Inside The Outsiders with the Creative Team Get a glimpse inside the creative process of The Outsiders with Tatiana Kahvegian (Set Design), Brian MacDevitt (Lighting Design), Sarafina Bush (Costume Design), Cody Spencer (Sound Design), Hana Sooyeon Kim (Projection Design), and Lillis Meeh (Special Effects Design). OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit The Outsiders show detail page for official […]
In Conversation with Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist, Music Supervisor, Orchestrator, and Arranger Justin Levine You wear a lot of hats on The Outsiders. Can you talk a little bit about all those roles and how they come together on this production? I often tend to be a multihyphenate on shows that I work on. […]
In Conversation with Choreographers Rick and Jeff Kuperman What is your process for developing movement and choreography for a musical? JEFF: One of the first things we do is read the script and listen to the music, and we do that a few times until it is bouncing around our head. Then we’ll create […]
In Conversation with Anthropologist Dr. Michael Ralph What is the work of an anthropologist? Anthropology in the simplest sense is the study of human society — anthropos is from the Greek meaning human or mankind and logos meaning science. It can be the study of ancient civilizations or of a specific group of people […]
In Conversation with Director Danya Taymor Broadway musicals, even those that are being adapted from existing stories, can take years to create. At what point did you get involved and what has been your role in the development process? The development process for The Outsiders began about 8 years ago, but I didn’t join the […]
In Conversation with Book Writer Adam Rapp This is your first musical and first stage adaptation, what has that been like for you and how has your process been different from the way in which you usually work? It was difficult for me. First, I never studied the form of musical theatre. My brother was […]
Based on the 1967 book by S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma during an industrial boom that created societal divisions between the “haves” and the have nots.” Beyond the immediate cultural and economic setting are deeper, historical events that contributed to class tension and civic unrest. OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit The Outsiders show detail […]
How The Outsiders Gives Voice to Marginalized Youth and Inspires Across Generations by Ayanna Prescod In 1967, a 16-year-old from Tulsa, Oklahoma, quietly shifted the landscape of American literature. Susan Eloise Hinton, known more publicly as S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders from her bedroom while still in high school. What began as a response to […]
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Bringing Beetlejuice to the stage was never going to be a simple task. Fans of Tim Burton’s 1988 comedy-horror film are legion, and devoted to the work of the visionary artist and director. So when director Alex Timbers assembled his design team for the Broadway musical, he brought in some heavy hitters, including six-time […]