Jennifer Duka (Alan Frog) | Theatre Reviews Limited

Broadway Review: “The Lost Boys” at the Palace Theatre (Currently On)

April 26, 2026 | Broadway, LGBTQ+, Music, Queer > | "The Lost Boys", aerial design by Gwyneth Larsen and Billy Mulholland, Ali Louis Bourzgui (David), Benjamin Pajak (Sam Emerson), Brian Flores (Marko), Caissie Levy (Lucy Emerson), casting by The Telsey Office's Kristian Charbonier CSA, Chris Hoch, costume design Fisher, David Hornsby, David Roberts, Dean Maupin (Paul), dramaturgy by Jenna Clark Embrey, electronic music design by Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Ida for Strange Cranium, fight direction by Rick Sordelet and Christian Sordelet, general management by Bespoke Theatricals with Mark Kaufman as Creative Consultant, hair & wig design by David Brian Brown, Jennifer Duka (Alan Frog), LGBTQ, LJ Benet (Michael Emerson), make-up design by Christina Grant, Maria Wirries (Star), Matthew Murphy, Michael Arden, Miguel Gil (Edgar Frog), Music Coordination by Kristy Norter, music direction by Julie McBride, New York Theatre Reviews, Paul Alexander Nolan (Max), production management by Juniper Street Productions, scenic design by Tony Award winner Dane Laffrey, Sean Grandillo (Dwayne), The Rescues, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited

The prologue to “The Lost Boys,” the new musical adaptation of the 1987 Warner Bros. film now at the Palace Theatre, immediately signals Michael Arden’s dark ambitions for this material. A police officer investigates the abandoned Coronado Ironworks factory by flashlight, interrupted by Ronald Reagan’s voice on a flickering television extolling “the strength and integrity of the family.” Before the…