The Outsiders musical review: Creative staging and strong cast elevate Tony-winning adaptation
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Ilana Lucas
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A review of the musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, which originated as a 1967 novel, became a 1983 film, and is now a Tony-winning stage production. The review praises the creative staging and exuberant cast performances, while noting that the lyrics by Jamestown Revival could use more variation. The musical tells the story of the conflict between the "greasers" and the "Socs" in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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· 3 pulledStories about rival factions of youth from opposite sides of the tracks, the haves versus the have-nots, are eternally popular.
Creative staging makes magic with an exuberant cast, though the lyrics by Jamestown Revival could use more variation
When S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders was published in 1967, it became a sensation, not least because its 18-year-old author was the same age as the characters she chronicled.
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