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Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Des Moines Performing Arts
by DC Felton - Feb 26, 2026

Watching Tony's every year, I always look forward to the performances and seeing what each show decides to showcase. In 2024, I was captivated by the performance of 'The Outsiders' and looked forward to seeing it live. What was that moment? I'll share more on that later, but after seeing the show in New York last spring, I am thrilled that Des Moines audiences will have the opportunity to see 'The Outsiders' through Sunday as part of the Willis Broadway Series at Des Moines Performing Arts.

Review: A Literary Work Becomes a Phenomenon With THE OUTSIDERS: A NEW MUSICAL at the Straz Center
by Drew Eberhard - Jan 3, 2026

The year, 1967, the place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its central narrative came from the scrawlings of a 16-year-old named Susan Eloise Hinton, and the rest as we know it is solidified into literary history. History so much, that it has sparked a re-birth with a new generation and with the new stage adaptation of Hinton’s subliminal novel, a pandemonium and cultural phenomenon was created.

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
by Albert Gutierrez - Dec 17, 2025

One of the most effective things the musical gains by moving from page to screen to stage is permission to reframe the story without betraying it. By leaning harder into the Curtis brothers as the emotional spine, the musical clarifies a distinction that’s always been present in the text but rarely foregrounded this explicitly: Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy are family by blood, bound by obligation and grief; while the Greasers are family by choice, bound by loyalty and survival.

Tickets to THE OUTSIDERS in Chicago on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2025

Broadway In Chicago has revealed that single tickets for the Tony Award winning Best Musical, THE OUTSIDERS, based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola's landmark motion picture will go on sale.

THE OUTSIDERS National Tour is Coming to The Fabulous Fox This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2025

THE OUTSIDERS North American tour is coming to The Fabulous Fox. The Outsiders is the winner of four 2024 Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical.

THE OUTSIDERS Comes to Theatre Tulsa
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2025

The North American tour of The Outsiders will tech and launch at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, NY, before its official opening in Tulsa, OK, on Wednesday, October 8 at Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

Video: THE OUTSIDERS Tour First Curtain Call
by Joshua Wright - Sep 18, 2025

Go inside the first curtain call for the National Tour of The Outsiders at Shea's Theatre in Buffalo. The tour is teching and having its first performances in Buffalo before officially opening October 8th in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Photos: Meet the Cast of THE OUTSIDERS National Tour
by Jennifer Broski - Aug 28, 2025

Rehearsals are officially underway for the North American tour of The Outsiders, the Tony Award winning Best Musical. The cast just met the press and we have photos here!

Casting & Cities Announced For THE OUTSIDERS North American Tour
by Joshua Wright - Jul 25, 2025

Casting and cities has been announces for the North American tour of The Outsiders, the Tony Award® winning Best Musical. The tour will tech and launch at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, NY, before its official opening in Tulsa, OK, on Wednesday, October 8 at Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

Photos: LEADER OF THE PACK at Bucks County Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2025

Bucks County Playhouse has released new production photos of its high-energy production of the musical “Leader of the Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical.” The  show celebrates the life and legacy of pop music icon Ellie Greenwich. See photos here!

Review: SCROOGE! at Arizona Theatre Company
by Herbert Paine - Dec 9, 2024

Arizona Theatre Company's SCROOGE!, directed by Matt August, offers moments of holiday cheer and showcases talented performances, making it an enjoyable seasonal outing.