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Adam Rapp will write the book for "The Outsiders" with...

Adam Rapp will write the book for "The Outsiders" with Justin Levine. Credit: Getty Images / Brad Barket

"The Outsiders," the classic coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton that was adapted into a 1983 movie by Francis Ford Coppola, is about to become a Broadway musical.

The show, which will feature a book by Adam Rapp and Justin Levine, is set to begin previews March 16 before its official opening April 11 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, producers announced Monday. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Nov. 1 at telecharge.com. (Group sales will begin Sept. 18.)

Casting will be announced at a later date.

Hinton was only 18 when her book was published in 1967. "The Outsiders" is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and deals with the conflicts of two rival gangs — the working-class Greasers and the upper-crust "Socs." The film, which has developed a cult following, starred a who's who of up-and-coming talent including Matt Dillion, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane, C. Thomas Howell and Dix HIlls-raised Ralph Macchio, who would achieve stardom with "The Karate Kid" one year later.

It was announced earlier this month that Angelina Jolie had joined the musical as a producer.

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