Broadway musical adaptation of The Lost Boys led the 2026 season with 12 Tony Award nominations, ultimately taking home two wins at the 79th Annual Tony Awards: Shoshana Bean won for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and Ali Louis Bourzgui won for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by American indie pop/rock[1] band the Rescues and a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch, based on the 1987 comedy horror cult classic film The Lost Boys.[2]
Producers Patrick Wilson, James Carpinello, and Marcus Chait had issues securing the stage rights for The Lost Boys from Warner Bros until the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020: “We had a lot of time to Zoom, a lot of time to meet with masks and talk about how we bring vampires to life.”[3] Director Michael Arden suggested The Rescues as the musical’s lyricists and composers, and the musical’s producing team reached out to the band at a concert in 2021.[4] An industry-only presentation of The Lost Boys was held on March 14, 2025.[5]
The song “Have to Have You” was released as a single on October 14, 2025, along with a video to promote the musical. The recorded demo featured an electric guitar solo from Slash.[3] The subsequent EP The Santa Carla Sessions was released on Halloween, featuring two additional songs from the musical: “Wild” and “Belong to Someone”.[6]
Broadway previews at the Palace Theatre began March 27, 2026,[7] and The Lost Boys opened April 26, receiving mixed to positive reviews.[8]
