Broadway musical The Outsiders & producer Angelina Jolie on Today

[silverstarry]

The Today Show's annual Best of Broadway week began today, spotlighting new musicals. First up is the musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders which received 12 Tony nominations two weeks ago. Tony nominee Adam Rapp wrote the book for this musical. The show is directed by Danya Taymor, niece of Tony award winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King

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[angriest_girl]

I had no idea there was a musical. I feel like it would be cheesy as hell. I loved the book as a young’un, and was also obsessed with the movie, but watching it as an (old) adult - it’s kind of like a really overwrought (and that’s saying something) Douglas Sirk movie. I mean, I still kind of love it, but boy, it’s out there.

[silverstarry]

It's been so long since I read the book or watched the 80s movie that I don't remember much about either. I can see it being overwrought since S.E. Hinton was only 16 when she wrote it.

[angriest_girl]

Yeah, you really have to allow for it being written by a teenager. But Francis Ford Coppola didn’t have that excuse, lol.

[war_machine_rox]

Did you watch the complete novel version of the movie?

Changing the music really makes a complete difference. I haven't watched the original since middle school.

[theactualworst]

See I hated the music in the extended version but I haven’t watched it since I was in college so maybe I’ll feel differently now. Still worth it for the extended scenes though!

[angriest_girl]

The extended version one? I did see that a couple of years ago. And I’ve seen the original one a million times, though probably not in the last 10-15 years. I do genuinely have a fondness for it, but it’s very melodramatic.