Angelina Jolie joins Broadway-bound new musical “The Outsiders” as lead producer

Angelina Jolie joins Broadway-bound new musical “The Outsiders” as lead producer. This show is based on S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 coming-of-age crime drama.

Information such as the Broadway cast and dates have not been released yet.

Jolie said in a statement, “I hope to be able to contribute while continuing to learn from this amazing team, who I have been working with since my daughter brought me to see the show at La Jolla Playhouse".

 "I can’t begin to express how excited I am for this musical to make its Broadway debut and look forward to sharing this new adaptation of ‘The Outsiders’ with the world.”