Public tickets for The Outsiders, the Tony Award-winning musical bringing 1967 Tulsa to San Francisco's Market Street, go on sale tomorrow at 10 AM. Pacific time. The show sets up camp at the Orpheum Theatre for a December 9–27 run, marking one of the season's most anticipated touring stops.
Fans who don't want to wait can already grab seats, since presale tickets are available now using the code PONYBOY, according to ATG San Francisco. The story follows Ponyboy Curtis, a member of the greaser gang at the center of the musical, and his best friend Johnny Cade, as the two navigate a rivalry that has gripped readers and audiences for decades.
A Tony-Winning Trip Back to 1967 Tulsa
The musical is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1967, and it arrives in San Francisco carrying serious hardware. At the 2024 Tony Awards, The Outsiders won four trophies, including Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical for Danya Taymor, Best Lighting Design, and Best Sound Design, out of 12 total nominations, according to Wikipedia.
Critics have been effusive about Taymor's staging. New York Magazine praised its high-octane choreography, while The New York Times described the direction as refreshing, gritty, and endlessly effective. Time Out New York went further, calling the show more pulse-pounding than anything else on Broadway.
From S.E. Hinton's Teenage Novel to Coppola's Cult Film
The story traces back to author S.E. Hinton, who wrote the novel at age 16 in 1965 while attending Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, drawing on two real rival school gangs, before it was published in 1967, according to Britannica. Director Francis Ford Coppola later adapted the book into a 1983 cult film that launched the careers of Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, and Ralph Macchio, per the same source.
The Tour Rolled Through Buffalo and Tulsa Before Heading West
This national tour first teched and launched at Shea's Buffalo Theatre in New York in September 2025, then held its official opening in Tulsa itself on October 8, 2025, as reported by Broadway World. The production's Americana-tinged score comes from Texas folk-rock duo Jamestown Revival, made up of Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance, working alongside Justin Levine, who also co-wrote the show's book with Adam Rapp, the outlet notes.
Angelina Jolie's First Tony Came With This Show
Behind the scenes, Angelina Jolie served as a lead producer on the Broadway production alongside her daughter Vivienne Jolie, and the show's Best Musical win in 2024 marked Jolie's first career Tony Award, according to US Magazine.
A Landmark Stage on Market Street Gets a December Workout
The Orpheum Theatre itself carries its own history: it opened in 1926 as the Pantages Theatre, seats 2,197 patrons, and was named San Francisco Landmark #94 in 1977, per Wikipedia. Managed by BroadwaySF under operator ATG Entertainment, the venue added a private 56-seat VIP space called the Marquee Lounge in 2022, carved out of former office space, according to NEMA San Francisco.
San Francisco's Broadway Calendar Keeps Growing
The Outsiders' arrival fits into a broader surge for BroadwaySF's touring lineup, which recently grew to include nine non-subscription productions like The Wiz and Jersey Boys on top of its six-show Orpheum subscription season, as Hoodline previously reported. On Broadway, the musical fully recouped its initial investment in January 2026, with international productions now being planned for London's West End, Asia, and Australia, according to Broadway News.
