What To Know About 'The Outsiders' Musical Coming To OKC

"The Outsiders" musical took Broadway be storm in 2024, and after opening its North American tour in Tulsa this past fall, the Oklahoma-based musical will be pulling in to Oklahoma City this August. "The Outsiders" musical is set to kick off OKC Broadway's 2026-2027 season at the Civic Center Music Hall.

OKC Broadway recently announce its 2026-2027 season, which will start off with "The Outsiders" musical. Theatregoers can see the musical August 25-30 at the Civic Center Music Hall in downtown Oklahoma City. As of Wednesday, Jan. 7, showtimes and tickets have not been made available on the Civic Center Music Hall's website.

'The Outsiders' started its 2025 fall North American tour in Tulsa.

"The Outsiders" musical went on tour in the fall of 2025 and started its North American tour where the story began - Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fans of "The Outsiders" from Oklahoma and around the country flocked to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center to see a historical moment in the city when the musical adaptation premiered its North American tour.

"The Outsiders" musical had an eight show run at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center from Oct. 7-12, 2025. And while they were in Tulsa, the cast of "The Outsiders" musical explored Tulsa's history, including visiting "The Outsiders" house where the 1983 movie adaptation by Francis Ford Coppola was filmed.

And to start off the musical's North American tour, author S.E. Hinton attended the first night of "The Outsiders" musical at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. The author also spoke to the cast in front of the audience after the show, thanking them for their hard work and dedication.

'The Outsiders' won the 2024 Tony Award for Best New Musical.

"The Outsiders" musical is based on the 1967 novel by Tulsa author S.E. Hinton. The story was adapted into a musical and premiered in 2023. It moved to Broadway in 2024 and received 12 Tony Award nominations. "The Outsiders Musical" went on to win the Tony Award for Best New Musical.

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