Brody Grant Returning To Broadway’s ‘The Outsiders’ After Month-Long Hiatus

Brody Grant, the Tony-nominated actor who plays Ponyboy Curtis in Broadway’s The Outsiders, will return to the role next week following a monthlong hiatus, Deadline has confirmed.

While no reason was given for his absence, a representative for the musical said in a statement, “The Outsiders is a very demanding project. He needed time away and is returning next week. As with any long-running shows, our performers regularly take time away, when needed, to recharge and reset.”

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Grant’s understudies, Josh Strobl and Trevor Wayne, have been covering the role in his absence.

Grant was Tony-nominated last season in the Best Leading Actor/Musical, losing out to Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along).

In addition to Grant, the Broadway cast includes Sky Lakota-Lynch, Brent Comer, Jason Schmidt, Joshua Boone and Emma Pittman.

Variety was first to report.

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