons2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
#218Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 4:10pm
Merkin2 said: "Based on talking to several Tony voters and nominations, they are much more pro QoV than what we’ve seen on this board. Kristin is a lock for leading actress, it will win Setand other design categories, and if Lost Boys is a dud, Versailles will win Best Musical"
Nurse, he got out again!
blug
Understudy Joined: 12/27/17
#219Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 4:32pm
ColorTheHours048 said: "Video: THE LOST BOYS Cast Performs 'If We Make It Through The Night'
Yeesh. This is pretty rough. Where the other song they’ve released so far felt generic but moody, this one just feels… generic. It’s giving Dear Evan Hansen, which the movie decidedly does not."
Can I get some video with my "Video: THE LOST BOYS Cast, etc, etc?
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#220Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 5:10pm
This feels like they're going a bit for an Outsiders style p@nty remover ballad
CJRochester
Featured Actor Joined: 11/17/11
#221Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 8:10pm
I agree it gives Dear Evan Hanson vibes, a generic "we feel a lot of emotion about something" song.
It's here on Youtube, if you don't want to deal with BWW's ads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOX89G0axKw
violetsandroses
Swing Joined: 9/23/25
#222Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 9:33pm
The song sounds like worship music to me. Assuming it's end of act one lol
Rentaholic2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
#223Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 10:10pm
violetsandroses said: "The song sounds like worship music to me. Assuming it's end of act one lol"
I had the same thought! Especially when it gets to the chorus, it's a dead ringer for a contemporary praise and worship song.
#224Musical adaptation of THE LOST BOYS.
Posted: 2/2/26 at 10:19pm
Arden sets it up as a benediction.
A benediction is a closing blessing, derived from Latin roots meaning "to speak well," delivered at the end of worship services to invoke divine grace, peace, and protection upon the congregation. It acts as a final, encouraging charge to believers.
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