"The Outsiders" takes a classic tale of teen angst and turns it into a Broadway musical

"The Outsiders" uses creative staging, choreography to elevate classic tale to inventive Broadway musical. The coming-of-age story is a favorite for generations of middle and high school students, and they're returning to it on Broadway. The Outsiders' new musical is set to debut on Broadway in November.

Creative staging and choreography elevate this classic tale of teen angst and belonging on Broadway. "The Outsiders" cast on inventive take on "Outsiders" in inventive take-on-the-stage take on classic teen angst. CBS New York's Dave Carlin reports.

“The Outsiders’ Broadway review: Warring teens tug at the heart in one of the season’s best new musicals. The show is driven by authenticity, earnestness, youth and ample heart. It opened Thursday at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway.

The new musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel has a fresh roots score by Jamestown Revival and a talented cast. The audience is left not feeling much for these teenage boys, but the musical has a great score and talented cast, but not much for Ponyboy's story.

SE Hinton’s novel, which was adapted by Francis Ford Coppola for film, makes for a competent yet forgettable stage show. ‘60s-set classic makes for solid, if unspectacular, Broadway musical. The Outsiders review is published by Simon Cowell, who reviews it.

S.E. Hinton’s gang classic ‘The Outsiders’ doesn’t cut it as stage show. With all due respect to the many capable artists here and the fame of the book, the emotional landscape just has not been shaped to fit the needs of a Broadway musical.