‘The Outsiders’ Heads to Broadway, With Angelina Jolie as a Producer

While some critics discovered the musical’s formidable scale interesting, others thought the story was weighed down by too many characters and themes. “Awkward, yearning, fast on its feet, the show, like the adolescents it describes, is still trying on various identities,” Alexis Soloski wrote in a evaluate for The New York Times, although she praised the “effortless yet thoughtfully diversified” casting of the Greasers, who, just like the Socs, are white and male in each the e-book and the film, in addition to the “gorgeous, mournful music.” (The songs are by Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance, of Jamestown Revival, in addition to Justin Levine, who gained a Tony Award for his orchestrations for “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”)

Danya Taymor (“Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” “Pass Over”), who directed the La Jolla manufacturing, will return for the Broadway run, as will the remainder of the inventive staff. The e-book is by Adam Rapp (“The Sound Inside”) and Levine, who additionally dealt with the preparations and orchestrations, with choreography by Rick and Jeff Kuperman.

In addition to Jolie, the present’s producers additionally embrace American Zoetrope, the San Francisco movie manufacturing firm based by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas; in addition to Sue Gilad and Larry Rogowsky (“Moulin Rouge!,” “Funny Girl”).

Hinton’s novel, which was revealed when she was an adolescent, has lengthy been celebrated for its relatable protagonist and unpolished authenticity. But those self same qualities have additionally put it on steadily challenged books lists for its portrayal of gang violence, underage smoking and consuming and robust language.

“The Outsiders” joins two different Broadway productions which have introduced dates for subsequent 12 months. “Prayer for the French Republic,” Joshua Harmon’s darkish comedy a couple of household grappling with antisemitism in France, opens in January; and “The Notebook,” a musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’s best-selling romance novel, opens in March.