Disney Is Bringing Hamilton To The Big Screen With Original Broadway Cast
Fans of the boundary-breaking Broadway smash hit ‘Hamilton’ will be squealing with delight at today’s news that the 11-time-Tony Award-winning musical is headed to the big screen! Disney announced plans today to release a feature film version of ‘Hamilton’ that will feature the original Broadway Cast!
The agreement over distribution rights was reached between The Walt Disney Company, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller and Thomas Kail. The film will be released by The Walt Disney Studios in both the US and Canada on October 15, 2021.
Bob Iger had this to say of the announcement, “Lin-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 and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to share this same Broadway experience with millions of people around the world.”
The original Broadway cast members slated to appear in the film are as follows: Tony Award winners Miranda as Alexander Hamilton; Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler; and Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr; Tony Award nominees Christopher Jackson as George Washington; Jonathan Groff as King George; Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton; and Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds; Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison; and Anthony Ramos as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton.
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. Film producers include Miranda, Seller, and Kail, who also directs.
“I fell in love with musical storytelling growing up with the legendary Howard Ashman-Alan Menken Disney collaborations—The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Aladdin,” said Miranda. “I’m so proud of what Tommy Kail has been able to capture in this filmed version of Hamilton—a live theatrical experience that feels just as immediate in your local movie theater. We’re excited to partner with Disney to bring the original Broadway company of Hamilton to the largest audience possible.”
Disney has said that the film will be a leap forward in the art of “live capture” and will transport the audience into the world of a Broadway in a unique way. The production is expected to combine the best elements of live theatre and film giving fans a new way to experience “Hamilton.”
We are so excited to share this news and this is a story we’ll be following closely. Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog for the latest news and updates!
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