THE OUTSIDERS On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread — Page 2

DaveyG said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "Angelina Jolie has joined on as producer.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Angelina-Jolie-Joins-Producing-Team-of-Broadway--Bound-THE-OUTSIDERS-20230809"

Do these celeb producers make a difference?

I think the bigger issue here is that Araca is lead producing. These are the geniuses that gave us Diana, The Musical."

Celebrity producers provide funds. I hope this happens and is well received. Might this fit well into Circle in the Square?

jkcohen626 said: "DaveyG said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "Angelina Jolie has joined on as producer.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Angelina-Jolie-Joins-Producing-Team-of-Broadway--Bound-THE-OUTSIDERS-20230809"

Do these celeb producers make a difference?

I think the bigger issue here is that Araca is lead producing. These are the geniuses that gave us Diana, The Musical."

Araca like the merch company? They produce now?"

They are listed in the Producers credits of many Broadway and touring shows.

Dom P said: "jkcohen626 said: "DaveyG said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "Angelina Jolie has joined on as producer.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Angelina-Jolie-Joins-Producing-Team-of-Broadway--Bound-THE-OUTSIDERS-20230809"




IBDB provides the full list, when your search under the Araca Group.
Do these celeb producers make a difference?

I think the bigger issue here is that Araca is lead producing. These are the geniuses that gave us Diana, The Musical."

Araca like the merch company? They produce now?"

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They’ve been producing since Urinetown and Wicked, it seems. I knew about Wicked but not Urinetown.

This had a reading this week. I still can't post photos here, so I'll type out the bill.



Ponyboy - Brody Grant

Johnny Cade - Sky Lakota-Lynch

Dallas Winston - Joshua Boone

Darrel Curtis - Brent Comer

Sodapop Curtis - Jason Schmidt

Two-Bit - Daryl Tofa

Cherry - Emma Pittman

Bob/Cop - Kevin William Paul

Paul - Sean H Jones

Ensemble - Jacob Burns, Jordan Chin, Tilly Evans-Krueger, Henry Julian Gendron, Renni Anthony Magee, SarahGrace Mariani, Junior Nyong'O, Melody Rose

Stage Directions - Freddie Fulton

CathyM3 said: "Saw this in LaJolla and thought there was something there. Cast was phenomenal but the storytelling needed some work. This is an iconic book, one dear to so many people’s heart. I felt like they were straying too far from the core message about the importance of your village, especially when you’re an “outsider”. Hope they have worked on bringing some of that back into the narrative."

Do you recall if there was a lot of language or any inappropriate content for kids under 14? I remember the movie was only PG, so curious.

Doesn't one character get shot, under a streetlight, by the cops, because he pulls out an unloaded gun? - I thought I remember that from the book, which I read in 8th grade.

I was surprised when the list of advisories that I saw didn't mention gunshots, etc.

https://bit.ly/OutisdersFullCast

Newly added to the cast is Dan Berry, who will make his Broadway debut in the role of Paul Holden. He joins the previously announced Brody Grant as Ponyboy, Brent Comer as Darrel, Jason Schmidt as Sodapop, Sky Lakota-Lynch as Johnny, Joshua Boone as Dallas Winston, Emma Pittman as Cherry Valance, Daryl Tofa as Two-Bit Mathews, and Kevin William Paul as Bob Sheldon.

Paul, Grant, Comer, Schmidt, and Lakota-Lynch are all reprising their performances from the musical's La Jolla Playhouse world premiere earlier this year. Tofa, who performed in the musical's ensemble during the world premiere run, is new to his role.

Also joining the company are Jordan Chin, Milena J. Comeau, Barton Cowperthwaite, Tilly Evans-Krueger, Henry Gendron, RJ Higton, Wonza Johnson, Sean Harrison Jones, Maggie Kuntz, Renni Anthony Magee, SarahGrace Mariani, Melody Rose, Josh Strobl, Victor Carrillo Tracey, and Trevor Wayne.

https://ew.com/the-outsiders-broadway-musical-first-look-exclusive-8559104

I’m pretty excited for this. Wonder if there will be any codes available?

On the Road With ‘The Outsiders,’ Where the Greasers and Socs Rumbled



Many of the cast members, most of them in their 20s, are making their Broadway debuts, as is their lead producer, Angelina Jolie, in her first foray into theater.

Jolie said that she and the show’s director, Danya Taymor, were among the team members pushing to take the Tulsa journey before final rehearsals. “To be there, and with S.E. Hinton,” she wrote in an email, “was deeply moving and grounded the whole production.”

I'm 42 and watched this film for the first time last night. I wish I had been able to watch it when I was younger as I think it would have had greater impact. Nonetheless, I'm super excited to see the first preview of this next Saturday when I'm in NY.

Having now seen the movie, I'm curious if "Great Expectations" is the song leading into the rumble?

If it hasn’t changed from La Jolla, no it happens pretty early in the show. It’s the scene when the two brothers are going to bed and are chatting.