It's the beloved tale of teenage isolation. Darryl was on his way up in the world. Friendship and the struggle to fit in.

I wish I just disappeared.

You don't mean that.

I do mean it, Pointy Boy.

The Outsiders, the classic young adult novel adapted into a thrilling new Broadway musical.

To be able to explore these characters users more with music and really hear what's going on in their heart, it's a really special thing.

The show's producer, none other than Angelina Jolie, who collaborated with director Dania Taymor, coming to the show's premiere with her daughter Vivian, credited as a coproducer.

It's personal for everyone, and everybody relates to a different character.

The novel also adapted into an iconic film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983. It Ponyboy. It launched the careers of many young stars who'd go on to become household names. Tom Cruise, Ralph Machio, Rob Lowe, Emilio Esteves, Matt Dylan.

In the musical, it's Brody Grant, who plays Pony Boy Curtis.

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight.

The sensitive teen caught between the rough and tumble working class greasers and the affluent Sochez in 1960's Tulsa. He's He now nominated for a Tony for his role.

My mom gave me the book to read when I was 14, and I just remember the moment when I cracked it open, being like, Wow, this is amazing.

The heart of the musical is Pony Boy's relationship with best friend and outsider among outsiders, Johnny Cade. Dang.

That's some sunrise.

Yeah. Played by Sky Lakota Lynch.

Off the pond. How it's all like gold and silver.

Lynch also nominated for a Tony for best featured actor. You've talked about growing up mixed race and feeling that sense of never truly belonging to one culture or one group.

My dad is Native American and my mom is Ethiopian. When I looked at Johnny, I was like, What makes him Johnny? It's that he doesn't really have anybody besides Tony. I was like, oh, my God, that's me. That's how I connected.

Finding one's chosen family reflected in the cast's close relationships. Many are Broadway outsiders. Brody and Brent, Comer, making their debuts in the Great White Way with this show.

When we take a bow every night, we know that we're not alone because we have each other, and we're all of us in the same place in our careers and in our lives.

It's also helpful to have a few pot stirs, if you will. Yeah.

Without you.

Without you. I wasn't thinking of me when I said it, but yeah, definitely. We'll stir the pot every once in a while. It's necessary.

Veteran actor, Joshua Boon, playing Dallas Winston. A mentor figure for Pony and Johnny. In this telling of the story, he's pursued and targeted by law enforcement. How do you approach that role?

Life experience, when I first read the book, the Greasers were black people. They were described as white, but I was like, I know these types of interactions. If he comes back, there's a price to pay.

And Brent Comer, playing Pony's oldest brother, Darryl Curtis. There ain't no He's had this father roll forced upon him, taking care of his brothers.

Me and my character actually were very different people, so I have to build a bridge. The bridge is I've been a kid before, and I know what it's like to take on circumstances that I feel like are on myself.

The musical, sticking close to the 1967 story created by author Susie Hinton, who was a literary outsider, so young when she wrote it that her publisher suggested she used her initials S.

E. They fared up the first reviewers to pick this book up and see what it was about and think, Well, a girl wouldn't know anything about this, and review it with that bias.

Teachers helped spread the word about the book, using it as a way to get students interested in reading.

It's got themes, and the kids could understand the outsiders. Well, everybody feels like an outsider.

Susie giving the musical her blessing, too.

What a great cast we've got. I mean, they are so talented. I'm very proud to be associated with it.

Susie passing the baton to director Dania Taymor.

She also said one of the most important things for me, which was, have your own vision. To hear from the source, like to make an adaptation was a gift.

Taymor, the niece of Broadway legend Julie Taymor, blending heartfelt character showcases.

I've got great expectations.

We with intense ensemble scenes, culminating in an electrifying Greasers versus Soja's Rumbling in the Rain.

That is one of the best pieces of writing to me in the play, and it talks about mud and rain and how by the end of the fight, the characters are indistinguishable from one another.

The Musical, a new opportunity for audiences to reconnect with their inner pony boy, or Johnny, or Dali.

I really wanted to be able to connect with either the literal teenager in the audience or that self that still lives inside of us. The Outside has been a part of my life for so long, and it saved me.

I hope that the kids just keep taking the message and keep the story alive because Susie wrote something truthful. Our thanks to Stephanie. We'll be watching for the show to vive for all the Tonys this Sunday.