![]() I have to give Jon a lot of credit, because he had a big vision for it, and it was bigger than even my vision of it. Music Watch The First Full Trailer For Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In The Heights' Film Miranda, who stars in the title role, calls the film a "a love letter and thank you" to the company. ![]() I've always said that slavery is the original sin of this country."Ī film of the original Broadway production of Hamilton, taped in 2016, will begin streaming on Disney+ on Friday. "The fights we had at the origin are the fights we're still having. "When you write a musical that brushes against sort of the origins of this country, it's always going to be relevant," he says. Miranda says he's been heartened to see the musical's lyrics - including "I'm past patiently waiting" and "History has its eyes on you" - printed on signs at Black Lives Matter protests around the country. The production garnered 11 Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize for drama and a Grammy for its original cast recording. Miranda wrote the music and lyrics and starred in the original production, which debuted on Broadway in 2015. Hamilton tells the story of the nation's Founding Fathers, including Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. A film production of the show, taped in 2016, debuts on Disney+ on Friday.įor Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the hip-hop musical Hamilton, history always informs the present. ![]() ![]() Lin-Manuel Miranda and Phillipa Soo return as Alexander and Eliza Hamilton, the roles they played in the original Broadway production of Hamilton. ![]()
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