'The Outsiders' musical to come to the West End

The show won the Tony Award for Best Musical upon its Broadway premiere in 2024 and has now set plans to debut in London at a date and theatre to be announced.

Summary

• The Outsiders musical will come to the West End at a date and venue to be announced
• The show is adapted from the classic book and film about teenage gang members in 1960s Oklahoma
• The Broadway production won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical

The hit Broadway musical The Outsiders will come to the West End, the show's producers confirmed, with details including exact dates, a venue, and casting to be determined.

Adapted from the book written by S. E. Hinton and film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The Outsiders follows teenage gang members seeking survival and brotherhood in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma. The show won four 2024 Tony Awards including Best Musical when it debuted on Broadway, where it is still running and recouped its investment as of December 2025.

The show is also currently on a North American tour and also has future productions planned in Asia and Australia.

The Outsiders features a book by Tony nominee Adam Rapp with Tony winner Justin Levine; music and lyrics by Tony nominees Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Levine; music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Levine; choreography by Tony nominees Rick and Jeff Kuperman; and direction by Tony winner Danya Taymor.

Photo credit: The Outsiders on Broadway. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)