The filmed version of the Alexander Hamilton musical arrives on the streaming platform on July 3.
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Hoping to attract more subscribers to its already 50 million viewer base, Disney + will premiere the filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway phenomenon “Hamilton” on the service on July 3. Theater goers and fans of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner We know it’s a hot ticket at any cost, and with theaters across the country they closed a terrific $ 6.99 a month to watch the movie version. Check out a new trailer for the upcoming premiere below.
While Disney’s decision to postpone a theatrical release for “Hamilton” and mix it directly into the broadcast comes at a box office loss, its earnings are even higher. When Disney bought the musical for $ 75 million in February, the studio also caught a potential franchise. Plus, the inevitable flood of new subscribers looking to tune into Miranda’s gender-leap sensation about Alexander Hamilton’s life puts Netflix seriously hot in the fierce streaming wars.
The over $ 500 million stage for “Hamilton” throughout his life since opening in 2015 makes the acquisition and streaming debut obvious to Disney. It is the rare example of a production that is familiar, has already had its moment, but is still an exciting and unmissable event. Anyone who has already seen the musical will want to relive it on the small screen, and anyone who has not seen it, whether frightened by long lines for expensive tickets or just not necessarily fans of the musical theater, can watch “Hamilton” without too much investment. . Plus, with Jon M. Chu’s big screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical “In the Heights” now in June 2021, fans of stage magnate’s work can get their fix through Disney +.
This version of “Hamilton” was shot at the Richard Rodgers Theater on Broadway in June 2016. With the book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail’s direction, “Hamilton” is inspired by the book. ” Alexander Hamilton “. The musical stars Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson; Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler; Jonathan Groff as King George; Christopher Jackson as George Washington; Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds; Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton; Leslie Odom, Jr. as Aaron Burr; Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan / James Madison; Anthony Ramos as John Laurens / Philip Hamilton; and Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton.
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