Angelina Jolie is producing for Broadway a musical version of The Outsiders which was a film starring Tom Cruise: 'We have an amazing team'

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Published on Wednesday, 16 August 2023 07:06

Written by Daily mail

         Add Angelina Jolie to the growing list of celebrities lately dipping their toes into producing on Broadway. The Oscar-winning actress has become a lead producer on the Broadway-bound new musical The Outsiders. It is a show based on S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 coming-of-age crime drama.That film starred a who's who of young Hollywood at the time: Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, C Thomas Howell and Ralph Macchio. The Outsiders had its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse earlier this year. The Broadway cast and dates have not been revealed yet. 'I hope to be able to contribute while continuing to learn from this amazing team, who I have been working with since my daughter brought me to see the show at La Jolla Playhouse,' Jolie said in a statement. 'I can't begin to express how excited I am for this musical to make its Broadway debut and look forward to sharing this new adaptation of The Outsiders with the world.' The synopsis for The Outsiders film reads: 'A teen gang in rural Oklahoma, the Greasers are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival group. 'When Greasers Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) and Johnny (Ralph Macchio) get into a brawl that ends in the death of a Social member, the boys are forced to go into hiding. 'Soon Ponyboy and Johnny, along with the intense Dallas (Matt Dillon) and their other Greaser buddies, must contend with the consequences of their violent lives. While some Greasers try to achieve redemption, others meet tragic ends.' Other celebs who have signed up to produce Broadway shows include Mariah Carey on the current hit Some Like It Hot.  Dwyane Wade, actor Gabrielle Union and RuPaul joined the producing team of the closed show Ain´t No Mo. Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas joined the producing team of last season's Chicken & Biscuits.Jennifer Hudson, Don Cheadle, Mindy Kaling and RuPaul were also among the producers of 2022's Tony-winner A Strange Loop/. The current Here Lies Love boasts H.E.R., Jo Koy and Apl.de.Ap as producers. The Outsiders musical features a story by Adam Rapp with Justin Levine, music and lyrics by Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance and Levine. It will be directed by Danya Taymor.

source : Daily Mail