Brody Grant, a 2024 Tony nominee for his performance as Ponyboy Curtis in The Outsiders, has set a final performance in the Best Musical Tony winner for September 21. A successor in the role is to be announced.
The performance, which earned the actor a Theatre World Award plus nominations for Grammy, Drama Desk, and Drama League Awards in addition to his Tony nod, served as Grant's Broadway debut. Prior to the Broadway bow, Grant developed the role in workshops and starred in the musical's 2023 pre-Broadway tryout at La Jolla Playhouse.
Currently running at the Jacobs Theatre, where the musical opened April 11, 2024, The Outsiders is adapted from S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation. Set in 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma, the musical follows Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade...READ MORE