10 Years On, Hamilton Is Finally Getting a Theatrical Release

Broadway smash deed Hamilton volition beryllium released successful theaters this September, prima Lin-Manuel Miranda has revealed, arsenic portion of celebrations for the Tony Award-winning musical's 10th anniversary.

This is the aforesaid mentation of Hamilton disposable present via Disney+, filmed with astir of the show's archetypal cast, that was erstwhile acceptable for a theatrical merchandise backmost successful 2021 earlier Covid prompted plans to change.

"Tomorrow is the 10-year day of Hamilton, and we've been celebrating each year," Miranda said during past night's The Tonight Show, per Variety. "But we person 1 much mode to celebrate. We filmed astir of the archetypal formed performing successful Hamilton successful 2016, and we ever wanted to merchandise it theatrically, but past the pandemic hit, and truthful we decided to merchandise it connected streaming truthful that everyone could spot it astatine location whenever they wanted. But, September 5, you volition beryllium capable to spot Hamilton successful movie theaters nationwide and successful Puerto Rico."

Hamilton opened connected Broadway to tremendous acclaim successful 2015, with writer and composer Miranda successful its rubric relation arsenic Alexander Hamilton. The philharmonic tells the communicative of Hamilton's governmental ascent and engagement successful the American Revolution, mixed with events from his idiosyncratic life, including household calamity and the ungraded that scuppered his emergence to the presidency.

The musical's occurrence has spawned galore nationwide tours and planetary versions, including an acclaimed ongoing accumulation successful London's West End. This filmed version, however, includes the show's archetypal formed — galore of whom are present household names.

This includes Leslie Odom Jr. arsenic Aaron Burr, Daveed Diggs arsenic Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, Christopher Jackson arsenic George Washington, Jonathan Groff arsenic King George, Renee Elise Goldsberry arsenic Angelica Schuyler and Phillipa Soo arsenic Eliza Hamilton.

Miranda has antecedently discussed a afloat movie adaptation of Hamilton arsenic a possibility, though apt not for immoderate time. The caller occurrence of Wicked's movie adaptation has prompted further speculation implicit erstwhile this mightiness appear, though Miranda has said it should hold astatine slightest "10 much years" to let the archetypal signifier version's signaling to scope arsenic galore radical arsenic possible.

So, if you haven't seen Hamilton yet (and don't person Disney+), now's your chance.

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