LJ Benet
as Michael Emerson
Overall8AActing 8ASinging 9ADancing 8A
OverallTony nomination: Best Musical8A
The Lost Boys
Palace Theatre (Broadway)
When we saw the preview of this show on the Tony awards, I knew nothing about it. This was my 'as long as the flight is on time' slot, and I'm sure glad it was. Friends showed me the movie a couple days earlier, so I was able to pick up a lot of the references back to that. The multi-level set that both sink and rose was quite impressive, with flying, elevators, trap doors, and climbable things all around.
Score breakdown
BookTony nomination: Best Book of a Musical8ALyricsTony nomination: Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre8AMusicTony nomination: Best Orchestrations; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre8ADirectionTony nomination: Best Direction of a Musical8ASetTony win: Best Scenic Design of a Musical10SCostumeTony nomination: Best Costume Design of a Musical8AChoreoTony nomination: Best Choreography8ALightingTony win: Best Lighting Design of a Musical8ASoundTony win: Best Sound Design of a Musical8A
Performer notes
About the show
Get ready for the ride of your life with The Lost Boys, the most Tony AwardⓇ-winning new musical of the year. It’s a “thrilling, blockbuster event” (People), “a breathtaking adventure unlike any musical seen before” (New York Post), and “the best new musical of the season” (The Washington Post).
When Michael moves to California with his younger brother Sam and their mother Lucy, he’s desperate to leave his old life behind and start fresh. A wild night out on the boardwalk finds him in the shadows of Santa Carla and brings him face-to-face with David, the magnetic leader of a local rock band. David and his bandmates offer Michael freedom, adventure, and the connection he’s been longing to find. But when the band’s dark secret finally comes out, Michael must decide how far he’s willing to go to belong.
Based on the classic Warner Bros. film, The Lost Boys is “a jaw-dropping, rock-fueled must-see” (Cosmopolitan) featuring Tony-winning performances from Shoshana Bean and Ali Louis Bourzgui. Directed by three-time Tony winner Michael Arden (Maybe Happy Ending, Parade), the production features Tony-nominated music and lyrics by The Rescues, a book by Tony nominees David Hornsby and Chris Hoch, choreography by Tony nominees Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant (Parade), and music supervision by Tony nominee Ethan Popp (Tina). The Lost Boys is produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait, and Patrick Wilson.