NEW YORK (AFP) – A big-screen version of smash hit musical Hamilton is coming to movie theatres in 2021, its creator announced on Monday (Feb 3).
The show – which has become one of the highest grossing Broadway musicals of all time since its 2015 debut – tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States.
The show's creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also stars in Hamilton, said the film would be a live performance of show at New York's Richard Rodgers Theatre that comprised the original cast.
It will be distributed by Disney and released on Oct 15, 2021, he said in a tweet. Variety magazine said it would get theatrical runs in the US and Canada.
Hamilton has made US$633 million (S$867 million) in box office receipts and has been seen by 2.5 million people in New York alone since arriving on Broadway in August 2015, according to Broadway.com.
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NEW YORK (AFP) – A big-screen version of smash hit musical Hamilton is coming to movie theatres in 2021, its creator announced on Monday (Feb 3).
The show – which has become one of the highest grossing Broadway musicals of all time since its 2015 debut – tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States.
The show's creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also stars in Hamilton, said the film would be a live performance of show at New York's Richard Rodgers Theatre that comprised the original cast.
It will be distributed by Disney and released on Oct 15, 2021, he said in a tweet. Variety magazine said it would get theatrical runs in the US and Canada.
Hamilton has made US$633 million (S$867 million) in box office receipts and has been seen by 2.5 million people in New York alone since arriving on Broadway in August 2015, according to Broadway.com.
A production of Hamilton has also been on in London's West EnRead More – Source
