Angelina Jolie Introduces ‘The Outsiders’ Efficiency at 2024 Tony Awards

Angelina Jolie is staying gold.

The actress, 49, launched a solid efficiency of the Broadway musical The Outsiders, which she co-produced, in the course of the 2024 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 16.

The present is up for a complete of 12 awards together with greatest musical, greatest ebook of a musical and greatest efficiency by an actor in a number one position in a musical, in addition to two nominations for greatest efficiency by an actor in a featured position in a musical.

“[S. E.] Hinton wrote The Outsiders in highschool, and half a century later, it nonetheless speaks to us. Society modifications, however the expertise of being an outsider is common,” mentioned Jolie. “To any younger individual, any individual, feeling on the skin, you aren’t flawed to see what’s unfair. You aren’t flawed to want to discover your personal path. Because the solid increase their voices, I hope it evokes a lot of you watching to worth yours. Please welcome the extraordinary firm of The Outsiders.”

Tony nominees Brody Grant and Sky Lakota-Lynch then led the whole firm in a efficiency of “Tulsa ’67,” earlier than Tony nominee Joshua Boone sang “Grease Received a Maintain.” The efficiency ended with the whole solid doing the rumble, an elaborate dance battle that takes place as rain falls.

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Jolie first introduced she was producing the Broadway adaptation of the novel and 1983 movie in August 2023 alongside 15-year-old daughter Vivienne, who labored as a volunteer assistant.

Vivienne joined Jolie on the Tonys pink carpet and on the ceremony. The duo wore matching teal appears for the occasion, together with a customized draped velvet Versace robe on Jolie and a coordinating vest and trouser set with a bow tie on Vivienne.

The Oscar-winning actress instructed PEOPLE in April on the musical’s opening evening that Vivienne impressed her to tackle the mission.

“She noticed an early workshop a couple of instances after which invited me to it,” Jolie mentioned. “Viv is a younger artist who focuses her efforts on her help of others.”

“[Vivienne] has been there to help in any manner she will and has realized a lot from [score and co-book writer] Justin Levine and the entire inventive workforce,” she added.

An adaptation of Hinton’s 1967 coming-of-age ebook, the Outsiders musical’s plot revolves round class conflicts between the working-class greasers and the prosperous Socs. It primarily follows brothers Ponyboy, Darrel and Sodapop “Soda” Curtis and their group of mates a while after the loss of life of the brothers’ mother and father.

Directed by Danya Taymor, The Outsiders is written by Levine and Adam Rapp. Music and lyrics are by Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Likelihood) and Levine, with music supervision, preparations and orchestrations by Levine and choreography by Rick and Jeff Kuperman.

Jolie mentioned in an August 2023 press launch that she feels “very lucky to be part of this particular manufacturing.”

She added partly, “I can’t start to specific how excited I’m for this musical to make its Broadway debut and sit up for sharing this new adaptation of The Outsiders with the world.”

Tickets for The Outsiders are on sale now at outsidersmusical.com.

The 77th Tony Awards are airing reside on CBS and Paramount+.