The Lost Boys, A New Musical Reveals Full Broadway Cast Ahead of Spring Opening

The Lost Boys, A New Musical has announced its full Broadway cast, with previews set to begin on March 27 ahead of an official opening on April 26 at the Palace Theatre.

Joining previously announced star Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson are LJ Benet as Michael Emerson, Ali Louis Bourzgui as David, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Maria Wirries as Star, and Paul Alexander Nolan as Max.

They are joined by Ryan Behan, Grace Capeless, Mateus Leite Cardoso, Ben Crawford, Dominic Dorset, Carissa Gaughran, Ashley Jenkins, Liesie Kelly, Cameron Loyal, Pierre Marais, Mason Olshavsky, Hank Santos, Colin Trudell, DeLaney Westfall and Pierce Wheeler. Also featured are Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne and Dean Maupin as Paul.

Based on the 1987 Warner Bros. cult classic, the musical features a story by James Jeremias and Janice Roberta Fischer and is directed by two time Tony Award winner Michael Arden. The book is by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch, with music and lyrics by The Rescues, comprising Kyler England, AG and Gabriel Mann. Choreography is by Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, with music supervision by Ethan Popp and orchestrations and arrangements by Popp alongside The Rescues.

The creative team also includes Tony Award winner Dane Laffrey on scenic design, Ryan Park on costumes, lighting by Jen Schriever and Arden, sound design by Adam Fisher and aerial design by Gwyneth Larsen and Billy Mulholland. Additional contributors include hair and wig designer David Brian Brown, fight directors Rick and Christian Sordelet, dramaturg Jenna Clark Embrey, electronic music designers Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Ida for Strange Cranium, music director Julie McBride and music coordinator Kimberlee Wertz. The production marks the first producing collaboration between James Carpinello, Marcus Chait and Patrick Wilson.

The Lost Boys follows two teenage brothers who relocate with their divorced mother to the seemingly sleepy coastal town of Santa Carla, California, only to uncover its dark secret as a haven for vampires. The original film became a cult phenomenon and helped shape the modern vampire genre, influencing later screen hits such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood, Twilight and The Vampire Diaries.

With its blend of supernatural horror, comedy and rock driven score, the Broadway adaptation aims to bring the film’s rebellious energy and cult appeal to the stage when it rises at the Palace Theatre this spring.