It’s impossible to see Hamilton on stage right now, but one streaming service is going to put you in the room where it happens very soon. On Tuesday, May 12, the show’s composer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed that the Hamilton movie will premiere on Disney+ on July 3 — just in time to celebrate Independence Day with the Founding Fathers themselves. And, hopefully, in time to save 2020 from becoming a complete and total dumpster fire of a year.
While the movie — which was filmed at the Richard Rogers theater on Broadway in June of 2016 — was originally set to arrive in theaters in October 2021, Disney decided to fast-track the premiere in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Described as a "live-capture" recording in a press release obtained by Bustle, the "#Hamilfilm" (as Miranda is calling it) will combine "the best elements of live theater, film, and streaming" in order to "transport its audience into the world of the Broadway show in a uniquely intimate way."
"I’m so proud of how beautifully Tommy Kail has brought ‘Hamilton’ to the screen. He’s given everyone who watches this film the best seat in the house," Miranda said in the press release, adding that he was grateful Disney decided to push up the premiere date "in light of the world turning upside down." He also thanked Hamilton‘s fans for continuing to ask for a recorded version of the show for the past few years. "I’m so glad that we’re able to make it happen," he said. "I’m so proud of this show."
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