Hamilton, a rap-infused play, looks at Alexander Hamilton’s life and his role in history. The release date on Disney+ is over a year before it was supposed to debut in theaters, which was October 12, 2021.

Thomas Kail, the show’s director, shot three live performances, featuring the original Broadway cast.

“I’m so proud of how beautifully Tommy Kail has brought ‘Hamilton’ to the screen. He’s given everyone who watches this film the best seat in the house,” Miranda said in a statement. “I’m so grateful to Disney and Disney Plus for reimagining and moving up our release to July 4 weekend of this year, in light of the world turning upside down. I’m so grateful to all the fans who asked for this, and I’m so glad that we’re able to make it happen. I’m so proud of this show. I can’t wait for you to see it.”

Right now, due to the coronavirus, seeing Hamilton in live form isn’t possible and even when it was, scoring a ticket to one of Broadway’s most popular shows was difficult—tickets sold out months in advance and were quite expensive.

Hamilton won 11 awards at the Tony Awards in 2016 including the best musical and it won the Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Another Miranda musical, In the Heights, was supposed to hit theaters this summer, but it’s been pushed back from July to June 2021.

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Variety confirms that the upcoming Universal Pictures and Working Title’s film adaptation has set Andy Blankenbuehler as the production’s choreographer. Blankenbuehler is known most recently as the choreographer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton.

Blankenbuehler has won three Tonys for his work on Hamilton, Bandstand, and In the Heights.

The upcoming adaptation of the fourth-longest-running show in Broadway history and was the longest-running Broadway show ever from 1997 until 2006, is already boasting a stellar cast including Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, James Corden, and Ian McKellen. The film will be direct by Tom Hopper from a script he co-wrote with Lee Hall.

Cats is dated for December 20, 2019.

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The Pulitzer-winning creator announced on Wednesday that in January 2019 he will reprise his role as Founding Father Alexander Hamilton for a limited stage run. Miranda’s turn as Hamilton began in January 2015 during its off-Broadway run, before transitioning to Broadway in July.

This announcement came directly from Puerto Rico. Miranda who is of Puerto Rican decent regularly visited his grandparents in Vega Alta as a child. In a statement he explained what it means to him to bring the production to Puerto Rico especially in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation.

“Bringing [Hamilton] to Puerto Rico is a dream that I’ve had since we first opened at The Public Theater in 2015. When I last visited the island, a few weeks before Hurricane Maria, I had made a commitment to not only bring the show to Puerto Rico, but also return again to the title role. In the aftermath of Maria, we decided to expedite the announcement of the project to send a bold message that Puerto Rico will recover and be back in business, stronger than ever.”

Miranda earned a Tony nomination for his performance in Hamilton, in addition to his wins for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.

Hamilton will run at the University of Puerto Rico Teatro UPR from January 8 to 27, 2019.

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Hamilton, a rap-infused play, looks at Alexander Hamilton’s life and his role in history. The release date on Disney+ is over a year before it was supposed to debut in theaters, which was October 12, 2021.

Thomas Kail, the show’s director, shot three live performances, featuring the original Broadway cast.

“I’m so proud of how beautifully Tommy Kail has brought ‘Hamilton’ to the screen. He’s given everyone who watches this film the best seat in the house,” Miranda said in a statement. “I’m so grateful to Disney and Disney Plus for reimagining and moving up our release to July 4 weekend of this year, in light of the world turning upside down. I’m so grateful to all the fans who asked for this, and I’m so glad that we’re able to make it happen. I’m so proud of this show. I can’t wait for you to see it.”

Right now, due to the coronavirus, seeing Hamilton in live form isn’t possible and even when it was, scoring a ticket to one of Broadway’s most popular shows was difficult—tickets sold out months in advance and were quite expensive.

Hamilton won 11 awards at the Tony Awards in 2016 including the best musical and it won the Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Another Miranda musical, In the Heights, was supposed to hit theaters this summer, but it’s been pushed back from July to June 2021.

The post “Hamilton” is Coming to Disney+ in July! appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Variety confirms that the upcoming Universal Pictures and Working Title’s film adaptation has set Andy Blankenbuehler as the production’s choreographer. Blankenbuehler is known most recently as the choreographer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton.

Blankenbuehler has won three Tonys for his work on Hamilton, Bandstand, and In the Heights.

The upcoming adaptation of the fourth-longest-running show in Broadway history and was the longest-running Broadway show ever from 1997 until 2006, is already boasting a stellar cast including Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, James Corden, and Ian McKellen. The film will be direct by Tom Hopper from a script he co-wrote with Lee Hall.

Cats is dated for December 20, 2019.

The post “Cats” Casts Hamilton’s Andy Blankenbuehler as Choreographer appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The Pulitzer-winning creator announced on Wednesday that in January 2019 he will reprise his role as Founding Father Alexander Hamilton for a limited stage run. Miranda’s turn as Hamilton began in January 2015 during its off-Broadway run, before transitioning to Broadway in July.

This announcement came directly from Puerto Rico. Miranda who is of Puerto Rican decent regularly visited his grandparents in Vega Alta as a child. In a statement he explained what it means to him to bring the production to Puerto Rico especially in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation.

“Bringing [Hamilton] to Puerto Rico is a dream that I’ve had since we first opened at The Public Theater in 2015. When I last visited the island, a few weeks before Hurricane Maria, I had made a commitment to not only bring the show to Puerto Rico, but also return again to the title role. In the aftermath of Maria, we decided to expedite the announcement of the project to send a bold message that Puerto Rico will recover and be back in business, stronger than ever.”

Miranda earned a Tony nomination for his performance in Hamilton, in addition to his wins for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.

Hamilton will run at the University of Puerto Rico Teatro UPR from January 8 to 27, 2019.

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