The Outsiders Musical Is Heading for South Korea

The first non-English language replica production of the Broadway show will premiere in Seoul.

March 30, 2026 By Margaret Hall

Company of *The Outsiders* North American Tour Company (Matthew Murphy)

The Outsiders is headed overseas.

The first non-English language replica production of the Broadway show will premiere in Seoul, South Korea, at The GS Arts Center in August 2027. Produced by Seensee Company, the production is now accepting applications for auditions. For more information, visit ISeensee.com.

Currently running at the Jacobs Theatre on Broadway, where the musical opened April 11, 2024, The Outsiders is adapted from S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation. Set in 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma, the musical follows Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, and their chosen family of "outsiders," who are in a fight for survival and a quest for purpose in a world that may never accept them. The musical features a book by Adam Rapp with Justin Levine and music and lyrics by Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine.

The Outsiders won the Best Musical Tony Award as well as Best Direction of a Musical (Danya Taymor), Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim), and Sound Design (Cody Spencer) at the 2024 Tony Awards.

The Broadway production also features music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Levine; choreography by Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman; scenography by AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian; costume design by Sarafina Bush; Tony-winning lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim; Tony-winning sound design by Cody Spencer; and music direction by Matt Hinkley. Casting is by The TRC Company's Xavier Rubiano.

Visit OutsidersMusical.com.