THE OUTSIDERS Opening Night Critics’ Reviews- Page 11

[ACL2006]

Posted: 7/24/25 at 10:21am

Sutton Ross said: "willep said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Brody Grant will play his final performance in the musical on September 21."

At least if you buy a ticket to this performance, you know he’s gotta show up…"

I mean, not necessarily. That’s just when his contract ends. Doesn’t mean he will be there (see: Steve Kazee in Once)."

Steve was out with a pretty serious vocal issue, so it's not the same at all. I consider myself lucky for randomly catching Brody in a week where he was supposed to be back (after taking 3 weeks off) but ended up performing just twice. He REALLY takes the whole life/work balance thing seriously :)"

Kazee was out of ONCE the last 6 weeks or so before they ended up bumping one of his understudies until he was replaced. Brody Grant just has horrible attendance similar to how often Karen Olivo would call out of WSS after she won her Tony Award.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/22/25 at 12:29pm

Was anyone at Brody’s last show yesterday? I wanted to go but they tripled the price of tickets so I went to his second to last instead, which I guess I lucked out with him being in. I was told it was only like the second or third time he’s been on the whole month? 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/22/25 at 12:37pm

He performed three times in all of September. The 19th, 20th (evening), and the 21st. That's it. His attendance was always dogsh*t which he never cared about. I'm glad the person that's been covering him for basically a year got the job, he seems far more professional simply by showing up.

Updated On: 9/22/25 at 12:37 PM

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 9/22/25 at 1:28pm

Sutton Ross said: "He performed three times in all of September."

That is...wild.

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 9/22/25 at 2:11pm

ACL2006 said: "Sutton Ross said: "willep said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Brody Grant will play his final performance in the musical on September 21."

At least if you buy a ticket to this performance, you know he’s gotta show up…"

I mean, not necessarily. That’s just when his contract ends. Doesn’t mean he will be there (see: Steve Kazee in Once)."

Steve was out with a pretty serious vocal issue, so it's not the same at all. I consider myself lucky for randomly catching Brody in a week where he was supposed to be back (after taking 3 weeks off) but ended up performing just twice. He REALLY takes the whole life/work balance thing seriously :)"

Kazee was out of ONCE the last 6 weeks or so before they ended up bumping one of his understudies until he was replaced. Brody Grant just has horrible attendance similar to how often Karen Olivo would call out of WSS after she won her Tony Award."

Did this happen throughout his entire stint in the show or was it a last few months occurance?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/22/25 at 2:40pm

And whatever happened to Steve Kazee??? I loved him!