A filmed performance of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway hit“Hamilton,” featuring the original Broadway cast, will premiere on Disney+ on July 3 of this year, well ahead of its planned Oct. 15, 2021 date. Disney paid a reported $75 million for the rights to the hip-hop infused musical, with plans for a full fledged filmed version down the line.
“Hamilton” swept the Tony’s in 2016, taking home 11 awards, including Best Musical. A film version of Miranda’s “In the Heights” was planned for a June of 2021 release, but that has been put on hold until after the COVID-19 has subsided.