‘The Lost Boys: A New Musical’ Co-Writer David Hornsby Says It Was Important To “Honor” The 1987 Cult Classic: “We Put Our Twist On The Sax Player”

Chances are if you’re a TV fan, you are familiar with David Hornsby and his incredible body of work. Instantly recognizable from his roles as the deranged Matthew “Rickety Cricket” Mara on FX’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and the uptight video game company EP David Brittlesbee on Apple TVs canceled-too-soon comedy Mythic Quest, Hornsby has been entertaining audiences for decades. Though a well-established TV creator (How to Be a Gentleman, Unsupervised) and EP (Always Sunny, Mythic Quest), Hornsby went in a different direction when, during the height of COVID, he and his college roommate, Broadway vet Chris Hoch, decided to try their hand at adapting the 1987 cult classic film, The Lost Boys, for the stage.

“He moved in with my wife and kids for eight months as we worked in LA with this band, The Rescues, who did the music for the show,” said Hornsby when asked about

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