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‘The Lost Boys’ stakes its claim on Broadway with a new musical

‘The Lost Boys’ are moving from California to New York for a Broadway musical adaptation with promising rock opera vibes.

The Lost Boys’ soundtrack was always one of its most memorable features. Now, they’re adapting the cult classic into a Broadway musical and enticing curious fans with their first single well before the spring opening.

Producers James Carpinello, Marcus Chait and genre alum Patrick Wilson announced they were adapting Joel Schumacher’s 1987 horror comedy. It features a story by James Jeremias and Janice Roberta Fischer, direction by two-time Tony Award winner Michael Arden, a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch, and music and lyrics by The Rescues.

The Warner Bros. Pictures film follows two teenage brothers as they move to fictional Santa Clara, California with their divorced mother. Their youthful explorations reveal some strange characters, but nothing as weird as the town being the playground for a group of vampires.

The Broadway cast includes:

  • Caissie Levy (Ragtime) as Lucy Emerson — formerly Dianne Wiest’s character
  • LJ Benet (the Hollywood Bowl production of Jesus Christ Superstar) as Michael Emerson — formerly Jason Patric’s character
  • Benjamin Pajak (The Music Man, the film The Life of Chuck) as Sam Emerson — formerly Corey Haim’s character
  • Ali Louis Bourzgui (The Who’s Tommy) as David — formerly Kiefer Sutherland’s character
  • Maria Wirries (Dear Evan Hansen) as Star — formerly Jamie Gertz’s character
  • Paul Alexander Nolan (Water for Elephants) as Max — formerly Edward Herrmann’s character
  • Miguel Gil (Kimberly Akimbo) as Edgar Frog — formerly Corey Feldman’s character
  • Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog —formerly Jamison Newlander’s character.

The show already released its first single, “Have to Have You,” which has a promising rock opera vibe. It’s performed by cast members and The Rescues, featuring Guns N’ Roses Hall of Fame guitarist, Slash. Check it out:

They’re quickly following up fans’ first look at David, Star and their brotherhood of lost souls with an EP. The Santa Carla Sessions releases October 31, nearly six months ahead of the musical’s opening night. The Broadway musical is set to open April 26, 2026 at the Palace Theatre in New York City. Previews begin March 27, 2026.

Only one question remains: will there be a shirtless saxophone player?

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