"The Outsiders" Broadway Musical: A Review of the Adaptation

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The new Broadway musical adaptation of "The Outsiders" impresses visually with inventive choreography and staging, but falters in its over-explanatory dialogue and music, deviating from the concise and evocative storytelling of the original novel. The show's reliance on folk-pop ballads and detailed character backstories detracts from the suspense and tension of the story, despite strong performances from the cast.
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