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Lin-Manuel Miranda on Monday announced a filmed, movie version of his award-winning musical \u201cHamilton\u201d featuring the original Broadway cast will be released by Disney in October 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cHamilton,\u201d which was filmed on stage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre back in June 2016 when it won 11 Tony Awards, will hit theaters on Oct. 15, 2021.<\/p>\n
Miranda is producing with Jeffrey Seller and Thomas Kail. Kail also directed the stage production as well as the film, which the studio described as a leap forward in the art of \u201clive capture\u201d aiming to give a cinematic experience of the stage show.<\/p>\n
The filmed version of \u201cHamilton\u201d features the Tony-winning cast that includes Miranda as Alexander Hamilton, along with Daveed Diggs, Ren\u00e9e Elise Goldsberry, Leslie Odom, Jr., Christopher Jackson, Jonathan Groff, Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Okieriete Onaodowan and Anthony Ramos. The cast also includes Carleigh Bettiol, Ariana DeBose, Hope Easterbrook, Sydney James Harcourt, Sasha Hutchings, Thayne Jasperson, Elizabeth Judd, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Seth Stewart and Ephraim Sykes.<\/p>\n
Also Read:<\/strong> Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In the Heights’ Trailer: Dreamers ‘Make Some Noise’ – and Beautiful Music (Video)<\/p>\n Disney, which cast Miranda in his first big-screen role with 2018\u2019s \u201cMary Poppins Returns,\u201d scored a coup by securing rights to one of the biggest Broadway hits in recent memory. Rival Warner Bros. is releasing a movie version of Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s first Broadway musical, \u201cIn the Heights,\u201d which is due in theaters on June 26.<\/p>\n \u201cLin-Manuel Miranda created an unforgettable theater experience and a true cultural phenomenon, and it was for good reason that Hamilton was hailed as an astonishing work of art. All who saw it with the original cast will never forget that singular experience,\u201d Disney chairman and CEO Robert A. Iger said in a statement. \u201cAnd we\u2019re thrilled to have the opportunity to share this same Broadway experience with millions of people around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI fell in love with musical storytelling growing up with the legendary Howard Ashman-Alan Menken Disney collaborations \u2014 \u2018The Little Mermaid,\u2019 \u2018Beauty and The Beast,\u2019 \u2018Aladdin,’\u201d Miranda said in a statement. \u201cI\u2019m so proud of what Tommy Kail has been able to capture in this filmed version of \u2018Hamilton\u2019 \u2014 a live theatrical experience that feels just as immediate in your local movie theater. We\u2019re excited to partner with Disney to bring the original Broadway company of \u2018Hamilton\u2019 to the largest audience possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Kail added, \u201cWe are thrilled for fans of the show, and new audiences across the world, to experience what it was like on stage \u2014 and in the audience\u00a0 when we shot this at The Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway in June of 2016. We wanted to give everyone the same seat, which is what this film can provide.\u201d<\/p>\n Disney presents: \u2014 Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) February 3, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n Read original story \u2018Hamilton\u2019 Movie With Lin-Manuel Miranda and Original Broadway Cast Hits Theaters October 2021 At TheWrap<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Hamilton.
With The Original Broadway Cast.
Filmed onstage at The Richard Rodgers Theatre.
In A Theater Near You.
October 15, 2021.#Hamilfilm<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/z4ohfWXzi3<\/a><\/p>\n