Broadway Best Musical winner The Outsiders has turned to its own ensemble to choose a new star when current Ponyboy Curtis Brody Grant leaves the production September 21. Ensemble member Trevor Wayne, part of the musical's original company, will step into the role beginning September 23 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
And, Wayne isn't the only cast change coming. Dan Berry, also part of the musical's original cast, will step into the role of Darrell Curtis, while original star Brent Comer takes a leave of absence to film The Mosquito Bowl for Netflix September 9–November 9. Berry's usual role of Paul will be handled by Victor Carrillo Tracey.
Currently running at the Jacobs Theatre, 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 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 current cast includes Grant as Ponyboy, Alex Joseph Grayson as Dallas Winston, Comer as Darrel, Jason Schmidt as Sodapop, Sky Lakota-Lynch (Dear Evan Hansen) as Johnny, Emma Pittman (Chicago) as Cherry Valance, Daryl Tofa (Back to the Future) as Two-Bit Mathews, Kevin William Paul as Bob Sheldon, and Berry as Paul.
The production 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.
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Jason Schmidt, Renni Anthony Magee, Daryl Tofa, Tilly Evans-Krueger, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, and Brody Grant
Cast of The Outsiders
Brody Grant, Jason Schmidt, Brent Comer, and Sky Lakota-Lynch in The Outsiders
Jason Schmidt and Brody Grant in The Outsiders
Sky Lakota-Lynch and Brody Grant in The Outsiders
Sky Lakota-Lynch and Joshua Boone in The Outsiders
Barton Cowperthwaite, Dan Berry, RJ Higton, Kevin William Paul, Emma Pittman, Melody Rose, and Sean Harrison Jones in The Outsiders
Cast of The Outsiders
Emma Pittman, Brody Grant, and cast of The Outsiders
Cast of The Outsiders
Cast of The Outsiders
Cast of The Outsiders
Cast of The Outsiders
