Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, composer Justin Levine and Angelina Jolie
Bruce Glikas/Getty ImagesThe musical theater adaptation of “The Outsiders” opened on Broadway on Thursday, April 11th and was lead producer Angelina Jolie says she has her 15-year-old daughter Vivienne to thank for helping her through this.
Jolie, 48, told People that her volunteer assistant kept her updated during the show’s production.
“She will correct me,” Angelina said of her Vivienne, who she shares with her ex Brad Pitt. “She’ll say, ‘Didn’t you read the memo?’ We have to do this. We have to go through this.’”
Angelina didn’t just decide to take Vivienne with her on the trip. She and Justin Levine, the composer of the film’s score and co-author of the book, agreed that Vivienne is the biggest theater manager of the crew, and Angelina added that her daughter takes her job “very, very seriously.” Angelina also previously said that Vivienne inspired her to take on the project.
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This fits with a statement Angelina released last year when she first confirmed that her daughter would be helping her with the production.
Vivienne Jolie Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Bruce Glikas/Getty Images“Viv reminds me of my mother [late actress Marcheline Bertrand] “It’s not about being the center of attention, it’s about being a support to other creatives,” she said in a statement last year. “She takes theater very thoughtfully and seriously and works hard to make the best contribution possible.”
She also told People that her daughter is “a young artist who focuses her efforts on supporting others” and that she “learned so much from Justin Levine and the entire creative team.”
“The Outsiders” is a stage adaptation of SE Hinton1967 novel and the 1983 novel Francis Ford Coppolafilm of the same name. The musical premiered in San Diego in February and began previews on Broadway on March 16. Brody Grant And Jason Smith Main role as Ponyboy Curtis or Sodapop “Soda” Curtis.
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“I’m excited for the audience to see it,” Angelina added. “I watched in the theater how the first reactions came in, including the often very emotional reactions of young people. It’s very moving.”
This is not the first time Angelina has worked with her children. She worked with sons Maddox (22) and Pax (19) on the upcoming film Without Blood. Angelina directed the war drama while her sons worked in the assistant director department. (Jolie and Pitt share six children in total: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 17, Vivienne and her twin brother Knox.)
“We work well together. When a film crew is at its best, it feels like one big family, so it felt natural,” Angelina told People last year.
The Outsiders is now playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater in New York City. Tickets are available at outsidersmusical.com.